Hi, I looked in the archives and can’t find an answer to the
following questions:
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What is the karat of the modern US liberty eagle. I am asking
this because I have one and I would like to use it in my jewelry.
(Plus, it gives me an excuse to use my new rolling mill, and ask for
drawplates and tongs from Santa this year.) -
When doing a marriage of metals, which karat of gold is most
compatible when soldering to silver? I am looking for the most
yellow karat I can get, but I don’t want it to be too soft. I have
used 14 karat, but it seems to get lost on the silver - not enough
contrast.
Thanks for you help.
Eric (dreaming of one day leaving the computer business behind…)