Fake gold

[steve in so la]

Dug these 2 items a while back - sent them along with my recent gold to Midwest Refinery - came back today. While both are stamped 14 K clearly, they are both not gold.

And neither one sticks to a magnet ! I probably didn't acid test them as I thought they looked right. I did test them just now to be sure & both failed the acid test.

Oh well, still fun finding them, plus I got 320 bux for the real stuff. They will look nice on my bogus gold display, Steve in so az

 

[Mike from MI "Iron Brigade"]

The crooks that stamped and sold them cheated someone. They will get theirs some day!

 

[7centsworth]

That is aggravating that there are such crooks out there.

 

[seeker41]

i hate fake stuff with a passion!!!!! the most faked is tiffany & co.

 

[SeniorSeeker]

Sorry to hear about the fake jewelry Steve. Sounds like you did well w/ Midwest though.

 

[RickIowa2009]

ouch,

 

[warthog]

...The rings I dug,that were the REAL McCOY!!!..and,I remember where EVERY LAST ONE was found:My BEST ONE,14Kt,.50 Ct.Wt.Diamonds,at a volley-ball court,in northern Michigan....My nicest ring,non-diamond:in the middle of a High School football field:18Kt.;THREE-tone GOLD:WHITE,YELLOW,AND ROSE GOLD,Tasty!!!.......How about y'all?Care to share,about finding"THE BIG ONE"???Steve.........

 

[warthog]

n/t

 

[broadestpower]

Do the thieves stamp 14 kt on to the necklace or do they just solder real
14 kt lobster claws on to them?

George

 

[steve in so la]

they stamp it on the junk metal. If one tested the real gold clasp they would think all gold, but the rest of the jewelry piece would look diferent than the lobster claws.

They also make a stamp that alllows one to stamp karats inside a ring after being made.

And some worthless crystal will scratch glass so dont be fooled by the "gotta be diamonds as it scratches glass" trick. Steve

 

[broadestpower]

I found what appeared to be a diamond earing during this past season
I did a series of tests on it and one removed what looked like gold and then
the post looked like sterling. I don't think sterling is a desired setting for a diamond most
diamonds are set in gold posts so into a bag of cool finds it went and remains there today.

George

 

[steve in so la]

the jewelry ads in the papers around Valentine's Day - some diamond and sterling things for sale then. Steve

 

[broadestpower]

I could have it tested, if it is real I'm sure it is a poor quality diamond per say.

 

[Joe G]

Wow... I can see why you didn't think to check them; looks pretty good from here.