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Aofy Gold: how to check the purity of gold
Most of us visit our local jewellery shop to buy gold jewellery and ornaments especially around Dhanteras. One can now even buy gold jewellery online as well. But how do you check if the gold that you have purchased is pure or not?
For this, the Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS), a government body, certifies the purity of gold bought by you. The process of certifying the purity of gold called is hallmarking. According to the BIS website, there are two principle objectives of the hallmarking scheme