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I had to go take my wife to the hospital today for blood work. I figured instead of waiting for her their I went to a Thrift store nearby and figured Id have a gaze at what they had. Boy I'm glad I went. Me and my son who is 1 yr and a few months old went there. The best part about this is I only spent 2 dollars. Fine Pewter and 925 necklace  14 K   |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Wow great pick up. Have you weighed the gold piece?
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Wow, you're on a lucky streak! I'd keep hitting the yard sales and thrift stores if I were you!  |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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How do you know those were gold?
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Valued Member
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Wrestling-145 they are marked 14 KT Italy.
Coinhunter I'm probably looking at a little over .25 ounce.
Edited by IC Double
09/12/2011 2:07 pm
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Not sure why, but my coin dealer says he wont buy Gold marked Italy.
Anyone know why?
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Good to know there are still some bargains out there!
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Italy doesn't make any 14K gold necklaces and makes nothing that is lower then their standard minimum 18K. Your piece might say Italy on it but it was not made in Italy only made by some Asian country and sold to tourists that wanted cheap Italian jewelry.
What you have is a sterling silver gold plated necklace that is just over half gold in quality. Cause it is so thin and small there isn't a lot of actual gold on that piece.
Still worth more then the $2 you paid but in Italy no respectable Italian would wear a piece of jewelry like that and that is why the person likely didn't want it.
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Pillar of the Community
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I've seen alot of this stuff. Usually only the clasp is real gold.
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Bedrock of the Community
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I don't know why your dealer is so nervous--it's scrap gold, there are test kits that are accurate enough.
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Bedrock of the Community
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 Florence in particular has a long tradition of goldsmiths. |
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Rest in Peace
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Quote:
Italy doesn't make any 14K gold necklaces and makes nothing that is lower then their standard minimum 18K. I think you mean gold from India, which is usually 22k. |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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I'm glad you cleared that up ICanSeeYou7687, I was worried for a minute because I have bought several gold chains marked Italy 14K for myself and family members at reputable establishments.  |
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Valued Member
United States
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I sold the gold necklace today for 46 dollars. There was a total of 3.2 grams.
Im not sure how much gold in total value it was worth and I know 46 dollars was probably alot less than the value. In the long run I know I probably got ripped off but I only paid a dollar for it.
The silver there was a total of 3.4 ounces altogether. I thought I had more than that but I guess not. She only offered me 57 dollars sheesh. I couldnt accept it with that low of an offer. Then I offered the $1.20 Canadian coins for they were silver also and she only offered me $2.78 dollars. That was a bit of a joke offer there. I'm not selling any more gold and silver to her anymore though. She gave me good deals in the past but now her offers are way to low. I was getting 24 dollars to every ounce when it was 32 an ounce but now she wont even give me 24 dollars an ounce when its at 40.
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