Got a nice chain today

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Went back to the beach even though I knew it was going to be just about high tide. Didn't care, just wanted to get out there. I didn't end up finding a whole lot at the beach, maybe a dollar in change. From there I decided to head over to the harbor area where some homes are as they have some swimming beaches there. after waiting out chest deep into the water for a couple hours and finding next to nothing I decided to come up into the dry part of the sand. As soon as I broke free from the water I picked up a signal at the water line for the chain you see pictured below.
 

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Very nice.Congrats :occasion14:
 

Oh, by the way, the chain is 9 grams of 14 karat gold and it's 29 inches long
 

Well bummer. Took the chain to a jeweller and was told that although the chain is marked as 14K Italy it is not gold. Looks like somebody had been given a swap meet special for a present.
 

Did they test it with a gold tester? Most Italian gold jewelry is 18k.
 

I'm not sure what test he did to be honest, I think he said something about it turning green so I'm guessing it was an acid test. plus the necklace itself is just slightly magnetic which is kind of a giveaway that it's not gold.
 

Test the clasp separate from the chain It might have a gold clasp on a junk chain. Seen it. a little gold is better than nuthin
 

I have a chain that's broken... how do you test for it to see if it's gold if I don't have acid? It doesn't stick to magnets.
 

Acid test is the only one I use . They are cheap on Amazon
 

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