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Why 9k over 14+k gold?
Mudwiggle  
Posted : Sunday, 13 December 2015 2:01:23 PM(UTC)
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Probably 95% of the gold rings I find are 9k, is this a function of the higher grades being missed with their 'softer' signals, or is it (as I suspect) just a reflection that 9k is the cheaper option and thus more widely in circulation?
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Metal Kiwi  
Posted : Sunday, 13 December 2015 2:09:29 PM(UTC)
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Originally Posted by: Mudwiggle Go to Quoted Post
Probably 95% of the gold rings I find are 9k, is this a function of the higher grades being missed with their 'softer' signals, or is it (as I suspect) just a reflection that 9k is the cheaper option and thus more widely in circulation?


Yep. Generally speaking Kiwis buy on price.

MK
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