Did i just find a huge gold necklace?????

[Martinm1]

I was hunting this morning with my nox800 and I'll be honest I never get this lucky. So I get a solid 13 signal and start to uncover this chain. It looks amazing and feels heavy and stamped 14k. Is it possible I hit the big one??

 

[Rick (Nova Scotia)]

Oh it's probably 4 years old, so it's bad for sure. It weighs 23.6 grams. Would that be about the right weight?

No 'proof' but I would expect that handful of gold to weight at twice that amount. I have a similar sized handful of silver chain that weighs 48 grams.

 

[Heavygold4me]

Take it to a reputable pawn shop, they can scan it and tell you for certain what the metal content is. I found a gold necklace a couple of years ago that was marked 14k, I took it to a jewelry store and they said it was fake. I had already done a specific gravity test and was sure they were lying. I have a friend who owns a pawn shop so I took it to him to scan, even though it’s marked 14k it was actually 10k . Even at 10k it was worth just over a thousand dollars melt value.

 

[Martinm1]

Take it to a reputable pawn shop, they can scan it and tell you for certain what the metal content is. I found a gold necklace a couple of years ago that was marked 14k, I took it to a jewelry store and they said it was fake. I had already done a specific gravity test and was sure they were lying. I have a friend who owns a pawn shop so I took it to him to scan, even though it’s marked 14k it was actually 10k . Even at 10k it was worth just over a thousand dollars melt value.

I took it this afternoon to a jeweler and they said it was fake gold plated. The wind is out of my sails now lol but with alot of things I find metal detecting I keep but I'm definitely selling this Heartbreaker lol

 

[plehbah2]

I took it this afternoon to a jeweler and they said it was fake gold plated. The wind is out of my sails now lol but with alot of things I find metal detecting I keep but I'm definitely selling this Heartbreaker lol

You are missing an opportunity. Keep it and chuck it on the ground in front of your hunting buddies, or even your metal detecting nemesis. The laughs you get are better than any gold.

 

[Digger RJ]

I was hunting this morning with my nox800 and I'll be honest I never get this lucky. So I get a solid 13 signal and start to uncover this chain. It looks amazing and feels heavy and stamped 14k. Is it possible I hit the big one??View attachment 2082295View attachment 2082296View attachment 2082297

Awesome!!!! Congrats!!!!

 

[oldmxrat]

So far I've found two necklaces and 5 bracelets that were marked gold and turned out to be fake. It really does take the wind out of your sails, but soldier on, the good stuff is out there!

 

[pepperj]

I took it this afternoon to a jeweler and they said it was fake gold plated. The wind is out of my sails now lol but with alot of things I find metal detecting I keep but I'm definitely selling this Heartbreaker lol

While you are assured it wasn't real. The real thing was the Nitro feeling moment of finding it.
Had a few of those over the decades, and truthfully they never get old.
Better luck on the next one, may it be the real deal.

 

[1637]

I took it this afternoon to a jeweler and they said it was fake gold plated. The wind is out of my sails now lol but with alot of things I find metal detecting I keep but I'm definitely selling this Heartbreaker lol

sorry,but thanks for letting us know

 

[Martinm1]

Take it to a reputable pawn shop, they can scan it and tell you for certain what the metal content is. I found a gold necklace a couple of years ago that was marked 14k, I took it to a jewelry store and they said it was fake. I had already done a specific gravity test and was sure they were lying. I have a friend who owns a pawn shop so I took it to him to scan, even though it’s marked 14k it was actually 10k . Even at 10k it was worth just over a thousand dollars melt value.

How do you do a specific gravity test?

 

[pepperj]

How do you do a specific gravity test?

Lots of videos on how to do it.

 

[Rick (Nova Scotia)]

How do you do a specific gravity test?

