{"id":4582,"date":"2018-02-02T15:16:20","date_gmt":"2018-02-02T07:16:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/jewel-cafe.my\/blog-bukitraja\/?p=4582"},"modified":"2018-02-06T12:44:15","modified_gmt":"2018-02-06T04:44:15","slug":"simple-steps-to-spot-fake-gold","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/jewel-cafe.my\/blog-bukitraja\/2018\/02\/02\/simple-steps-to-spot-fake-gold\/","title":{"rendered":"Simple Steps To Spot Fake Gold"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Collectors of gold know that this precious metal has unique properties that can be identified through careful examination. You can learn to identify genuine gold and avoid being misled or cheated when you want to buy gold from a person even from the goldsmith shop! Protect your assets and be certain that the gold you buy is genuine as it&#8217;s claimed.<\/p><p>&nbsp;<\/p><p><strong>1. STAMPING<\/strong><\/p><p>Most of every gold jewelry will have stamp on it at unseen place that marks the karat or purity (e.g : 999, 916, 750 etc.) This should be accompanied by manufacturer&#8217;s stamp too.<\/p><p>&nbsp;<\/p><p>But don&#8217;t be panic if your gold jewelry don&#8217;t have both of it. Usually old gold don&#8217;t have stamping or maybe using Chinese stamping (e.g : <span style=\"text-align: left;color: #3e3e3e;text-indent: 0px;letter-spacing: normal;font-family: 'Market Sans', Helvetica, Arial;font-size: 15px;font-style: normal;font-weight: 300;float: none;background-color: #ffffff\">\u8db3\u91d1 &#8211; Zuk Gam).<\/span><\/p><p>&nbsp;<\/p><p>Please <strong>AVOID <\/strong>gold jewelry stamp with GP (Gold Plated), GF (Gold Filled), HGP (High Gold Plated) and etc.<\/p><p>&nbsp;<\/p><p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-4586\" src=\"https:\/\/jewel-cafe.my\/blog-bukitraja\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2018\/02\/WhatsApp-Image-2018-02-06-at-12.16.42-3-224x300.jpeg\" alt=\"WhatsApp Image 2018-02-06 at 12.16.42 (3)\" width=\"224\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/jewel-cafe.my\/blog-bukitraja\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2018\/02\/WhatsApp-Image-2018-02-06-at-12.16.42-3-224x300.jpeg 224w, https:\/\/jewel-cafe.my\/blog-bukitraja\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2018\/02\/WhatsApp-Image-2018-02-06-at-12.16.42-3.jpeg 754w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 224px) 100vw, 224px\" \/><\/p><p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-4585\" src=\"https:\/\/jewel-cafe.my\/blog-bukitraja\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2018\/02\/WhatsApp-Image-2018-02-06-at-12.16.42-2-224x300.jpeg\" alt=\"WhatsApp Image 2018-02-06 at 12.16.42 (2)\" width=\"224\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/jewel-cafe.my\/blog-bukitraja\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2018\/02\/WhatsApp-Image-2018-02-06-at-12.16.42-2-224x300.jpeg 224w, https:\/\/jewel-cafe.my\/blog-bukitraja\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2018\/02\/WhatsApp-Image-2018-02-06-at-12.16.42-2.jpeg 754w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 224px) 100vw, 224px\" \/><\/p><p>&nbsp;<\/p><p>&nbsp;<\/p><p><strong>2. MAGNET TEST<\/strong><\/p><p>Gold is not magnetic. To check it, you need a strong magnet compare to average magnet. Fake gold will be attracted to the magnet.<\/p><p>&nbsp;<\/p><p>But please keep in mind, the clasp of some jewelry may not be real gold, but the chain and charm will be. This means the clasp may be attracted to the magnet but the rest of the piece will not be. Always found this kind of clasp at White Gold jewelry.<\/p><p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-4583\" src=\"https:\/\/jewel-cafe.my\/blog-bukitraja\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2018\/02\/WhatsApp-Image-2018-02-06-at-12.16.41-300x224.jpeg\" alt=\"WhatsApp Image 2018-02-06 at 12.16.41\" width=\"300\" height=\"224\" srcset=\"https:\/\/jewel-cafe.my\/blog-bukitraja\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2018\/02\/WhatsApp-Image-2018-02-06-at-12.16.41-300x224.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/jewel-cafe.my\/blog-bukitraja\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2018\/02\/WhatsApp-Image-2018-02-06-at-12.16.41-768x574.