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All About Palladium

Palladium is a member of the platinum family and ideal for jewelers to work as it is a much softer metal. In fact Palladium is the new precious metal of the ages!

What is Palladium?

Palladium is a rare soft silver-white metal with symbol Pd and atomic number 46 and a member of the platinum group to which it resembles, it is mainly extracted from copper and nickel ores and is mostly used as an industrial catalyst and in jewelry.

Palladium

Palladium looks like shiny steel and does not wear away or tarnish and so is ideal for jewelry and coins.

Buy Palladium

Palladium is regarded now as a precious metal and is becoming more popular in jewelery as well as a future investment.

Palladium Coins

Palladium coins are available from some mints and the island nation of Tonga was one of the first to use palladium as such.

Palladium Jewelry

Palladium Jewelry is more common than it used to be and easier to find. However many jewelers still do not use it as some people confuse it with platinum.

Palladium Allergy Free Jewelry

Palladium is more allergy free than gold jewelry. Most due to having less other alloys mixed with it.

Palladium Rings

Palladium rings are becoming more popular as they are cheaper than platinum although much softer and more care is needed to look after them.

Palladium Solitaire Engagement

It requires a lot of patient browsing to find a good palladium solitaire engagement ring. But they are available if you look hard enough.

Palladium Jewelry Facts

Palladium is ideal for jewelry as it is tarnish free and long lasting and much cheaper than platinum or gold.

Sell Palladium

To sell palladium is not as easy as gold or platinum as it is least well known. Probably the best way to sell palladium is by auction. Palladium Bars

Palladium bars are good way to invest for the long term. They are not as expensive as gold or platinum but still regarded as a precious metal.

Palladium vs White Gold There is a big difference between palladium and white gold. Whereas white gold is an alloy and covered with rhodium, palladium is a natural and pure metal and looks much better.

Information about Palladium

Most of the palladium comes from Russia and Africa yet was discovered by an English Chemist called William Hyde Wollaston in ore bought from Brazil.

Technical Aspects

The technical details about palladium are found here. Some of them are very interesting.