Dhanteras 2021: Plan to buy gold on Dhanteras, know how to identify purity

Dhanteras 2021: Today is the festival of Dhanteras, goods like gold, silver, broom, kitchen utensils etc. are bought all over the country on this auspicious occasion. Among all these, the highest purchase of gold takes place on this day. It is associated with investment and the arrival of Lakshmi. But sometimes you too get confused between pure gold and normal gold. If you want to buy cheap and standing gold this Dhanteras, then keep some things in mind.

First of all, if you are thinking of buying jewelry, then it is very important to take care of some things. The first and most important thing is that before buying gold jewelry, you should know that no jewelry is made from 24 carat gold. Most of the jewelery available in the market is of 22 carat and 18 carat. Therefore, while buying, keep in mind that what is the price of gold in the bullion market on that day. With which you will be able to buy jewelery at the right rate.

Pay attention to hallmark

The specialty of hallmarked gold is that it is written on it that how many carats is this gold. In fact, according to an order issued by the government, all the jewelers in the country will have to meet the standards of BIS standard to sell gold jewellery. These standards will be of 14 carat, 18 carat and 22 carat purity.

How to identify gold?

Before buying any gold jewellery, check the hallmark number once. Actually, hallmark numbers are written for every carat of gold. If you buy 22 carat gold, then 916 number is used on it, then 750 number is used for 18 carat while 585 number is used for 14 carat.

Find out what percentage of gold is in jewelry

The percentage of gold in your jewelery is also ascertained through the number given in the hallmark. If the number 375 is registered on your jewelry, then it means that your jewelery has 37.5 percent purity. On the other hand, if the number 585 is seen, then the purity of gold becomes 58.5 percent. Apart from this, if 750 is written in the jewellery, then 75 percent gold has been used in it. On the other hand, 916 percent gold is in the jewelry when 916 is written. Other metals are used for making the remaining percentage of jewellery.

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