10-23-2002, 12:07 AM
Well, a gold wash uses actual gold, but the thickness of the coating is on the order of about 5 millionths of an inch thick, and doesn't involve an electrical process like electroplating. If they bother to apply gold wash to other medals, why not this one, especially if it's a limited batch?
And at that thickness, the gold layer can be transparent, which is why gold washed don't have the same rich yellow as plated or high content gold.
And at that thickness, the gold layer can be transparent, which is why gold washed don't have the same rich yellow as plated or high content gold.
