You didn’t actually show how to remove gemstones, that would have been more useful in say a pave setting.

Has anyone seen a stamp of PJ on 14K

0:00 🔍 Ensuring items are not gold-plated is crucial when testing for gold authenticity. 0:50 🛠 To test gold-plated items, ensure the acid reaches the base metal beneath the plating for accurate results. 2:56 📝 Look for inconsistencies like marked charms without marked pendants, which may indicate plated items. 4:20 🧪 Start testing with 14-karat acid, as it provides a strong reaction without risking damage to genuine items. 6:50 ⚠ Avoid using 18 or 22-karat acid, as they can cause false positives due to their potency when testing for plated items.

What does it mean if the lines for 14k gold fade a lot and turn reddish?

Only the worst Gold butchers use files,but extremely common in pawnbroking industry, they can easily afford a scanner instead of destroying someones heirloom etc, I have a Patek watch from my grandad who died from his wounds in WW2 ruined!! by pawnbrokers

What kind of scan machine ??

Would have been a Informative video if you actually showed something.

so why spend all that money on real gold if nobody can tell if it's fake with your eyes?

Gold Filled is 5%??? That sounds extremely thick. What is usually the base metal for that? Silver?

Can you answer if a good gold filled necklace can be worn out in how much time, means how many months or years? Plz reply as I'm about to be married nd I need to know

Won't the acid void the warranty? On the laptop?

Lost my website

Can you provide more info on the scanner you referenced in your video?

What do you do with the stones that you take out of the rings I buy scrap gold and silver and have alot of various stones

That stone is awesome i want it.

This video would be 1000x better if you zoomed in and actually showed the stone being removed. Ugh.

Wat happens to the stain on a 10k ring that was tested with a 14k acid will it go away

I filed into my “ gold “ chain , 14 k acid bubbled green , 10 k stayed the same . For the scratch test , 14 k acid made the line disappear , with the 10 k acid test the line stayed the same . Does this confirm the chain is “ fake “ and falsely marked 14 k Italy ? 🤔😬😳🤪🤯 thank you so much

Is the custom test stone still available to purchase?

Great video. I bought a necklace and is stamped 18k very beautiful but wondering if it was plated, real or fake. I hate to ruin it then I can't sell it. Open for suggestions

We've been getting a lot of cheap jewelry from fragrant jewelry bathbombs. I am wondering if the gemstones are worthy of salvage? Since the ring metal turns her finger green; we basically have a box of scrap jewelry.

I'm subscribed I buy scrap jewelry supper cheap I want to put in my own gem stones

Will 18k gold filled chains ever react to a magnet test?

Thank's Matt, I'm glad I ran onto your video..You made a lot of sense, in regards to the size of the stones. Some Would drive a jeweler crazy....I had not thought about the the replacement of the small gems.. Thanks again for the quick, and sensible reply.. L.L.

Hello, The jewelry snipers were in big talking about. Could you send me a link for those and some idea of the price Thank You. Your video is super interesting...... LL

I'm on a budget and I have some gold filled pieces that I've had for over fifteen years that still look great- that being said, I'd like to get a couple more. I've yet to find a way (searching the web with the limited knowledge I have) to test something and determine plating vs. Filled. Is there a way, beyond markings? Your reply is much appreciated!

how do I test without ruining it, a hollow bangle bracelet?

Any affordable, and good electronic gold testers that you can recommend? Also, can the Electronic gold testers test with accuracy Gold Filled?

Can the electric gold testers test for Gold plated? Gold Filled? Etc..

Hi Matt, thank you for your videos! I heard of Chinese companies plating 18K gold onto tungsten or other metals in thick 20 microns or even 30 microns. With most gold plated jewelry having just 2-5 microns of gold layer, what those Chinese companies offer seems to be much thicker. Does this mean that such items are much harder to be detected with scratch and acid tests or will thorough scratching take off even 20 or 30 microns of gold plating? All this given the person testing the jewelry is not filing into it or even cutting through it. Would be great to get your opinion on this. Thanks!

