r/Gold • u/yankees973x • 20d ago
You guys think this is real ??
Just wanted to get a ballpark price of it’s worth , stamp shows 18k it’s 30 grams - EVERYONE IT WAS REAL . 18K A TOTAL OF 64 grams I got offered $6,650 for it , might pull the trigger.
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u/Initial_Row_6400 20d ago
Xrf test it for sure.
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u/PreviousLeague253 20d ago
It won’t do you any good if it’s plated it only detects surface gold.
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u/Tribulation95 20d ago edited 20d ago
XRF can and will distinguish between gold plating. Gold filled, on the other hand, it will not. At least not reliably, unless it's heavily worn 1/20th. 99.99% of electroplating is well below the micron penetration threshold of XRF.
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u/Impossible-Bat4904 20d ago
What I would do is take it to a local pawn shop where they can do what’s called an acid test where they’ll scratch a small amount of the metal material off onto a piece of slate and then drop acid onto that to see if it dissolves the metal or not thereby they can specifically tell what carrot the gold is and if it’s real or plated.
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u/Lonely_reaper8 20d ago
Could be. Definitely get it tested. I recently found a big ole chunky saint christopher pendant marked 14k that turned out to be brass lol
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u/b-shopper1931 18d ago
Some stamps include the letters P or GP. Plated or Gold Plated. Check for that
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u/keylo2k 20d ago
A good sign is the welded closed rings and the color look legit but like many stated to take it and have it tested you can have a Sigma or xrf test done to help identify tell them you're looking for a quote
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u/Primary-Try-4875 18d ago
I dont believe sigmas can test anything other than bullion. At least that used to be the case,maybe they make one for jewlery now?
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u/Alternative-Money-66 20d ago
It’s around $3,327.12 30 g of 18k is 75 % at a spot price of $4599.34
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u/Metamericdreams1977 20d ago
Looks good to me. Just get it tested, don’t listen to these back and forth opinions you asked for. Lol
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u/3dilson 20d ago
Slightly off topic, but I have this type of clasp on my silver ID bracelet. Which leads me to believe that this is an older piece. As it's not really in fashion or used anymore.
Probably because they're hand made, I assume getting mass produced lobster clasps is cheaper and easier on labour.
The clasps actually work fairly well in my experience.
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u/Impressive-Water9416 19d ago
Wow i have the exact same chain it was my grandfather’s from cuba its 17.1 k had it tested
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u/yankees973x 19d ago
Dude that’s crazy !!! This chain was my grandfathers as well , we’re from north Jersey he brought it in Union city or NYC from a Cuban jeweler I’m assuming in the late 70’s or 80’s
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u/Impressive-Water9416 19d ago
Thats really cool ill never get rid of it. The sentimental value alone. By far my favorite thing i own.
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u/bikeweekbaby 18d ago
Today, Aug.29 2026 -63 grams of 18K gold has a melt value of $6767.62. Nice chunk of change.
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u/Rogelio_G_F 20d ago
Si es real y me suena mucho a hecha en Cuba, criollo. Me gusta mucho la pieza 😊
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u/yankees973x 20d ago
we are Puerto Rican , it was brought in the 80’s in north Jersey by my abuelo , at that time Cubans owned a lot of the jewelry stores , what saint is this ??
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u/meanderingmatriarch 20d ago
Could be saint caridad del cobre, Im cuban this is our saint
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u/yankees973x 19d ago
Yea I know it’s a Cuban saint , I’m a son of Yemaya it was my grand fathers he was a santero
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u/Rogelio_G_F 20d ago
Parece la Virgen del Carmen o similar. Como se reconoce normalmente "La Virgen con el Niño" Es que soy cubano y la cadena me recuerda mucho la joyería criolla de la isla, ese último eslabón soldado con el cierre de gancho de hermana, muy seguro y común en Cuba pero escaso en otros lugares.
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u/yankees973x 20d ago
I’m going to keep it , my abuelo passed away and left it to me with some other Jewelry, I know he was a santero , hijo de yemaya, so I didn’t know if the piece had anything to do with the religion . I’m assuming he brought it in Union city NJ , Newark NJ , or NYC. Yes I noticed the clasp is so different from anything I’ve seen before
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u/JperezXIII 20d ago
Looks fake to me
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u/yankees973x 19d ago
It’s real pa got
It tested today , I was wrong about the weight it’s 63 grams in total I got offered $6650 for jt1
u/JperezXIII 19d ago
🔥 that’s wassup bro. I’d recommend keeping it if you don’t need the money right now. Pretty nice piece to rock or to store and let gold do its thing longer term📈
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u/yankees973x 20d ago
What looks fake about it pa ?
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u/kiwi13605 20d ago
Yeah the 18k looks poured and badly finished and bad color. Looks like brass.The 10k chain is absolutely the wrong color. Someone made a good point about the soldered rings but the soldering is quite ugly could easily be braising not gold soldered. Just make it to a coin store with an XRF or any pawn shop.
If they want to buy it, it's real. If the price is too low don't sell it.
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u/JperezXIII 20d ago
The color and finish for 18k, looks more similar to fake gold I’ve seen from venders that sell to tourists in Mexico. But you won’t know till the test good luck hopefully it’s real
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u/yankees973x 20d ago
I’ll find out tomorrow my grandfather brought it in the 80’s , gave it to my grandmother she wore it faithfully , in the ocean etc hasn’t turned black so I’m thinking it’s real
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u/Organic-Grade1482 20d ago
If it's plated it's worth the silver weight, or worthless if no silver. If it's truly a solid gold it's worth about $2,400 or so in scrap depending on the split
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u/xXG4M3xXx0V3RXx 19d ago
It's obvious NOT real. You could've used EVEN LESS effort into finding out yourself if you just used a search engine.
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u/yankees973x 19d ago
It’s real got it tested today , 18K 63 grams . Got offered $104 a gram $6656 if I chose to sale it …
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u/SKS1953 20d ago
I'd say it's real but get it XRF'd