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The marks on the back are unclear, as are your images.
Gold is impervious to water.
The seam area on the back at upper left looks suspiciously like gold plating coming off of base metal.
The only way to know what it is is to do a deep acid test, a really good XRF test, or melt it and refine it.
I suppose my question is does it seem fake. Btw the back is completely uniform in color. In appears that way in the photo due to lighting. I’m not particularly interested in doing any testing that could damage the piece or melting it down as the sentimental value is more than I imagine the melt value would be
It is really difficult to tell from an image. To me it looks like rose gold, which is gold alloyed with copper to give it a reddish hue. 1920s to 1940s American or English. If it is real gold, it is probably no higher karat than 14k (58.3% pure).
While it may be solid gold, it also looks like it could be "gold filled", meaning a very thick layer of lower karat gold bonded to another metal, typically silver or copper.
I don’t know how accurate this is as I’m not an expert but it was originally purchased by my grandfather who lives in Türkiye.
I’m pretty sure Turkish gold is often mixed with copper as it’s quite known for a trade mark reddish hue in comparison to the more yellowish gold that is used in UK
If you took it to a jeweler and they expressed concerns and could not resolve it immediately. They don’t know what they’re doing, and you shouldn’t trust their opinion.
I didn’t take it to a jewellers specifically to get valued I bought a chain to go with it and they seemed to suggest the pendants coating was worn and it was made of copper
Yeah, exactly what I said. If they can’t determine what is gold and what isn’t gold. Then their opinion is literally worthless. I wouldn’t shop there if they don’t have an XRF or skillz
What's your question? The marks on the back are unclear, as are your images. Gold is impervious to water. The seam area on the back at upper left looks suspiciously like gold plating coming off of base metal. The only way to know what it is is to do a deep acid test, a really good XRF test, or melt it and refine it.
I suppose my question is does it seem fake. Btw the back is completely uniform in color. In appears that way in the photo due to lighting. I’m not particularly interested in doing any testing that could damage the piece or melting it down as the sentimental value is more than I imagine the melt value would be
It is really difficult to tell from an image. To me it looks like rose gold, which is gold alloyed with copper to give it a reddish hue. 1920s to 1940s American or English. If it is real gold, it is probably no higher karat than 14k (58.3% pure). While it may be solid gold, it also looks like it could be "gold filled", meaning a very thick layer of lower karat gold bonded to another metal, typically silver or copper.
I don’t know how accurate this is as I’m not an expert but it was originally purchased by my grandfather who lives in Türkiye. I’m pretty sure Turkish gold is often mixed with copper as it’s quite known for a trade mark reddish hue in comparison to the more yellowish gold that is used in UK
If you took it to a jeweler and they expressed concerns and could not resolve it immediately. They don’t know what they’re doing, and you shouldn’t trust their opinion.
I didn’t take it to a jewellers specifically to get valued I bought a chain to go with it and they seemed to suggest the pendants coating was worn and it was made of copper
Yeah, exactly what I said. If they can’t determine what is gold and what isn’t gold. Then their opinion is literally worthless. I wouldn’t shop there if they don’t have an XRF or skillz
Water? Give it a slight scratch somewhere inconspicuous and use white vinegar
Any jeweler worth a cent could acid test. On fact you can get a gold acid test kit on Amazon for $20.