{"id":5293,"date":"2018-07-13T21:27:38","date_gmt":"2018-07-13T13:27:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/jewel-cafe.my\/blog-bukitraja\/?p=5293"},"modified":"2018-07-13T21:27:53","modified_gmt":"2018-07-13T13:27:53","slug":"how-to-know-real-gold","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/jewel-cafe.my\/blog-bukitraja\/2018\/07\/13\/how-to-know-real-gold\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Know real GOLD!!!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Helloo and Happy Wednesday to all beloved customer<\/p><p>Today our main topic is about <span style=\"color: #000080\"><strong>HOW TO\u00a0DETERMINE REAL GOLD<\/strong><\/span><\/p><p>Gold\u00a0is a yellow precious metal, the chemical element of atomic number 79, valued especially for use in jewelry and decoration, and to guarantee the value of currencies ..<\/p><p>If you&#8217;re wondering whether your gold is real, the most reliable way to find out is to take it to a certified jeweler and have it tested. If you want to check for yourself, here&#8217;s a list of tests you can conduct to tell if your gold is real.<\/p><h1><span style=\"color: #000080\"><strong>6 Methods How to Determine Real Gold<\/strong><\/span><\/h1><p><span style=\"color: #800080\"><strong>1) Visual Inspection<\/strong><\/span><\/p><p>The first thing to do to check if you have real gold is to look at it. Look for particular signs that point to real gold.<\/p><p>A \u00a0<em>stamp will indicate either fineness <\/em>999, 999.9, 916, 835,750, 585, 375, or in karat (10K, 14K, 18K, 20K, 22K or 24K). A magnifying glass will make this easier.<\/p><p>An older piece might not have a visible marking due to wear.<\/p><p>Fake gold also can have a marking that appears authentic, more testing may be needed either way.<\/p><p><span style=\"color: #800080\"><strong>2) Bite Test<\/strong><\/span><\/p><p>We have all seen a movie where a prospector bites down on a piece of gold to test it. We also see Olympic athletes bite on their \u201cgold\u201d medal when they receive it. Whether that is of any use is another story altogether.<\/p><p><em>Bite down on your gold with moderate pressure.<\/em><\/p><p>Examine your gold for any markings.\u00a0In theory, real gold will show indents from your teeth, deeper markings indicate purer gold.<\/p><p>This is actually not a recommended test, as you can damage your teeth.<\/p><p>Not to mention that lead is even softer than gold and gold-plated lead will appear to be gold when you bite it.<\/p><p><span style=\"color: #800080\"><strong>3) Magnet Test<\/strong><\/span><\/p><p>This is an easy test, but it\u2019s not an all-encompassing or fool-proof way to determine whether your gold is real.<\/p><p>Something as weak as a fridge magnet will not be useful, but stronger magnets that you can find in specialized hardware stores will be strong enough to perform this test.<\/p><p><em>Hold a magnet up to the item.<\/em>\u00a0Gold is not a magnetic metal, so if it pulls towards, or sticks to the magnet, it\u2019s fake. However, just because it doesn\u2019t react to the magnet doesn\u2019t mean it is real, as non-magnetic metals are used in fake gold as well.<\/p><p><span style=\"color: #800080\"><strong>4) Density Test<\/strong><\/span><\/p><p>There are very few metals denser than gold. The density of pure 24K gold is about 19.5 g\/ml, which is much higher than most other metals. Measuring the density of your items can help you determine if your gold is real.<\/p><p>As a rule of thumb, the higher the density, the purer the gold. Make sure to perform the density test on gold that has no gemstones of any kind attached and not to forget for hollow item as well<\/p><p>Density Machine available in gold shop or any other jewelry store. Jeweler can normally do this for you for free<\/p><p>The ratio for gold depend on its grade<\/p><p>14K \u2013 12.9 to 14.6 g\/ml<\/p><p>18K yellow \u2013 15.2 to 15.9 g\/ml<\/p><p>18K white \u2013 14.7 to 16.9 g\/ml<\/p><p>22K \u2013 17.7 to 17.8 g\/m<\/p><p>24K \u2013 19.1 to 19.5 g\/m<\/p><p><span style=\"color: #800080\"><strong>5) Ceramic Plate Test<\/strong><\/span><\/p><p>This is an easy way to tell if your gold is fool\u2019s gold. Bear in mind that your item may end up scratched.<\/p><p><em> Find an unglazed ceramic plate to use<\/em><strong>.<\/strong>\u00a0If you don\u2019t have this, you can purchase a random piece of unglazed ceramic from a home improvement store.<\/p><p><em>Drag your item across the surface.<\/em>\u00a0A black streak means your gold is not real, whereas a gold streak indicates your item is genuine.<\/p><p><strong>6<span style=\"color: #800080\">) Nitric Acid Test<\/span><\/strong><\/p><p>This is where the term \u201cacid test\u201d comes from, and is a great way to test your gold. However, due to the difficulty is acquiring the acid, and the inherent safety risks of doing this in your home, it may be best to leave this test to a jeweler<\/p><p>Place your piece of gold in a small stainless steel container.<\/p><p>Put a drop of nitric acid on your gold and watch for any resulting reaction to the acid.<\/p><p>A green reaction indicates your item is either a base metal or gold plated. A gold reaction indicates your item is gold-plated brass.<\/p><p>A milk-colored reaction would indicate gold-plated sterling silver<\/p><p>If there is no reaction, you mostly likely are dealing with real gold.<\/p><p>In conclusion above a several way to test real gold.. We wish you guys best of luck to determine your own item ..<\/p><p>thank you&#8230;<\/p><p>Enjoy your Day<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Helloo and Happy Wednesday to all beloved customerToday our main topic is about HOW TO\u00a0DETERMINE REAL GOLDGold\u00a0is a yellow precious metal, the chemical element of atomic number 79, valued especially for use in jewelry and decoration, and to guarantee the value of currencies ..If you&#8217;re wondering whether your gold is real, the most reliable way &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/jewel-cafe.my\/blog-bukitraja\/2018\/07\/13\/how-to-know-real-gold\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">How to Know real 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\/5293"}],"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=5293"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/jewel-cafe.my\/blog-bukitraja\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5293\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":5294,"href":"https:\/\/jewel-cafe.my\/blog-bukitraja\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5293\/revisions\/5294"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/jewel-cafe.my\/blog-bukitraja\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=5293"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/jewel-cafe.my\/blog-bukitraja\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=5293"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/jewel-cafe.my\/blog-bukitraja\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=5293"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}