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I have a question about .925 jewelry

Postby Thogey » Mon Jan 13, 2014 9:46 am

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?
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Re: I have a question about .925 jewelry

Postby Market Harmony » Mon Jan 13, 2014 9:50 am

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.
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Re: I have a question about .925 jewelry

Postby CLINT-THE-GREAT » Mon Jan 13, 2014 4:15 pm

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....

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Re: I have a question about .925 jewelry

Postby gubni » Mon Jan 13, 2014 9:23 pm

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.
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Re: I have a question about .925 jewelry

Postby scrapman1077 » Tue Jan 14, 2014 5:21 pm

This is way ALL the jewelry I get in my trades is assayed before I pay out.
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