Couple of easy ways.
1, if you have a pin type scale, weight the item normally (dry), they weigh it again submerged in water, say in a bucket full of water. The item tied to pin scale with a bit of fishing line, then divide the difference of the two weights into the dry weight.
2, have a graduated cylinder, a large syringe like 20 cc's from the vet should be big enough for that chain. put some water in the cylinder, note how many cc's, then put your item in and note how many cc's increase, the volume of your item. Divide the weight of the item by the cc's of volume =gm/cc or specific gravity.

Even if you did not have a graduated cylinder you could use any container with straight sides (no taper) if you can accurately measure it with verniers, and calculate the volume. You could fill the container completely full, submerge your item, then remove it, then calculate how much water is now missing.

 

[signal_line]

Couple of easy ways.
1, if you have a pin type scale, weight the item normally (dry), they weigh it again submerged in water, say in a bucket full of water. The item tied to pin scale with a bit of fishing line, then divide the difference of the two weights into the dry weight.
2, have a graduated cylinder, a large syringe like 20 cc's from the vet should be big enough for that chain. put some water in the cylinder, note how many cc's, then put your item in and note how many cc's increase, the volume of your item. Divide the weight of the item by the cc's of volume =gm/cc or specific gravity.

Even if you did not have a graduated cylinder you could use any container with straight sides (no taper) if you can accurately measure it with verniers, and calculate the volume. You could fill the container completely full, submerge your item, then remove it, then calculate how much water is now missing.

Wht I noticed was the bumpiness . That to me is a sign of plating. Gold wears a nd should be fairly smooth. That clasp does not look right--too cheap-looking for a nie necklace. and like someone else said the attachment ring is not soldered. You never find that on a nice necklace. But strange the chain has some gouge marks in it. Don't know what that is, copper base?

 

[CRUSADER]

I took it this afternoon to a jeweler and they said it was fake gold plated. The wind is out of my sails now lol but with alot of things I find metal detecting I keep but I'm definitely selling this Heartbreaker lol

Thanks for the update, I thought it looked a little off, but there is always next time.

 

[The Urban Prospector]

Put a magnet to the clasp. I have found 2 gold chains marked 14k Italy both were fake or what I refer to as Ghetto gold. They sell a lot of fake gold at the Joyeria stores, Mexican jewelry stores.

All clasps are magnetic due to the steel spring inside.

 

[Ebenezer]

A good starting test would be to see if it is magnetic. Some fake stuff is.

 

[slider66]

I was hunting this morning with my nox800 and I'll be honest I never get this lucky. So I get a solid 13 signal and start to uncover this chain. It looks amazing and feels heavy and stamped 14k. Is it possible I hit the big one??View attachment 2082295View attachment 2082296View attachment 2082297

Nice find. Congrats to you!

 

[glass half fool]

It is very shiny and the way it is designed makes it stan out I know next to nothing about gold /jewelry etc But I LIKE TO THINK i know what looks good and your find looks very good As far as what it is worth Take it to some one that will gve you an honest answer I f that answer does not mt your expectations try some one else It is still under any situation a great find

 

[Tnmountains]

I once had a bracelet in that pattern it weighed 34 or 37 grams. I forget which. It was solid 14K. A necklace would weigh a lot more.

 

[Treasure_Hunter]

It is very shiny and the way it is designed makes it stan out I know next to nothing about gold /jewelry etc But I LIKE TO THINK i know what looks good and your find looks very good As far as what it is worth Take it to some one that will gve you an honest answer I f that answer does not mt your expectations try some one else It is still under any situation a great find

He has already posted it was tested by jeweler and is 10k gold plated.

 

[Rhapsody]

I was hunting this morning with my nox800 and I'll be honest I never get this lucky. So I get a solid 13 signal and start to uncover this chain. It looks amazing and feels heavy and stamped 14k. Is it possible I hit the big one??View attachment 2082295View attachment 2082296View attachment 2082297

I LOVE hunting woodchipped areas, always get my gold near the swings...WTG wow