As we know from several types of precious metals, gold is the metal’s most sought-after and popular. Because gold than can be used as a means of investment and hedging your property from the effects of inflation, gold could be used as ornaments (wear). And to start buying gold, surely you must know your purpose in buying the gold, whether for investment or to wear?. When to buy an investment gold bullion or gold coins, and when to use must buy gold jewelry that you like. So how smart tips to buy gold bars, gold jewelry and white gold? Can you read the following tips:

Smart Tips In Buying Gold Bars, Gold Jewelry and White Gold

1. First look at the current exchange rate of gold price
Obviously before you buy gold, you can check how much gold price today market, either through newspapers, and on the internet/online Information

2. Consider the situation that you buy gold
When you buy a gold jewelry to wear, of course, you can choose the preferred model and also note the state of her gold jewelry, there are still good or disability.

When you purchased an existing gold jewelry jewels, jewels note whether there is chipped, scratches and other, because of course when you sell it back, gold shops will check first and affect the sale price.

When purchased is a form of bracelets and necklaces, pick the key lock necklace bracelet or machine made, that is S-shaped or hurus called toogle. While the usual hand-made key-press buttons and the shape can become weak when it is often used (closed book) and old-old.

And see also display gold, buy gold, which is very clean, since sometimes there are green in certain parts of the pores. Jewelry stores might say this is a normal thing, but actually not, gold has not been washed properly. In the gold is still left residual chemicals that can cause skin allergies in the wearer, which causes itching, etc..

3. Ask The gold purity levels
Here are the purity levels of gold according to international standards:
- 24-carat gold is pure gold (99.99%)
- Gold 22 carat gold has a composition of 91.7% and 8.3% mixed with other material, usually silver material
- Gold 20 carat gold has composition 83.3%
- Gold 18 carat gold has a composition of 75%
- Gold 16 carat gold has a composition of 66.6%
- Gold 14 carat gold has a composition of 58.5%
9-carat gold and has the composition 37.5% gold

But because we live in Indonesia, the standard gold content in gold shops in Indonesia is somewhat different. 24-karat gold is 90% gold, 23 karat gold is 70% gold, 22 karat gold is 40% gold and the other.

Rust can be seen there is a difference that much different. System of buying and selling gold in our market (the traditional market – gold shop) was quite apprehensive because there is no standard system and the consistency of price, weight and purity.

Then how about buying white gold? White gold is pure gold mixed with other metals that have different levels, typically up to 70%. Some say it is a platinum and white gold, but because the price of platinum is very expensive, so in Indonesia rarely sell them.

Choose Well, if your goal is to invest, buy gold bullion or gold coins and make sure there are international standard certificate. See examples on the image.

certified gold

4. Save memorandum purchase because it will be necessary if the gold would be sold again.
This is because not all buyers of gold, both sold store or any other place, an expert in determining the gold content. Due to take time to check the gold content and technology that is not necessarily available where you sell it. And if possible, selling gold is back where you bought it, because it certainly would be easier and there are not many questions about his gold.