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<p>[QUOTE="spirit-of-shiloh, post: 3500, member: 32"]Gold and silver both have a hardness on the Mohs scale as 2.5. Alloys make for their hardness.</p><p><br /></p><p>14K gold is 58.33% pure gold,sterling is 92.5% pure silver ....so gold is stronger. </p><p><br /></p><p>I doubt the case abobve is gold but if it is,then it is still safe to polish........gingerly.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="spirit-of-shiloh, post: 3500, member: 32"]Gold and silver both have a hardness on the Mohs scale as 2.5. Alloys make for their hardness. 14K gold is 58.33% pure gold,sterling is 92.5% pure silver ....so gold is stronger. I doubt the case abobve is gold but if it is,then it is still safe to polish........gingerly.[/QUOTE]
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