25 Karat Gold?

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  1. Kentucky

    Kentucky Supporter! Supporter

    I have had lots of friends from India and gold has always been very popular there. It was found early on that 24K or 100% (not to quibble) gold wore very quickly. Even a medallion worn around the neck would soon wear as it rubbed on the skin. The highest K gold that they found to have decent wearing power was 22K which translates to 22/24 (100) = 91.7%, close to the 90% coinage.
     
    Kentucky, Mar 22, 2012
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  3. rickmp

    rickmp Frequently flatulent.

    If I want the most accurate and factual information, before I'd trust a cereal box I'd go to a fortune teller. Everyone knows that fortune tellers are THE most trusted of all sources.
     
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  4. green18

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    Fortune tellers have been known to read the back of cereal boxes.......:)
     
    green18, Mar 22, 2012
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  5. 10gary22

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    Isn't 25k gold what they used in the James Bond movie ?
     
    10gary22, Mar 22, 2012
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  6. 10gary22

    10gary22 Junior Member

    It's the flux that seperates impurities from gold. But that has a residue also, hence .999 fine. That's 99 9/10 gold or 24k. So the process is about the same.

    It might be noted that for taxation purposes, gold ingots smelted in the "New World" were marked at a lower purity than they actually were. Even loyal subjects were not above cheating the King, I guess ?
     
    10gary22, Mar 22, 2012
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  7. Atarian

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    Cyanide...

    Sweet....
     
    Atarian, Mar 23, 2012
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  9. GreatWalrus

    GreatWalrus WHEREZ MAH BUKKIT

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    Tssk.. tssk, Rick.
     
    GreatWalrus, Mar 23, 2012
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  10. mizozuman2

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    SSSHHHHH!!!! they don't have to know!
     
    mizozuman2, Mar 23, 2012
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  11. Billyray

    Billyray Junior Member

    if 24k gold is .999 then 1.000 would be 24.024024024k
     
    Billyray, Mar 23, 2012
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    What cereal box was it? "Golden" Grahams? :D
     
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  13. Unspecified User

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    What cereal box was it? "Golden" Grahams? :D
     
    Unspecified User, Mar 20, 2017
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  14. Unspecified User

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    What cereal box was it? "Golden" Grahams? :D
     
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