What kind of home remedies csn I use to check if a gold chain and bracelet I have is real?

Question

Some one recently gave me a necklace and a bracelet. It looks like gold and it says 14k on it but after wearing it for about two weeks, my neck is starting to break out. I put a magnet to it and it did not stick. The jewelry is not changing color.

Answer 1

Apply concentrated lemon juice to your necklace and bracelet. You dont have to wash or dip the entire thing in lemon juice, just a small part is okay. Leave it until the next day. If you see any discoloration, then it is not gold. The acid in the lemon reacts to the metal. If it's real gold, nothing will happen to it. You may also use lime.
Sometimes, you wouldn't see the difference if it is gold plated. It will help if you make a small scratch on the inner part of the bracelet where nobody can see it. Then do the lemon test.

Answer 2

Is it possible that the jewelry is 14K gold plated?

When jewelry is gold plated, that means there is a base metal underneth the plating. Jewelry pieces are usually marked as such.


Base metals used are usually nickel, sterling, or some other non-magnetic metal.

Answer 3

you could have an allergy to that gold. gold is make up of nickle and other elements, you could be allergic to the nickle in the gold neckless.
the higher the number the more gold in the jewerly
10k
14k
18k
24k--pure gold

by law they are to make what type of gold you have , or silver

Answer 4

Keep it around for a while, and wear it often. If it tarnishes very quickly or turns your neck black or green, it is probably fake.

If you break out, you could just be allergic to gold. :)

Answer 5

Gold is malleable. Have you ever seen someone in an old movie bite a coin?

Answer 6

I thought if it's imprinted '14K', it's real gold. It could be that you are becoiming allergic to gold. I hope not. :-)

Answer 7

If its stamped then its real.