I have two 'gold' games. My Addams Family Gold has brass plated legs, siderails and lockdown bar. The Arabian Nights has gold powder coated parts. Both games show more wear than my regular stainless steel games. The powder coated lockdown bar has changed colors where your hands touch the lockdown bar. The brass game (TAFG) is a bitch to keep clean (fingerprints). The brass plated parts do look a lot better than the cheaper powder coated parts.
One day I will change the Arabian Nights to brass plated parts. I would recommend Mike Chestnut for your plating needs.