There are all sorts of rivalries that will never be settled. Trust me, I’m a Boston Red Sox AND a Dallas Cowboys fan. I know that there are certain questions never to be answered. Right up with there is the argument of gold versus silver. Each precious metal has good points. It all comes down to preference.
There really is no competition. If you were to ask a professional jeweler, odds are they would tell you that gold is the winner, but only because the value of gold is so much higher than silver these days. The other advantage that gold has is the fact that it is basically unique. There are other precious metals that affordable fine jewelry is made out of that is similar to silver in appearance but not in value.
The advantage of silver, however, is just that...silver will maintain a value that has been proven while other new “substitute” materials may not be able to. Plus, silver has more of a range in what kind of precious gem stones it can work with. Gold is limited to certain stones while silver is a much more welcoming metal. In the end, who wins the gold versus silver debate is really left up to who buys the jewelry.
There really is no competition. If you were to ask a professional jeweler, odds are they would tell you that gold is the winner, but only because the value of gold is so much higher than silver these days. The other advantage that gold has is the fact that it is basically unique. There are other precious metals that affordable fine jewelry is made out of that is similar to silver in appearance but not in value.
The advantage of silver, however, is just that...silver will maintain a value that has been proven while other new “substitute” materials may not be able to. Plus, silver has more of a range in what kind of precious gem stones it can work with. Gold is limited to certain stones while silver is a much more welcoming metal. In the end, who wins the gold versus silver debate is really left up to who buys the jewelry.
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