Hmm very informative video

you over explain way too much. write down what you want to say and say it. you shouldn't do it off the cuff without editing your takes.

OH NOOO, lol. the acid literally ate through the soldered seams of a pair of earrings. It is safe to say they are not solid gold right?

I just got an 1100 dollar refund thanks to you on four different items that passed the scratch test but where soundly defeated by simply applying the acid to the piece itself. THANKS!!!!

Question: I bought a gold watch, I double tested it... I poured acid on the watching and smoke started coming out. What does that mean?

hi have an issue you can probably help with gold ring no marks passes very hard scratch test with 10k however when I apply 14k acid directly on ring I get a slight green which means copper normally however the base metal is gold color as well bad acid? 8-9 k or just fake ? thanks

I tried buying white gold won't anymore stainless tests positive for gold, only yellow for me

I tested some pieces marked 10kt and they held up to the 14K test. Why? Bad acid?

Hi, thanks for the video, my family owns a watch shop, and I was actually fooled once by a customer who sold me his gold wrapped watch bracelet (pretending to be solid gold), it was so thick that it was impossible to test on the inside of the actual solid links, and as it turned out it was stainless steel with copper and a very thick gold wrapped, it was sold to me as SOLID gold. What to do on these cases? thank you!

hey how can i get a test stone like yours?

when i test a piece that isnt marked i put 14k acid on it and dissapears. and wen i put 10 k it doesnt disapear but kind of floats to top. and another piece did kind of same thing but didnt float it just kind of dulled it a little can you help me out matt?

I tried to go to your website but it isn't there. Where can I find your other videos?

WHAT METAL DOESNT THE 14KT ACID EAT ?

I start with 14K on ANY item, unless marked at a higher karat, or, a lower karat. If the streak browns then I will slate test and drop to 10K Testing solution. I count out loud to ten seconds while WATCHING THE REACTION, if any, on the slate. If that streak browns then I will offer a Gold Fill price. I can not care less about what the item is marked karatwise, if it has a mark, at that point. If it erodes away then I pass. Gold Filled browns with 10K testing. Be careful as temperature affects acid tests. When buying in the field at Garage Sales or Swap Meets on hot days 14K Test will brown 14K streaks. The acid is much more reactive due to elevated temperatures. (This becomes quite obvious and apparent when you are heating up the 70% Nitric Acid to dissolve the Silver from the 6 Karat popcorn melt in the Inquarting Process.) I am always wearing Gold in different karat weights so I will use a streak from one of my rings, which is a known, against the unknown which I am testing on hot days. You do know how to test for Sterling Silver using 18K Gold Testing Solution, right? Since I buy much more Sterling Silver than Gold, my personal use of 14K to 18K testing Solutions runs about equal.

If it has 18k and italy stamped on the clasp part does that guarantee it is real? if not what type of question should one ask when trying to purchasing a gold item?

Read your free Ebook it was great. The reasons why it's great is your the only one that doesn't just pitch how to buy. We all get that part. You actually answered the one question I had that I couldn't find elsewhere. Where are and how to get in touch with a refiner. Thank you. Ive past your info onto others.

I'm trying to order online from overstock.com and the item says "gold filled" and is 3.1 mm 22" for $46.99 14k , does this sound like a legit god filled pricing ?

Tom C.....there a coupla sites on the internet that give you gold/ounce and gold/gram/karat. Depending on your karatweight percentage as a multiplier, using them will help you out for the $ calculation per item..

You speak more about gold-plated items in this video, rather that gold-filled, unless I missed it, can you address gold-filled? Also whatis the tube of acid are you using? • GOLD LAYERED is primarily an electrical process (eletro-plating). 1st a piece of base metal, normally brass, is submerged in a plating solution and then an electric current is passed thru the solution & the item being plated. There are many different solutions depending on the amount and color of the gold to be plated and some are full of corrosive and dangerous acids. This process moves single atoms of gold out of the solution and onto the items being plated. The gold plating is even and very thin over the entire object. Depending on the certain factors, this coating can be worn away quickly or last quite a while. In this case, karat weight may not mean much in durability.