2007-03-05 04:27:45 · 7 answers · asked by ceasergreer 1 in Business & Finance ➔ Investing
please don't listen to foxhound! Gold can still be fake if there is a stamp on it. You need to take it to a pawn shop so they can do a scratch test on it to see what karat it is and if it's even real at all.
2007-03-08 09:35:21 · answer #1 · answered by queenslayer00 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
All jewelry, unless it is really old has a stamp somewhere. 22K, 18K or 14K. Even a gold chain will have a little tag near the clasp.If you can't find a stamp odds are almost certain it is not real. But you can get it checked if it seems worth it.
2007-03-05 10:52:04 · answer #2 · answered by jackson 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
put a drop of nitric acid on it. If the acid turns blue, the gold in not pure.
2007-03-05 04:36:25 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
The only true way is an assay test. Your jeweler or even a pawn shop can do this for you.
2007-03-05 04:32:09 · answer #4 · answered by BOOBABY 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
To guarantee it take the item to a jeweller.
2007-03-05 04:31:25 · answer #5 · answered by Jewel 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The hallmark.
2007-03-05 04:30:25 · answer #6 · answered by siany warny 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Bite it!
(if you don't Die of lead poisoning, then it could be REAL)
2007-03-06 04:09:20 · answer #7 · answered by bluecow 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