Is there an easy way I can find out at home whether a particular item is made of gold or not ?
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here's part of a forum for you:
477452
pretty sure its a metal.\nhope this helps. :)
365052
You would have to take it to a coin dealer to find out. They can grade its condition and look it up. Chances are, it isn't worth more than 25 cents, but it is worth at least a penny!
197292
ofcouse i would love to take it.and i will buy many gold sets, gold bangles,gold rings earrings bracelets etc etc etc i would also make gold utensils.
95703
It is stamped "825 China" probably because it is made in China. The 825 is the code for Continental Silver (European) and it means the alloy contains 82.5% Silver.\nThe millesimal fineness (a system of denoting the purity of Platinum, Gold and Silver alloys by parts per thousand of pure metal in the alloy) for 14 carat Gold is 585 and for 10 carat Gold is 417, therefore the Gold jewelry would be stamped accordingly.
289477
Show me the Gold first
180156
It depends on the form of the gold...gold coins: find a reputable coin dealer in your area.
415435
It wouldn't suprise me if you get a load of snotty guffaws in response to this question, but you have a point. Personally I prefer silver to gold, although the metal with a lesser value, for me it has a class that in some items gold cannot carry off. It's all down to your own opinion as to what appeals to you isn't it?
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Quartz itself does not contain metal. Quartz is a crystal. What you've found is not pure quartz if a metal detector is picking it up. It's mixed with a metal, and that could be anything, depending on where you live. It's probably iron, since that's a pretty common metal to find lying around (not in a pure form, of course).\nBut go ahead and smash them apart if you feel like it.  You might just find some reddish stuff (iron) or maybe you've gotten lucky and managed to find some quartz that fused with gold or something.
259481
go to a jeweler, the jeweler can determine the value of your H.S. ring
451609
try ebay on unsual items...or occult items
396646
There is an equipment use in jewellries store,..to check wether a diamond is genuine or not.If the jewelry is diamond,..this equipment will make a beeping noise/alarm.\n\nIf u can borrow..one of this equipment,..it will be faster.
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How much do you want to spend?\n\nReal gold (99%) is very yellow in color and too soft for normal jewelry (it's soft somewhat like lead).  If you saw real 99% gold you'd never forget it - it is really quite yellow and nothing else looks like it.\n\nFor jewelry, you wouldn't even want real gold, and the things that are added (silver, nickel, etc.) to make it harder always add a 'silver' luster to it (they HAVE to if you think about it - they are silver in color).  Adding copper would shift it to the 'red' side, but it doesn't really make it like the original pure yellow color.\n\nFor gold bullion, you're talking about real money, so if there is any question as to its purity, you can take it to a precision laboratory and they can give you a report on exactly what is in it.  Cost is about $100 for 12 elements, and they will report how much silver, nickel, etc. down to parts per million if you want.\n\nI'd say for jewelry (unless you're going to spend a LOT of money), it isn't worth buying jewelry with a high gold content (partly for the reason you mention).  High gold content jewelry wears out easily and its value is always in question so is impractical (its too expensive to wear).  Buy Krugerands if you want an investment.\n\nBut if you've got money to burn, there is nothing like a real gold necklace or bracelet:  it is heavy, yellow, and feels great on your skin!  But unless you're Donald Trump, it's a waste (I don't think even he would wear pure gold).  The only reason to do it:  because YOU like it.\n\nDensity measurements would confirm solid gold, but they are a little tricky to perform and the accuracy isn't as high as the analytical measurements.\n\nThere is one test you can easily perform: ever heard of the acid test?  You can dunk the jewelry in acid, and if it starts foaming and dissolving, it's not pure gold - but then again, jewelry should not BE pure gold.
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The odds are you will spend much more to recover the tiny amount of gold on that necklace than the value of what you recover.\n\nThe plating on gold plated items is very thin and the chemicals used to recover it are very expensive. In order to turn a profit one must run large quantities of recovery materials. The process is very dangerous, even life threatening, so I do not reccommend you attempt this type of gold recovery. I've done it only to be disappointed with my results.
74870
I recommend the Professional Coin Grading Service. They give good information on how coins are graded, how to work out which coin you have, as well as prices (updated daily). Good luck!
36925
yea www.kbb.com is the best one. it has ways to find exactly what it is worth, they even ask questions about condition etc.
176291
I has about one ounce of gold. It is a common date. $20 gold pieces in general are worth a little more than the gold content. The value is dependent on the condition. If it is uncirculated--no wear--it is worth the most. With gold currently at $641, I would guess about $700. An uncirculated coin maybe $750. If it is soldered to the chain, that will lower the value to the price of gold.