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How do you tell the difference between Gold jewelry and Copper Jewelry?

Written by Jewelry on April 9, 2010

i have these jewelry that look like gold that i want to sell i dont know if its real gold or just plain polished copper how do i tell?

tomace
12:25 am on April 9th, 2010
http://www.9sshoe.com/ they have many nice jewelry ,I bought my jewelry from this site, it is cute, I like it.answers.yahoo.com
NISHANI!
12:25 am on April 9th, 2010
copper should have a bronze color to it, gold will have a gold color to it. or you can go to a jeweler and ask them, they usually should do it for free…and no offense, but who the heck wears copper jewelry?
Nana
12:25 am on April 9th, 2010
copper is very hard,and gold is soft,and they are diffant color!
*starchild*
12:25 am on April 9th, 2010
the easiest way to get find out is to take them to a jeweler and find out. they dont normally charge for an appraisel. but simply guessing and then selling something that isnt, is not a good idea. again go to a professional
Laura
12:25 am on April 9th, 2010
Gold is much more yellow looking
Amy Pag
12:32 pm on May 13th, 2010
buy a gold testing kit. They are not that expensive (check eBay). They consist of bottles of acid and a black testing stone. (but if you use eBay, check around — the variances in price are HUGE and everybody’s selling pretty much the same stuff).
So far as avoiding gold-plated or gold-filled jewelry, the only way to do that is to take a very fine file and make a mark on an unobtrusive area. The base metal is often instantly apparent, but if it is not, you can then use your gold testing kit.
whoops, forgot the most obvious test: if it’s magnetic, it is absolutely NOT gold.