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/jewel-cafe.my\/blog-bukitraja\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2018\/02\/WhatsApp-Image-2018-02-06-at-12.16.41.jpeg 1008w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>\u00a0Image of strong magnet used for magnet test.<\/p><p>&nbsp;<\/p><p>&nbsp;<\/p><p><strong>3. ACID TEST<\/strong><\/p><p>Scratch small amount of your gold jewelry at the test stone. And place small drop of liquid Nitric Acid at the spot. If the spot is melting or vanished, it is not real gold. If the spot unaffected, you have real gold.<\/p><p>&nbsp;<\/p><p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-4584\" src=\"https:\/\/jewel-cafe.my\/blog-bukitraja\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2018\/02\/WhatsApp-Image-2018-02-06-at-12.16.42-1-300x224.jpeg\" alt=\"WhatsApp Image 2018-02-06 at 12.16.42 (1)\" width=\"300\" height=\"224\" srcset=\"https:\/\/jewel-cafe.my\/blog-bukitraja\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2018\/02\/WhatsApp-Image-2018-02-06-at-12.16.42-1-300x224.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/jewel-cafe.my\/blog-bukitraja\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2018\/02\/WhatsApp-Image-2018-02-06-at-12.16.42-1-768x574.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/jewel-cafe.my\/blog-bukitraja\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2018\/02\/WhatsApp-Image-2018-02-06-at-12.16.42-1.jpeg 1008w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>\u00a0Image of Test Stone and Nitric Acid.<\/p><p>&nbsp;<\/p><p>&nbsp;<\/p><p><strong>4. FLOAT AND RUST TEST<\/strong><\/p><p>Drop your gold into a cup of water. Real gold is heavy and will sink. Fake gold will float. Real gold will not rust.<\/p><p>&nbsp;<\/p><p>&nbsp;<\/p><p><strong>5. SKIN TEST<\/strong><\/p><p>If your skin experiences discoloration while wearing gold jewelry, it is not real gold. Watch for black or green discoloration for fake gold.<\/p><p>&nbsp;<\/p><p>&nbsp;<\/p><p><strong>6.\u00a0GUARANTEED TEST<\/strong>\u00a0<\/p><p>The best way to tell if you have real or fake gold is to bring your gold piece to certified jeweler or precious metal consultant. You also can visit us at any of our branches to get this free examination from our friendly staff!<\/p><p>&nbsp;<\/p><p>&nbsp;<\/p><p>We are Japan No.1 Jewelry Recycle Store that can purchased gold with all grades including yellow gold (999.9, 916, 835, 790, K21.6, 585), white gold (750 &amp; 375). We don&#8217;t care about your gold condition. 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You can learn to identify genuine gold and avoid being misled or cheated when you want to buy gold from a person even from the goldsmith shop! Protect your assets and be certain that the gold you &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/jewel-cafe.my\/blog-bukitraja\/2018\/02\/02\/simple-steps-to-spot-fake-gold\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Simple Steps To Spot Fake Gold<\/span><\/a>","protected":false},"author":2358,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[1],"tags":[],"acf":[],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/jewel-cafe.my\/blog-bukitraja\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4582"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/jewel-cafe.my\/blog-bukitraja\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/jewel-cafe.my\/blog-bukitraja\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/jewel-cafe.my\/blog-bukitraja\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2358"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/jewel-cafe.my\/blog-bukitraja\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=4582"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/jewel-cafe.my\/blog-bukitraja\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4582\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":10552,"href":"https:\/\/jewel-cafe.my\/blog-bukitraja\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4582\/revisions\/10552"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/jewel-cafe.my\/blog-bukitraja\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=4582"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/jewel-cafe.my\/blog-bukitraja\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=4582"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/jewel-cafe.my\/blog-bukitraja\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=4582"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}