Gold-plated and gold-filled jewelry is made by coating a less expensive metal with a thin layer of gold.
Gold plating can wear off over time, especially on rings that rub against the finger. It’s usually easy to re-gold plate jewelry.
Gold-filled has more gold content than gold-plated jewelry.
To learn more about gold plating, and to hear a jewelry repair story, check out my blog post:
Gold-Plated Jewelry Explained – How Plating Renews Your Old Jewelry
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