Our Views on the History Behind 24k | .9999 Fine Gold Jewelry

Pure .9999 fine gold has long been used as a way of saving value and is considered a lucky metal. As art, sculpture, and jewelry, it makes an ideal material as its un-corrodible, can be shaped into just about anything, and because it is pure gold, the medium itself retains real value no matter what you do to it. Even as other ideas, concepts, and mediums of exchange come and go, gold remains valuable and a lucky metal in almost every culture.

Traditionally, 24 karat gold (24k in the US needs 99.95% pure gold to be stamped as such) is the “gold standard” for bullion grade gold, where the shape given to it doesn’t matter.  Other karats of gold (22k (91.70% gold), 18k (75% gold), 14k (58.3% gold), 10k (41.7% gold) are mainstream as gold itself is quite expensive, humans have only been able to purify gold to 99.99% commercially at scale since the late 1950s and craftsman have always benefited from blended alloys as they get more material out of a troy ounce of gold.  That said, all major countries still have gold bullion holdings to back currency and stability because in a world that devalues currencies, it is still considered concrete “real” value. As of 2022, the United States owns no less than 200 million troy oz of 24k gold valued at roughly over 480 billion dollars. At a time of rising digital currencies and changing currency values, one form of exchange and value has stayed the same for thousands of years: gold.  It cannot be man-made, it is scarce, doesn’t rot or oxidize, is highly portable, and cannot be hacked.  

Perks of a piece of 24k (.9999 fine) gold jewelry are high: it is a pure un-corrodible element, easily transported, definitely hypoallergenic, takes less space than equivalent cash (a half inch cube | 1.64cm is less space than $5000), and can be easily tested anywhere in the world by the touchstone method, x-ray fluorescence method, SIGMASCOPE, or at the minting stage, with the gold fire assay method. There is always someone who will give you cash for it in every country of any significance, and it tends to stick around as generational wealth. It’s a lucky metal. All other karats of gold are subject to discussion as to value … what was mixed with it |the cost of separating gold back out of it … but pure .9999 fine gold is not. As an object, it is the smallest form of commonly portable value and, as such, is perfect for personal jewelry that will make you feel safe. 

Our American jewelry is a nod to the cultures and timeless designs (A.D. and B.C.) using 24 karat as the medium. Our art is easily valued, easily liquidated, easily preserved, and tends to be the gift least forgotten … so it is lucky. Thanks to modern technology and our investment in such, we are able to adjust and cast complicated designs accurately according to size and weight … and these changes in technologies now allow people the option of owning pieces by weight … in various sizes according to desire and budget. We like to think this is the best of both worlds: beautiful, functional art in an easy-to-understand, valuable medium.