Karat VS Carat

Karat VS Carat

It is an thought-provoking question as it throws quite a few people off since karat(purity) is legitimately spelled with a “C”(Carat) making the word closely the same as used for evaluating gem stones.
When it comes to the purity of gold it is quantified in karat purity. The shortened version is shown as kt. This is articulated in a system of 24, 24kt being pure gold or 100% pure.
Where people get mixed up is that gem stones such as diamonds, rubies, sapphires, including many others are measures in a system of carat weight. Carat weight is a system of very small values so it lends itself to gem stones. For example a stone with 1.00 carat weigh equal 0.2 grams. Now 0.2 grams does not seem like much but if I know many people that would be happy with a 1.00 carat weight diamond.
This can be confusing but the best way to teach oneself is to remember was that gem stones are always pure and are never diluted and to measure them you would want to know the weight of them which would give you the value.
For gold, you want to know the purity in karats and the weight in grams or penny weights to understand how much you have.
Another fact to remember is it comes down to what people really want to know most about gem stones VS gold. For gem stones one would want know how large the stone is, followed by clarity. Whereas for gold sellers/buyers, we want to know how pure it is then access it’s worth.

To your gold selling success…!!