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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;komokwa, post: 3203099, member: 301&quot;]gold bonded, which I don&#039;t know what it is..........</p><p><br /></p><p>me neither.....but i can google......</p><p><br /></p><p>The rise in bonded gold items coming to the UK has been attributed to the US, where such products are available, but with the regulations and descriptions available to back up what the product is. In the UK, however, bonded gold items are not covered by the 1973 Hallmarking Act, which has lead to BHC banning gold marks on bonded items.</p><p><br /></p><p>Bonded gold jewellery or items are produced when a thick layer of gold allow is bonded to a base metal or sterling silver core, meaning the article is about 10% gold by weight, but could easily be mistaken for an all-gold item by retailers or consumers.</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="https://www.professionaljeweller.com/retailers-warned-to-be-vigilant-over-bonded-gold/" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.professionaljeweller.com/retailers-warned-to-be-vigilant-over-bonded-gold/" rel="nofollow">https://www.professionaljeweller.com/retailers-warned-to-be-vigilant-over-bonded-gold/</a></p><p><br /></p><p>this stuff is recent crap...... I suggest you not buy nuthin until you&#039;ve got more learning under your belt !![/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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