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scratch it if it stays gold it's not plated

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Certainly any gold items originating or sold in the UK must, by law, be Hallmarked with the mark of the Assay Office which approved it, the actual gold content, eg '999' represents 999 parts Au per thousand, which is 24K, and often jewellery maker mark.

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