Hi everybody: I am a newbie, have metal detected a few times, found a few coins, a silver ring, nothing worth writing home about, but now due to health reasons, am unable to partake in my favorite past time. I was on e-bay a few weeks back and did a search for metal detector finds. I won an auction from United Kingdom of a old brooch and a few other things, all uncleaned. Got my items and took my hand-held grinding tool (I know, probably not the best thing to do) to get all the grime off, and this is what I found. Any suggestions that it might be gold? It's beautiful and very heavy. All other items also had the same yellow color as the brooch. I'm at a lost on what kind of metal these items may be. Wouldn't it be nice if they were all gold, I can only hope.
Cleaning Old Finds
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GKL
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Welcome from Winnsboro, South Carolina !!!!
Here's a few sections that could be of help -
Cleaning Your Finds
https://metaldetectingforum.com/forumdisplay.php?f=11
Help To ID My Finds
https://metaldetectingforum.com/forumdisplay.php?f=10
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Here's a few sections that could be of help -
Cleaning Your Finds
https://metaldetectingforum.com/forumdisplay.php?f=11
Help To ID My Finds
https://metaldetectingforum.com/forumdisplay.php?f=10
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flyguy784
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Your image, at least on my computer, looks like silver. The stones look like quite old rough cut rubies. I'd have a jeweler check it out. That's an old piece. Might even be colonial. Where are you hunting, just a rough idea, state etc.
Hi:
Thanks for your info and thoughts. Due to health reasons I can't metal detect anymore, darn it, but I won these items on e-bay from the United Kingdom. I cleaned the brooch and the metal is yellow, the pictures don't show the justice of this brooch, quite beautiful once cleaned. I need to have it tested for gold, because to me it looks like gold, but of course I am no expect. Also I have a few other pieces from the same auction that I won, and they came out with the same yellow metal as well. It's been so much fun cleaning these items up. A piece of history from the United Kingdom. I appreciate you answering me back.
Thanks for your info and thoughts. Due to health reasons I can't metal detect anymore, darn it, but I won these items on e-bay from the United Kingdom. I cleaned the brooch and the metal is yellow, the pictures don't show the justice of this brooch, quite beautiful once cleaned. I need to have it tested for gold, because to me it looks like gold, but of course I am no expect. Also I have a few other pieces from the same auction that I won, and they came out with the same yellow metal as well. It's been so much fun cleaning these items up. A piece of history from the United Kingdom. I appreciate you answering me back.
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