Using a balance scale or any scale that is able to measure small changes in weight i e.
Ceramic test for gold.
The ceramic test showed gold lines immediately.
If it leaves a black streak the item is not gold.
The european system is a little more straightforward.
Alternatively find out if your item is gold plated by holding the piece under a light to see if it s fading at the edges.
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Scratch or rub your gold across the tile plate and take a look at the color of the streak.
I used the underneath of a cheap dish where it was unglazed anonymous.
Real gold will leave a gold streak on the ceramic while fake gold will produce a black streak.
If you can see a gold mark on the ceramic once you ve done this then the gold is real.
European gold is marked with the gold content expressed as a decimal.
Your bathroom scale will not work weigh two pieces of gold jewelry.
If the streak is gold in color the item is likely gold.
Ceramic test dragging your gold over a ceramic plate is another quick and uncomplicated way to test your gold.
Simply draw your gold across an unglazed ceramic plate applying slight pressure.
A golden yellow streak indicates real gold while a black streak shows that your item is fake or it s pyrite.
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Rub the gold piece with the clean wash cloth to remove any dust dirt or contaminants.
Using equipment and ingredients you already have you can test the authenticity of gold with a very simple test conducted in your own kitchen.
585 would be 58 5 pure incidentally this is the same as 14 karat gold and 999 or 1 000 would be pure gold and thus the same as 24 karat.
The porcelain tile test also known as the gold scratch test requires a ceramic plate or a piece of unglazed porcelain tile.
Seen a lot of people do it and was really curious of what they were doing anonymous.
A porcelain scratch test can be performed by using an unglazed tile or ceramic plate and scratching the object on the tile.
However if the mark is black then it is fake.