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Current Events => The DUmpster => Topic started by: BattleHymn on November 01, 2014, 01:04:30 PM
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Grasswipe Judy takes some time off from being hot on Frank's trail, to use the vast knowledge of the DUmp in determining the value of a trinket:
Wed Oct 22, 2014, 04:13 PM
grasswire (41,789 posts)
educate me on antique rings, please
I have an old ring that appears to be some sort of a memorial item. Engraved inside with a woman's name, date of her death 1855. No karat mark, although it seems to be gold. No one in the family can finhd out who this person is; not on ancestry or google.
My question is this: were there instances where gold jewelry was not stamped with karat? I tried a magnet on it; it does not react to magnet.
Wed Oct 22, 2014, 06:57 PM
Star Member safeinOhio (8,322 posts)
1. Lots of old stuff was not marked
many old hat pins are 14k with no stamp. About the only way to check is take it to a jeweler or pick up a test kit. If heavy for the size and no tarnish, it most likely is gold.
Thu Oct 23, 2014, 08:10 AM
Vinca (22,333 posts)
2. I bought a test kit off ebay and have used it many times.
It's very easy and you can test for different grades of gold plus sterling silver and platinum. They're inexpensive, too.
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http://www.democraticunderground.com/10261143
Grasswipe Judy takes some time off from being hot on Frank's trail, to use the vast knowledge of the DUmp in determining the value of a trinket:
Asswipe, you know some shyster is going to bilk you out of your money, anyway. Why not turn it over for a few magic beans and get on with your life?
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I always get a kick out of it when some idiot like Judy goes on Antique Roadshow with some piece of junk that they are hoping is worth a fortune and they get told that it's worthless.
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Judy should hold on to the ring until she has the pie shoppe up and running.
Then she could give it to a teacher or elected official along with their free pie.
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D=M/V
Density of Au is 19.30 g·cm^−3