Thoughts on Little Find

BufordCityDawg · Sep 1, 2018

I decided to hit the local elementary school today mostly to use my new 6" coil around the metal playground and also to see if the little brats had dropped anything interesting. I found a few coins and such and this little mystery. Pendant rang up 17 on the Nox. It has what wants to be a 925 mark inside of it, but when I test it for silver it only gives the slightest red tent. It's a really pretty pendant. Shame if someone didn't use real silver on it. What are your thoughts?

BCD

ecmo · Sep 1, 2018

It is pretty, maybe silver plated. Nice nonetheless.

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GroundSweeper · Sep 1, 2018

Nice find! My thoughts:

1) maybe it’s rhodium coated sterling
2) acid getting old?
3) possible it’s not sterling as I found a fake 925 marked pendant once.

BufordCityDawg · Sep 1, 2018

GroundSweeper said:
Nice find! My thoughts:

1) maybe it’s rhodium coated sterling
2) acid getting old?
3) possible it’s not sterling as I found a fake 925 marked pendant once.

I hope it is 1. Sterling did have a bit of a shiny look to it. Acid is less than a year old.

BCD

RBachman · Sep 1, 2018

GroundSweeper said:
Nice find! My thoughts:

1) maybe it’s rhodium coated sterling
2) acid getting old?
3) possible it’s not sterling as I found a fake 925 marked pendant once.

Fully agree on the Rhodium plating. Chrome and most other platings would have flaked off or shown indication if buried for a long time. Silver would have tarnished. Rhodium and even palladium plating over rhodium plating will keep it shiny and something I do with some of my more expensive sterling silver pieces.

The main marquis stone appears to be a topaz. The other two rounds may also be topaz (white topaz). If you ever get over to the Myrtle Beach area, I'd be happy to test the stones for you.

Leave-No-Coins-Behind · Sep 1, 2018

Whatever it may be...congrats! Any jewelry at first gets the heart to beat a little fast.

Foragist · Sep 2, 2018

Well, it is marked 925. It is shiny, with pretty stones. Li'l brats are good for somethin' eh? :laughing:

BufordCityDawg · Sep 2, 2018

RBachman said:
Fully agree on the Rhodium plating. Chrome and most other platings would have flaked off or shown indication if buried for a long time. Silver would have tarnished. Rhodium and even palladium plating over rhodium plating will keep it shiny and something I do with some of my more expensive sterling silver pieces.

The main marquis stone appears to be a topaz. The other two rounds may also be topaz (white topaz). If you ever get over to the Myrtle Beach area, I'd be happy to test the stones for you.

Did a closeup picture and maybe not topaz. note the bubble on the left, glass?

BCD

RBachman · Sep 2, 2018

BufordCityDawg said:
Did a closeup picture and maybe not topaz. note the bubble on the left, glass?

BCD

Agree. Also, the stone texture in the close up picture doesn't look like it was lapidary ground and polished.

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