Daughters Soccer Game

[MDMac]

Today, my 12 year old daughter had a soccer game at an Elementary School I had not detected yet. Then again, I have only gone detecting about half a dozen times with my Tracker IV. Found $3.22 in clad, about typical for a couple of hours at an elementary school. But I also found a nice looking gold necklace. It has the design of alternating one larger link, then 3 smaller links, one larger link, 3 smaller links, etc... The clasp has Italy 925 stamped on it. My understanding is that 925 is Sterling Silver, and this must be a gold plate. I am sure it is a recent loss at the school as it was right below the surface of the wood chips. Am I correct in the 925 being Sterling Silver? Could the clasp alone be SS and the rest be gold? Any ideas?

 

[GRAY GHOST]

hi mdmac, i've had trouble in the past with italian marked jewelry. for example, i found a long necklace 2 years ago marked "14k,italy" but it didn't look quite right. i was happy thinking i found a 14k necklace, as anyone would be. after i cleaned it up, i took it to a jeweler i know and he immediatley started laughing. flea market stuff, he told me. he pointed out the reddish color that brass gets after being in the ground a while, like a nickel. so it was only gold plated. a cheap knockoff! i would recommend taking it to a jeweler to find out for sure. italy is known the world over for making great jewelry, but i can see someone is capitalizing on their reputation! probably the chinese. good luck, and hh,