I got "SILVER",,,no wait junk,,,silver,,,junk,,,,,Iam not sure what I got.......

Skelly607

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I got "SILVER",,,no wait junk,,,silver,,,junk,,,,,Iam not sure what I got.......

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I went to the park near my house and I found this bracelet a few feet in front of the swings. Part of it is missing so Iam not 100% what it is. At first I was sure it was silver cause no tarnish but the more I look at it Iam not sure. I also found 15 cents and a fired 90Gr .355 FMJ (.380).
 

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steelheadwill

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Re: I got "SILVER",,,no wait junk,,,silver,,,junk,,,,,Iam not sure what I got.......

Nice Finds, tough to tell about bracelet, maybe clean a link, & try the 'Mustard test'
Great Digs! Herbie.
 

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Skelly607

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Re: I got "SILVER",,,no wait junk,,,silver,,,junk,,,,,Iam not sure what I got.......

Mustard test?
 

Slabman

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Re: I got "SILVER",,,no wait junk,,,silver,,,junk,,,,,Iam not sure what I got.......

Check it with a magnet first. I hope it's silver, but it does have that pot metal look.

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Re: I got "SILVER",,,no wait junk,,,silver,,,junk,,,,,Iam not sure what I got.......

Nice digs :icon_salut: I agree "Mustard test?" I know magnets won't stick to silver or vice versa, but will mustard not stick to magnets?
 

Breezie

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Re: I got "SILVER",,,no wait junk,,,silver,,,junk,,,,,Iam not sure what I got.......

Or you can do the aluminum foil 'spit' test, which is more gross than the mustard test, but works great. Take a small piece of aluminum foil, put part of the bracelet in the foil, spit on it, then fold it up. Let it simmer for 10 seconds, then unfold the foil. As you unfold, smell it. If it smells like rotten eggs (you will know cause it will knock your nose off), it's silver.

Nice finds, Breezie
 

minton7

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Re: I got "SILVER",,,no wait junk,,,silver,,,junk,,,,,Iam not sure what I got.......

does this help to tell the difference in plate and sterling.. or just sterling or plate versus any other shiney metal?
 

Breezie

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Re: I got "SILVER",,,no wait junk,,,silver,,,junk,,,,,Iam not sure what I got...

minton7 said:
does this help to tell the difference in plate and sterling.. or just sterling or plate versus any other shiney metal?

If it smells like rotten eggs, it's sterling silver. :thumbsup: Breezie
 

minton7

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Re: I got "SILVER",,,no wait junk,,,silver,,,junk,,,,,Iam not sure what I got.......

thanx for the heads up on the test..... I have 5 larger pieces of silver ware that I was fairly sure was sterling.. but not marked... they pass the spit test... so if they are sterling.. I have lil over 6 oz. of silver in them... bought a whole flat at an auction for 7 bucks.. what a return!
 

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Re: I got "SILVER",,,no wait junk,,,silver,,,junk,,,,,Iam not sure what I got.......

nice bracelet .... congrats ! :thumbsup:
 

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