[Jewelry making - Article 00101] - Re: [Orchid] About ".835"

[pwrowe1]

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>         she had thought all this time that it was  silver .[!] ....
>     Just the same  low silver is marked at the even 100's [ 800 , 900 ,
>     ] Any one else know about this ?? 

    Mark, .835 is ALSO one of the standards for silver one finds in
    parts of europe, I believe...  Without testing your piece, it's
    difficult to tell much.   Could it also have been rhodium plated?  
    That would hide the silver's telltale color and tarnish...   IF it's
    white gold near to 20K, I'd expect you to be quickly aware of that
    fact by the heft of the piece, which would be near to double that
    you'd expect for the thing in a silver alloy... 

Peter Rowe

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