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All That Glitters Isn't Gold--Watch Out for the Fake Stuff

There are LOTS of fake silver coins that ARE magnetic,dude
and I wasn't talking about a lighter,geez,please engage brain and read before touching the keyboard.


On Apr 27 02:58 PM ricardoRI wrote:

> Only nickel and iron are magnetic, so lack of magnetism proves nothing.
> Lead, the cheapest (and somewhat close) fake gold, is not magnetic
> and is soft. None of the metals used for fake precious metals (nor
> the precious metals themselves) will melt or deform with the heat
> from a butane lighter.
>
> One can get an acid test kit which will give the gold purity. Or,
> if you are careful, a drop of nitric and sulfuric acids will attack
> fakes, but not fine gold. X-ray fluorescence is easy and non-destructive,
> even testing adulterated materials.

All That Glitters Isn't Gold--Watch Out for the Fake Stuff

A magnet is handy,nothing precious will stick to a magnet.And for silver,if you don't might marring it,a butane blowtorch,if you can start to melt it,not to precious.