GOLD?? or NOT GOLD???

[doublet2a]

Neat little bracelet, Had it for a while, and never thought much of it because it wouldn't clean up
You know how you put things where you won't foget, then forget about them, then find them a few years later, and go Oh yeah, I was gonna look at that a little closer
Well I finally did, and got a surprise
But I don't know if it's real or not
Looks like brass, but it's a well made piece
Maybe it's that old
But old gold still looks like gold Right
Quarter is for size, but you guys knew that

HH TIM


P.S. only writing on it is the 18K

 

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[Chagy]

The links are welded so I say yes..plus 18k gold has a different color....I say yes is old...back in the days almost everything was 18k.....I think it was from a Mexican it has "La Virgen de Guadalupe patrona de Mexico" the Virgin of Guadalupe
Take it to a jewelry store or pawn shop they can test it for you..

Nice find!!!!!

 

[destobrat]

Gold for sure and that is a really beautiful bracelet.

 

[Big_Digger]

as shagy says ya i think its from mexico also bud do as he says get it appraised 8)

also very nice find where did ya find it was it in Texas

 

[doublet2a]

Found it in the Central Valley of California
Guess I,m gonna get a test kit
Gotta a few more I'm not sure about
A hunting body of mine found one just like it
at Santa Monica Beach (Ca. also)
His is marked 14K Italy
and the 3 figures sure different??

HH TIM

 

[DJ_Quinn]

Oh yeah, that's gold. Its an unusual piece as well, religious with an art deco element. My guess is 1940s. That's really great find, 18k is not that common.

 

[Shortstack]

The tint of the bracelet resembles what is generally referred to "Rose" gold. I've seen it used in rings. I think the 'rose' name is because the brassy redness. The rings I saw were considered to be of the Victorian Era.

Just my never humble opinion.

 

[DJ_Quinn]

The tint of the bracelet resembles what is generally referred to "Rose" gold. I've seen it used in rings. I think the 'rose' name is because the brassy redness. The rings I saw were considered to be of the Victorian Era.

Just my never humble opinion.

I agree. Rose gold is common in the earlier part of the 20th century. Its alloyed with copper, giving it a redder shade.

 

[Ant]

That piece looks suspect to me. The air bubble holes on the links soldered to the clasp appear to be in the gold solder. That’s a horrible solder job for an 18k gold bracelet too. When soldering gold together, a lesser or a higher karat has to be used in order for it to stick. Almost always a lesser karat is used, and the color difference can sometimes be noticed. I can’t see any of that in your photo, and it looks like they used copious amounts of it. And the karat mark looks stamped, specifically the number 8 looks double stamped at the bottom.

• Is the rose gold colored heart inlayed or riveted onto the plate?
• Could you post a clear photo of the links near the clasp and part the chain?
• And could you post a reverse of the plate?

I have more than a few fake gold finds, they are marked too.

 

[castle keep]

I dont know about this piece ok but ive had fake jewelry that has had gold links added and even they get lost just like every thing else

even fake coins get lost over time so never think because you dug it up its going to be real, but good luck and i hope its real

 

[doublet2a]

OK, here are some pics for you Ant
But I got a stupid question

And the karat mark looks stamped, specifically the number 8 looks double stamped at the bottom

Isn't that how it's Done?
I guess always assumed they were stamped

HH TIM

 

[Ant]

From what I’ve seen, most of my fake gold is stamped with dies. And most of, if not all of my true Gold, that is marked, is karat mark during the lost wax process, not by dies or punches.

During this process, the karat mark, hallmark, and so forth, are molded onto the wax cast. These marks are then transferred onto the investment cast, and then onto the Gold item during the casting. The investment cast is lost after the gold casting is done. This process is called “the lost wax process”.

When I see Gold jewelry that is stamped, it becomes suspect in my eye. From what I see, I would say that is not gold.

• That rose Gold colored heart should be either riveted onto, or set into the plate.
• I can’t see that. It shouldn’t be hot glued or soldered on.
• The color isn’t uniform, and 18k Gold defiantly stays uniform in color.
• The poor workmanship on the chain makes me say no too.
• It looks like brass, or some kind of brass alloy.
• I’ve learned that if you have to ask, is it Gold, it’s not.
• Finally, a solder job like that is almost enough proof for me to say it’s not real. That metal was over heated. We can see that by the evidence of pitting. If ones sports a bracelet with pits like that, all the hair on their wrest will be stripped off, that hurts.

Of course, these judgment are made from what I can see in the photos.
HH

 

[AuExplorer]

Do you know anyone with a Falcon detector in your area, They could tell you real quick. The center assembly looks real enough by the casting, The chains looks copper brassy. Probably some old guy who worked with what he had and recycled a bracelet.

 

[Mike Silver -gold]

The only true test for gold that I know of is 1 tiny drop of Nitric acid. Stamps mean nothing. If it is gold,nothing will happen. The acid just sits there. Plated,filled jewelry,will turn green. Any shad of green means it is fake. If you leave the acid on a fake piece long enough,it will smoke and bubble. Mike.