Silver Fox
Sr. Member
Fool's "Gold" (14KT Brass!)
I dug this bracelet a few years ago and when I felt its heft then I cleaned it with my fingers and saw 14KT I got excited. But at the same time something bothered me as I've never found a buried gold object that was encrusted with dirt and when cleaned still did not look like gold. It was dull gold color. At home I inspected it closely and found another 14KT mark at the clasp. I was almost convinced it WAS gold with that nagging feeling.
The next stop, of course, was a jeweler that could give it a gold test. The result was that it was not gold. Disappointed I put it away. Now, about 10 years later I dug it out and today took it to a jeweler who gave it a gold test. No change. It must be brass.
It weighs 1.2 ounces and the links are really smooth showing that whoever made it was a class artist. There is no inscription.
I found this in a NYC park in an area where I found WWII Military items and while possibly not connected I'm guessing that it belonged to a soldier who must have bought it while it was still freshly goldplated thinking it was the real thing, laid down on the grass and lost it in the heavy non-military action!
Of course, it could have been lost by a civilian.
A 1.2 ounce brass paperweight!
I dug this bracelet a few years ago and when I felt its heft then I cleaned it with my fingers and saw 14KT I got excited. But at the same time something bothered me as I've never found a buried gold object that was encrusted with dirt and when cleaned still did not look like gold. It was dull gold color. At home I inspected it closely and found another 14KT mark at the clasp. I was almost convinced it WAS gold with that nagging feeling.
The next stop, of course, was a jeweler that could give it a gold test. The result was that it was not gold. Disappointed I put it away. Now, about 10 years later I dug it out and today took it to a jeweler who gave it a gold test. No change. It must be brass.
It weighs 1.2 ounces and the links are really smooth showing that whoever made it was a class artist. There is no inscription.
I found this in a NYC park in an area where I found WWII Military items and while possibly not connected I'm guessing that it belonged to a soldier who must have bought it while it was still freshly goldplated thinking it was the real thing, laid down on the grass and lost it in the heavy non-military action!
Of course, it could have been lost by a civilian.
A 1.2 ounce brass paperweight!
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