THE 24K GOLD BULLION ROUNDLINK CHAIN

THE 24K GOLD ROUNDLINK CHAIN IS THE MODERN-DAY VERSION OF WHAT WAS KNOWN IN HISTORY AS THE “MONEY CHAIN”. IN EUROPE DURING THE 1600’S JEWELRY WAS TAXED AT A LOWER RATE THAN BULLION SO “MONEY CHAINS” WERE A WAY TO PAY LESS TAX AND ALSO GET AROUND GOLD COIN SHORTAGES. MONEY CHAINS RECOVERED FROM SHIPWRECKS SERVE AS HISTORICAL REFERENCE TO THE STANDARD OF HIGH GOLD PURITY GOLD JEWELRY AS “MONEY” UNLIKE PRESENT-DAY CHEAP ALLOYED GOLD JEWELRY SOLD IN THE U.S.