Gold chain

[mike b]

I was getting ready to sell some metal so was sorting things out the last few days. When I find things it gets sorted fast, garbage, silver, gold, interesting or relic. This chain was in the silver box but I really thought it was brass and fake until this morning. I looked closer and found a very clear "Italy 14K" on the clasp but still had my doubts. It felt dirty, like it was greasy or sticky so I washed it in hot water and it got brighter. I took some metal polish and did the center of the chain real quick and realized I may have made a mistake, that's the first picture with the dirty ends and semi clean center. I just got it out of the tumbler and now I have a stunning 20" 12.7gr 14K chain. No memory where or when I found it but could go back to 2009.

 

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[xr7ator]

14k rarely tarnishes so I assume that you have tested it for gold content? Brass polishes up real nice you know...

Hope it's the real deal!

 

[mike b]

14k rarely tarnishes so I assume that you have tested it for gold content? Brass polishes up real nice you know...

Hope it's the real deal!

I think it had something on it more than it was tarnished. I have an idea where it came from and 14k does come out discolored sometimes depending how long it was in that environment. It will get tested soon !

 

[xr7ator]

What environment? Fingers crossed!

 

[Turbo21]

Good luck. I have never see 14k tarnish. Every piece of 14k I have found has been bright shiny. Hope it proves to be real for you

 

[Professor of Engineering]

Nice chain, sure hope it's real 14K!

 

[Silver Worm]

I found a 14K chain marked Italy. Had it tested and it was plated; be careful.

 

[Bible]

Scratch test it on the botton of a porcelain plate black or grey means brass solid shiny gold color means its gold.

 

[Jose The Goon]

Again.. nice find Mike !! It could be vintage. I know it's not a Figaro, but it looks like what they call an "Anchor Chain" or a "Mariners" design. I found a bracelet of that design years ago. I Hope it tests positive for you. CHEERS !! J.T.G. (see link)

https://www.chainsofgold.co.uk/understanding-chain-types/

 

[mike b]

Nice chain, sure hope it's real 14K!

Its what I expected, Tested good for 10K not the 14K marked Ill take it !

 

[Turbo21]

Its what I expected, Tested good for 10K not the 14K marked Ill take it !

Congrats!!! That would explain the tarnish

 

[pepperj]

Its what I expected, Tested good for 10K not the 14K marked Ill take it !

10 is better than a plating anyway-congrats on the re-find.

 

[CASPER-2]

https://www.flickr.com/photos/casper-2/6284337728/

 

[Joe-Dirt]

We’ve dug very old 14k rings from a lake bed this past winter and almost all came up tarnished in some way. If yours was sticky or greasy it could have been in a substance that mad3 the dirt stick better, I’d test it for sure, at 2k an once, nice payday!!!!!!!