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I have a question about .925 jewelry
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Mon Jan 13, 2014 9:46 amby Thogey
I bought a bag of jewelry, most of it marked 925. A few of the chains are marked 925 but stick to a magnet.
Are these bogus or is there possibly a reinforcement wire in the middle?
Anyone know about this?
Re: I have a question about .925 jewelry
Posted:
Mon Jan 13, 2014 9:50 amby Market Harmony
Thogey wrote:I bought a bag of jewelry, most of it marked 925. A few of the chains are marked 925 but stick to a magnet.
Are these bogus or is there possibly a reinforcement wire in the middle?
Anyone know about this?
Either bogus or low purity silver with bad metals mixed in... cadmium, lead, etc. Nasty stuff.
Re: I have a question about .925 jewelry
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Mon Jan 13, 2014 4:15 pmby CLINT-THE-GREAT
One other thing to consider, where on the chains is it sticking to magnet? Sometimes the chain itself is actually silver/gold....but they clasp is not....
-The Great
Re: I have a question about .925 jewelry
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Mon Jan 13, 2014 9:23 pmby gubni
It's ok for some sterling to be magnetic. 92.5% silver and 7.5% iron. Just do an acid test using 18k acid. PM me if you want to buy an acid kit.
Re: I have a question about .925 jewelry
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Tue Jan 14, 2014 5:21 pmby scrapman1077
This is way ALL the jewelry I get in my trades is assayed before I pay out.