As a Company formed and run in United States and whose jewelry is actually Made in America, we control all our production and quality inhouse with no 3rd party involvement.  We control the grade of bullion gold we buy directly from one of the largest privately held US refineries and we control our inhouse production and casting using our own employees.  We are a U.S. Company subject to its rules of law and are openly accountable.  We are subject to and abide by the U.S. laws and regulations around consumer fraud and in particular, the regulations around jewelry, stamping regulations and purity of metals used in such.  As such, we laser engrave our jewelry with a purity stamp (24k), a gram weight and our maker’s stamp.  We have our Material Guarantee, Laser Inscribed Guarantee  and Recast Guarantee posted prominently all over our website.  Any issues?  Our staff is inhouse, based in the U.S. and we return all calls and emails.  No endless phone trees or foreign call centers to deal with.  

As a US Company we follow the following rules and regulations and put ourselves out there as such: 

• It is illegal for any company to stamp jewelry in a manner that implies or conveys “the impression that the United States Government has certified to the fineness or quality of such gold or silver”.  15 U.S.C.A. § 291.  Not only will jewelry be seized if this is done but it is a crime to do so.
• It is unlawful for any company to mark gold jewelry as a higher purity than it actually is.  Federal law states it is unlawful to “any mark or word indicating or designed or intended to indicate that the gold or silver or alloy of either of said metals in such article is of a greater degree of fineness than the actual fineness or quality”. 15 U.S.C.A. § 294.  By selling the highest purity of gold commercially available, 99.99%, our product is 24k. 

Reference: 

15 USC Ch. 8  Section 291-300

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The simple answer?  It’s the best, it doesn’t oxidize, doesn’t irritate, it’s real concrete value, it preserves wealth in families and it is easy to understand.  

The more complex answer?  Traditionally, “pure” gold bullion is any gold which is 99.5% gold (also called 995 fine) or purer and it was reserved for investment.  Various changes in the processes of refinement, specifically the Wohlwill Process has allowed refiners to achieve a 99.99% purity mid-century and the highest grade bullion is now almost always made of this.  Although jewelry has allowed for the proliferation of other percentages of gold by volume, like 22k (91.70% gold by volume), 18k (75% gold by volume), 14k (58.3% gold by volume) and 10k (41.7% gold by volume), pure 99.99% | .9999 fine gold was reserved for bullion and coin in Western thought.  The funny thing, however, is if you case harden or work harden your gold a bit, you can get 24k that is solid enough to make jewelry … as long as your design anticipates the material.  Asian and Middle Eastern countries have known this forever.  

Rather than sell customers jewelry of questionable volume or value, we only sell 24k | .9999 fine gold made in America backed by a Material Guarantee, Laser Engraved Weight Guarantee and Recast Guarantee.  That’s the kind of peace of mind we want to sell.

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The law in United States is actually pretty clear … any mass of refined metal whose shape does not enhance its value is bullion.  Therefore, a mass of refined metal whose shape does enhance its value is jewelry.  

For most people this is an important distinction for two reasons: taxes and traveling.   Bullion and coins tend to get specialized tax treatment in the USA and abroad.  Many USA states do not charge taxes on bullion for various reasons but travel with bullion and you will run into all sorts of problems in other countries, like India for example.  If you are looking to travel with a bit of extra money in personal gold jewelry … at least according to US law … which defines it as “small objects of personal adornment” … you are not subject to mandatory (READ OTHER Article on U.S. Customs) disclosure when entering the US and it is US made.  So, a nice piece of US made personal jewelry can travel with you and can always be liquidated but be aware that some countries will want you to pay their own taxes on it if they can catch you entering their country with too much of it. 

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FYI: The actual United States case law that defines bullion is as follows: 

• “at the very least encompasses any solid mass of uncoined gold or silver whatever its shape so long as its shape does not enhance its value. See, Jarrell-Ash Co. v. United States, 278 F.Supp. 658 (Customs Ct., 2d Div.1968).  U. S. Smelting Ref. & Mining Co. v. Aetna Cas. & Sur. Co., 372 F. Supp. 489, 496 (S.D.N.Y. 1974)
• ‘bullion’ in its common meaning is uncoined gold or silver in the mass considered as so much metal without regard to any value imparted to it by its form. See Webster's New International Dictionary (3d ed. 1961); New Century Dictionary (1946 ed.); Funk & Wagnalls' New Standard Dictionary (1946); Encyclopaedia Britannica (1947 ed.); Summary of Tariff Information, 1929, schedule 15, page 2243; 12 C.J.S. p. 558.4 Normally bullion is in the form of ingots, bars, plates, and the like. Ibid. But it may also consist of other forms or shapes so long as the form or shape does not impart value to the mass.  Jarrell-Ash Co. v. United States, 278 F. Supp. 658, 660 (Cust. Ct. 1968)
• Jewelers Mutual cites authorities defining “bullion” as “uncoined gold or silver in the mass considered as so much metal without regard to any value imparted to it by its form.” Jarrell–Ash Co. v. U.S., 278F.Supp. 658, 660 (Cust.Ct.1968)
• Black's Law Dictionary (Revised 4th Ed. 1968) the following definition:

‘Gold and silver intended to be coined. ‘The term is usually applied to a quantity of these metals ready for the mint, but as yet lying in bars, plates, lumps, or other masses; . . .’  U. S. Smelting Ref. & Mining Co. v. Aetna Cas. & Sur. Co., 372 F. Supp. 489, 495–96 (S.D.N.Y. 1974)