Gold is the metal of choice for most people when it comes to jewelry. It is very attractive and wears well. It also holds its value quite well. The thing to consider when buying gold jewelry is how much gold is actually in the piece of jewelry. Fortunately, the amount of gold is indicated by the carat stamp on the piece (always indicated with a “K”…such as “10K”). The powers that be decided to divide the amount of gold into 24 pieces (thus a 1K stamp indicates the piece is 1 part gold and 23 parts of some other metal). The typical gold content is 10K (less than half gold), 12K (exactly half gold), 14K (more than half gold), 18K (three fourths gold), and 24K (99.9 % gold…there are always some impurities). Naturally, Celtic Jewelry comes in various grades of gold.
