Ignoramus27444 wrote in
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I received a "gold chain" as a birthday present, two months ago. Since
then, the chain has discolored in ways that made me suspect that it is
not real gold. It is stamped "14K Italy".

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Can this possibly be gold?

Certainly.
14 karat gold is quite susceptible to tarnishing -- it's less than 60%
gold, with the other 40% usually being copper.

I've seen and lost wax cast 14K and 10K Yellow and Pink Gold and these
pictures look much more tarnished than I would expect.
Alan Black

"Murray Peterson" wrote in message
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Ignoramus27444 wrote in
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I received a "gold chain" as a birthday present, two months ago. Since
then, the chain has discolored in ways that made me suspect that it is
not real gold. It is stamped "14K Italy".

[snip]
Can this possibly be gold?

Certainly.
14 karat gold is quite susceptible to tarnishing -- it's less than 60%
gold, with the other 40% usually being copper.

"Alan Black" wrote in
m:

I've seen and lost wax cast 14K and 10K Yellow and Pink Gold and these
pictures look much more tarnished than I would expect.

I make jewelry as well, and in my experience, it seems to depend on skin
chemistry. My wife can't wear any 14k gold -- it turns even blacker than
what is seen in the pictures.

I thought it was silver, but wrong again....

http://www.atlasdiamond.com/gold/

I took a look at the pictures.

The 14k stamp on the tab appears to be machine done.

Now, these ends can be obtained prestamped, but are actually made of 14k. In
the pictures, both the chain tip and the clasp are discolored to the same
extent as the rest of the chain.

Most fakes I've seen have either a poorly stamped mark or are a cheap chain
with a 14k tag and clasp.

Either this was produced by a highly organized bunch of fakers, or something
else is the problem.

You haven't been wearing this in a hottub or swimming pool, have you?

Paul K. Dickman

Ignoramus27444 wrote in message ...
I asked this question in another newsgroup, but decided to also ask
here, since there is a bunch of experts who can probably give some
good input.

I received a "gold chain" as a birthday present, two months ago. Since
then, the chain has discolored in ways that made me suspect that it is
not real gold. It is stamped "14K Italy".

For very high quality scans (including enlarged pictures) of the chain,
see

http://igor.chudov.com/tmp/gold-chain/

(click on the thumbnail images to enlarge).

Can this possibly be gold?

I am going to sam's club tonight and will ask their jeweler also.

I think that the person who gave me this present got screwed.

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Looks like Chlorine tarnish to me. You been swimming with it on?

Ignoramus27444 wrote:
I asked this question in another newsgroup, but decided to also ask
here, since there is a bunch of experts who can probably give some
good input.

I received a "gold chain" as a birthday present, two months ago. Since
then, the chain has discolored in ways that made me suspect that it is
not real gold. It is stamped "14K Italy".

For very high quality scans (including enlarged pictures) of the chain,
see

http://igor.chudov.com/tmp/gold-chain/

(click on the thumbnail images to enlarge).

Can this possibly be gold?

I am going to sam's club tonight and will ask their jeweler also.

I think that the person who gave me this present got screwed.


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