Black Hills Gold is 10K gold.
Leaf Accents are 12K gold.
Grape Accents are 10K gold.
Earring posts, clutches, leverbacks, and hooks are 14K gold unless otherwise noted.
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| Black Hills Gold carries with it a delightful legend. A French goldsmith named Henri LeBeau became lost during the "gold rush days" of the middle 1870's, in the Black Hills of South Dakota. He fell asleep, believing he was dying of starvation and thirst. During a dream, he saw a mountain stream with grape vines growing on its banks. Upon awakening, he walked over a rise and found the stream and grape vines, just as he had seen in his dream. In gratitude, he decided to devote his talents as a goldsmith to creating jewelry in the shapes of grape clusters and leaves fashioned in rose, green and yellow gold. Today, a series of up to 40 different steps are necessary to capture the same dramatic detail in our traditional and contemporary Black Hills Gold designs. While many of our customers might believe that the name "Black Hills Gold" denotes a certain type of mined gold, it actually refers to the design of the jewelry. Based on the legend, Black Hills Gold features leaves, grape clusters and vines in a tri-color motif of green, rose and yellow gold. The distinctive green and rose golds are created by adding silver and copper alloys to yellow gold. By federal mandate, this style of jewelry must be manufactured in the Black Hills of South Dakota in order to carry the name "Black Hills Gold Jewelry." Black Hills Gold is 10K gold. Leaf Accents are 12K gold. Grape Accents are 10K gold. Earring posts, clutches, leverbacks, and hooks are 14K gold unless otherwise noted. |
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