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I have no idea what this is exactly, I hope it is Palladium but I have never found this metal before and everything I am finding out about it is confusing.
Found at a park in an area that used to be the front lawn of some very old houses.
One end was near the surface but the rest travelled straight down into the ground.
Came up clean like silver or gold but didn't seem super heavy when I held it.
On the Mojave around colored area where nickel changes to tabs, on the F70 it is about a 37-38.
I saw 950 on the clasp and I know this is one of a few platinum marks but knew platinum is heavier than gold so nothing added up.
Then I did a little research on my phone and Palladium came up, another rare and precious metal...this is the least dense so the lightest member of the Platinum family group and this is a common mark for that.
After getting home with it I research and find out a lot of sites say platinum tests don't seem to be accurate on this metal.
Some sites say acid won't work unless you use test strips with it which I don't have.
Another says putting 14k acid on it directly will turn it dark immediately which mine did.
Another says 22k acid and a scratch test should turn it from a yellow to a bright green...mine did that too.
There is a water conversion method but I don't have any measured beakers so I am sure not into that.
Still, not sure at all because I have no experience with this metal at all and I have dug way too many silver and gold items that were marked clearly but we're actually big ol' lies so do they do this on other metals too?
Made up of a bunch of small links and comes in at 15.5 grams total...if real and actually 95% Palladium that puts this thing at about $410 at today's melt price.
That surprised me.
Platinum for me is a dream and gold is still my favorite but if this is real this metal will surpass silver on my list of the most wanted.
Further research tells me that Palladium is used in a ton of products and also mixed with gold to make white gold or as plating a lot on quality jewelry because it doesn't tarnish, and rings and other items that are solid go for some big bucks.
They are making some other solid jewelry items in the last few years since they figured out easier ways to work with it but that is not common and this has been used mostly as a filler metal since it started being used to make jewelry....about 1939.
So I don't know....this could be one of the best jewelry finds I ever had or it could be a fake that will ultimately disappoint me.
Right now I am happy and optimistic and I will stay that way until I get to a jeweler and have it tested in a more accurate way.
No matter what better than digging up trash for sure.
If it is real then the Mojave paid for itself and then some once I figure out where to sell it.
Bout time...I have been swinging the thing for two weeks and I was wondering what was taking so long.
Found at a park in an area that used to be the front lawn of some very old houses.
One end was near the surface but the rest travelled straight down into the ground.
Came up clean like silver or gold but didn't seem super heavy when I held it.
On the Mojave around colored area where nickel changes to tabs, on the F70 it is about a 37-38.
I saw 950 on the clasp and I know this is one of a few platinum marks but knew platinum is heavier than gold so nothing added up.
Then I did a little research on my phone and Palladium came up, another rare and precious metal...this is the least dense so the lightest member of the Platinum family group and this is a common mark for that.
After getting home with it I research and find out a lot of sites say platinum tests don't seem to be accurate on this metal.
Some sites say acid won't work unless you use test strips with it which I don't have.
Another says putting 14k acid on it directly will turn it dark immediately which mine did.
Another says 22k acid and a scratch test should turn it from a yellow to a bright green...mine did that too.
There is a water conversion method but I don't have any measured beakers so I am sure not into that.
Still, not sure at all because I have no experience with this metal at all and I have dug way too many silver and gold items that were marked clearly but we're actually big ol' lies so do they do this on other metals too?
Made up of a bunch of small links and comes in at 15.5 grams total...if real and actually 95% Palladium that puts this thing at about $410 at today's melt price.
That surprised me.
Platinum for me is a dream and gold is still my favorite but if this is real this metal will surpass silver on my list of the most wanted.
Further research tells me that Palladium is used in a ton of products and also mixed with gold to make white gold or as plating a lot on quality jewelry because it doesn't tarnish, and rings and other items that are solid go for some big bucks.
They are making some other solid jewelry items in the last few years since they figured out easier ways to work with it but that is not common and this has been used mostly as a filler metal since it started being used to make jewelry....about 1939.
So I don't know....this could be one of the best jewelry finds I ever had or it could be a fake that will ultimately disappoint me.
Right now I am happy and optimistic and I will stay that way until I get to a jeweler and have it tested in a more accurate way.
No matter what better than digging up trash for sure.
If it is real then the Mojave paid for itself and then some once I figure out where to sell it.
Bout time...I have been swinging the thing for two weeks and I was wondering what was taking so long.
