First beach hunt

[Tucson Dan]

First item was a Lincoln cent and second was an earring at about 6". All in the first 10 minutes.



Appears silver but there is no stamp on it at all. Any way to tell?

 

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[MiamiFox]

looks like its time to buy a gold and silver testing kit. They are inexpensive and you can get them on eBay, amazon etc.

 

[mnruxpin]

use descrimination on detector, test with a silver dime, see if it sounds good, i have the silver test kit too, nice little tool, hard to tell some times though even with those two, have also had stuff marked 925 that wasnt silver.

 

[rons1947]

Sometimes the 925,for sterling, is stamped on the earring wire,but may be not.

 

[lorraine]

Dan, nice goin' on those finds.

Re the ?silver : try placing the earring in clear ammonia; if it is silver, the clear ammonia will turn light blue ( chemical reaction of silver with copper content, so I'm told).

Please let us know if it turns out to be silver..it's a nice looking earring.

Lorraine

 

[Tucson Dan]

Second beach day so far was a bunch of clad and a sterling necklace. Also a semi rusted tin earring.

 

[buzzhead]

Use the 18k gold test acid when you get a kit. A quick rub on a stone and a drop of 18k acid will turn .925 a creamy bluish color.


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[bigscoop]

If beach hunting is something you're going to be doing more of then you may as well invest in a couple of loops, a test kit, a diamond tester, and a basic electrolysis setup. A lot of the items you'll find are going be pretty rough, especially the older stuff, and some of the markings will be very tiny and often squeezed in the most unlikely spots. But, a lot of time the markings can mean a great deal of difference in the item's value, rarity, etc., not to mention that these marks can also often tell you a great deal about the item, its maker, etc.