# Engagement ring question

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/engagement-ring-question/198708>\
**Category:** Factual Questions\
**Created:** [August 31, 2003, 12:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/engagement-ring-question/198708 "2003-08-31T00:08:58Z")\
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**Author:** ![guitarguy471](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/a183cd/32.png) [@guitarguy471](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/guitarguy471)\
**Post date:** [August 31, 2003, 12:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/engagement-ring-question/198708/1 "2003-08-31T00:08:58Z")

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I was wondering what the difference between white gold and platinum was.

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**Author:** ![friedo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/8edcca/32.png) [@friedo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/friedo)\
**Post date:** [August 31, 2003, 12:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/engagement-ring-question/198708/2 "2003-08-31T00:15:45Z")

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White gold is an alloy of gold, nickel, and palladium which is usually plated with rhodium. Platinum is platinum.