Anybody have a non gold item show 10K with a Mizar ET18

[Crenman]

I found what looks to be 10K bling bling dog tag while wet sand hunting.
No markings. It shows as 10K with my ET18 Mizar gold tester. Any chance its not? Its ringing in at 19Grams and would be awesome if it was real.
Any other water hunter have experience with a gold tester?

 

[mudpuppy]

Wow! Nope, to answer your question...though some marked gold items I've tested turned out to be junk! The signal sort of tipped me off and made me run the test. What was the signal on this? High like if it was a piece of aluminum or copper or brass that size, or lots lower? That would be one awesome find if its gold! Sure hope it is!
Mud

 

[Crenman]

The excall tone was a low mid spumd. Clean and solid. It sounded like gold.
When I found it I thought it was crome plated it was just to shiney to be as and didn't sound like ss.
I may have a real winner on my hands here. I'm going to call mizer and ask them
But I sure find it strange its not stamped. My other option is to get it tested somewhere else for a second opinion if its gold ill post pics.

 

[Dig]

Have it scratched at a jeweler. Just to be sure

 

[Crenman]

SCRATCHED? WHAT DO U MEAN DIG?

 

[metalmiester 2]

He means have it acid tested.

 

[Larry (IL)]

If the tag was 10K plated, it will test as 10K. On plated items you will have to scratch off the plating to get to the base metal. (If it has a base metal) That is why they give you a heavy duty eraser with the unit to check for plating. If it is not marked as 10K, it most likely is not.

 

[Crenman]

Just called the manufacture and found out some disturbing news the gold tester will read 10k on some alloy metals. That's a bummer but I will take it to a jewler just to make sure hopefully its 10k I will keep u posted. Thanks for all the input.

 

[tvr]

My most recent non-marked gold reading with a Mizar M24 was a 14K reading on a ring. I had cleaned it with the eraser and it read 14K. I took a thin model maker's file and filed a notch, it then read 10K. Filed a little deeper and it then read not gold. It was plated.
Good luck with your piece.
Cheers,
tvr

 

[Magyar]

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