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Sunday, October 7, 2012

What is Platinum?

By Estelle Campos


Platinum is among the most expensive valuable metals utilized to make fine jewelry. It's often combined with similar metals or non valuable metals to increase its hardness and sturdiness. And that is why it's essential to know about the platinum beforehand if you're planning to purchase a platinum jewelry.

In order to determine the quality of the platinum you need to have info around the weight and value of the platinum. Remember no platinum jewelry is 100% pure platinum. Therefore if some jewelers state that they provide 100% pure platinum then they're misleading you. Any platinum item should be at least fifty % pure platinum so it is essential to determine the proportion of pure platinum in any item.

All platinum has some sort of markings or descriptions indicating how much platinum it contains. Some may use abbreviations like Plat or Pt to spell out the word platinum. The quality of the platinum is measured in parts for each one thousand. For example 850 Plat means that the product consists of 85% pure platinum and the rest 15% as other base metals.

Based around the markings on the platinum, the seller might or might not disclose the information about the percentage of pure platinum contained within an item. So it is up to you to find out the percentage of other metals used inside a platinum product. If an item is marked as platinum with no other attributes then this shows the product has a minimum of 95 % of pure platinum. In this instance the vendor does not need to offer you the exact portion of pure platinum.

Most of the platinum jewelry now sold in United States has at least 85 percentage of pure platinum. These are marked as 850Plat or 900Pt which means the item contains 85% of pure platinum or 90% of pure platinum respectively.

It is compulsory the vendor should state the quantity of pure platinum contained within an product containing 50 and 85 % pure platinum. So ask the jeweler concerning the precise percentage.

To be able to determine the precise value of the platinum, you can refer to the daily newspaper or research the web. Calculate the amount of one gram platinum from their and multiply it with the percentage of the platinum contained within the product. Next multiply the number by the weight in gram and you will get the precise value of the item.

But keep in mind you might not get the product in the exact value. It might cost a bit more since they consist of polishing charge and some extra costs. Make certain that you get a guarantee from the seller whilst purchasing a platinum jewelry. Some might also offer insurance, so make sure they provide related documents.




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