How Rolled Gold is Made

You may have heard of rolled gold and perhaps you even have some jewelry that is made of rolled gold. This kind of gold is valuable and if you are interested in selling your gold, you may be interested to know that rolled gold is used to make jewelry of top quality. Jewelry that is made from rolled gold is known to stand the test of time. If you have had any rolled gold jewelry for a while, then you probably see the truth in this.

Pieces of rolled gold are parked with the letters R.G.P., which stand for rolled gold plate. Some pieces are marked with these letters and additional information, such as a weight ratio and a statement of quality. If a piece of jewelry is marked '1/20 10K R.G.P.' this would mean that 1/20 of that piece of jewelry is made of 10 karat gold. It is not uncommon for rolled gold to make up less than 1/20 of a piece of jewelry's weight. However, sheets of rolled gold that are used to make jewelry have to be at least 10 karat gold.

Why is it called rolled gold? It is called rolled gold because of the way it is processed. This kind of gold is made in layers. Often it has a copper of nickel allow is its bases and then this alloy base is covered with at least one layer of gold alloy. The manufacturer will use both pressure and heat to get the layers to stick together. After that, the material is put through a mill where it is rolled into a very thin sheet.