A set of custom 24 karat gold-plated Donald Trump ... nickel and three layers of 24K gold, then clear-coated. Each coaster weighs in at around two pounds with the presidential seal adorned on ...

But a higher karat isn’t actually always preferred in jewelry. In fact, 24K gold is almost never used in jewelry. That’s because pure gold is soft, so it scratches and wears extremely easily.

According to him, jewelry with 24K gold has 100% or guaranteed 99.99% pure gold, or gold with a ratio of 24/24 (24 over 24). It is also softer than those with alloy mixtures. In contrast ...