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07-08-2017 07:45 AM
Last year I sold some gold to a place and they ran a magnet over each piece! One stuck that I got at a national store. I took it back to the store and they gave me a store credit but they still sell that same chain which is marked 14k!
Have any of you tried this with your gold jewelry?
07-08-2017 07:53 AM
Question??? .... if the magnet sticks does that mean the item is not 14k gold? .... good to know!! Thanks
07-08-2017 08:02 AM
Yes! I should have written that. It means that the jewelry is a "base medal" not gold.
I did find some of my clasps stuck but I think that is because of the lobster clasp tension bar inside of the gold cover of the clasp. Same with C-ring clasps.
Hope everyone has the real deal
07-08-2017 10:38 AM
Thank you for posting. I've wondered about the gold content in Eterna Gold jewelry. Have you checked your Eterna Gold with a magnet?
07-08-2017 10:54 AM
Hi,
Yes, EternaGold does not stick and is 14k as I have had past pieces tested beyond the magnet test. Mine also never looked tarnished or even dirty unlike some other 14k.
Hope this helps,
Cathy
07-08-2017 12:11 PM
Don't assume you have a piece of gold just because the magnet won't stick. Silver plated with gold won't stick either. Start with a K mark.
07-08-2017 07:36 PM
Hi Dep,
I'm just writing this because a famous gold & silver exchange in Tucson did the magnet test on some of my jewelry I was selling that was hallmarked "14k." I wouldn't think a magnet would help determine anything about sterling but good point.
The figero chain that I returned to the store was still one of their staples and they still have that same chain in the cases. I have never been bold enough to ask to see one and then whip out a magnet to check if it stuck or not, but I would never buy anything "gold" there again.
Thanks for writing,
Cat
07-12-2017 12:51 PM
@January121 wrote:Question??? .... if the magnet sticks does that mean the item is not 14k gold? .... good to know!! Thanks
Silver reacts the same way. So does platinum.
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