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In practice most pawn shops won't take it because it's not worth anything. Pawn shops determine the value of jewelry based pretty much exclusively on metal content, and "gold filled" jewelry doesn't have enough gold to be worth bothering with.

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Is gold filled and plated jewelry accpetable in pawnshop?

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