LEGIT 14 K ?

Xraywolf

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nOT A md find.
Both earrings, certainly are vintage, are hallmarked 14k, but something seems off to me.
Doesn't look or feel like any white goldI ever felt or saw, but my experienxes with white gold are limited, heres the pics, I'd say they are at least 40 years old.

Also an old Fischer Body charm advertised at 10k, no reason to believe it is not. Not the best of pics I know, so shiny tough to get a decent shot of the earrings.
 

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Xray... per your pics I cannot make out much detail... but what it appears to be is platinum or palladium plated.

Magnet will give false positive for pin / springs.

You can do a scratch test against a honing stone if you have one... rub hard and notice results... look for any copper color... which is what it would be.... or brass IF fake.

Also... I would say there is a good chance they are real.
 

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Tough to get a decent shot of these things, I know a jeweler at a mall I'll have him take a look, if the mall is open.
They have a very plain 14k mark and I do know they are over 3 decades old, could be high end costume jewelry of sorts. I'll update if I find anmything about them pro or con
 

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Real. Diamonds and cultured pearls. How did you come across them?

Classic long forgotten, stash in the attic buried under boxes sort of thing, must have been my dads or granddads, I remember seeing this box literally as a kid. Bunch of rings, most simply marked "Sterling", they look like high end costume jewelry type. The long pearl looking necklace is also marked 14k
 

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Here is a shot of the necklace, actually looks like a matching set with a bracelet as well, big golden globs have been unable to find a hallmark, the backs are very intricate and marks can be tough to track down
 

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Wow really you saw it too ??
 

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A few more goodies from the vintage stash - All are 14k marked except the one to the left.
Earrings at first glance look to be matching but they are not, one has a cluster of 7 pearls [if such they are], the other 3.

[edit: Found the matches for the earrings, things are kinda jumbled together.
Jaw dropping broach pin, looks very high quality and I think I see a hallmark at the latch, tough to tell.
Box is marked "Dennison USA"
 

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