Annette O'Connor loves her gold jewelry, but on Friday at the Rushmore Mall she was happy to exchange about two dozen out-of-fashion rings, bracelets, necklaces and earrings that were cluttering her ...

There’s a lot of jeweler’s jargon for gold — terms such as gold-plated, gold-filled, and solid gold can be confusing, even when you read the fine print. You might’ve also seen the word vermeil ...