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    Quote Originally Posted by Dennis View Post
    How many microns of gold do I need?

    An ancient philosophical question is: How many angels can dance on the head of a pin? Well, if it is a mm across and they are a micron thick a thousand can line up in a queue to get off. Dennis
    Very amusing, Dennis!

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    [QUOTE=medusa;52053]I'm surprised that vermeil is that thick, I always thought it was a super thin plating, so that's good to know. I suppose if it's thicker it won't 'migrate' into the silver.

    The problem is, many people describe things as vermeil when they are in fact just silver with a very fine layer of gold but without laboratory equipment you can't tell the difference. Vermeil is a protected term and to legally describe something as vermeil, there must be at least 2.5 microns of gold

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    Thanks for the clarification, that's really helpful to know

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