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vintagemad
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I picked this awesome piece up at a garage sale for .50 cents. It has no markings on it but I think it may be real gold. No wear or sign of gilt loss. I think its a real treasure. Thanks for looking.
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Wow, what a beauty!
Thanks thriftfan. And thanks for all the likes and loves everyone:)
Wow, very pretty ! Let us know if it is real gold ?
ahh i had one just like it but missing one little stone
You never showed me that piece! Holding out?
ha i have new pitcs 4 u
This link has ways of testing gold at home... one easy way is a magnet, if the item is strongly attracted to the magnet, it probably isn’t worth the effort to test. If the item is slightly attracted to the magnet, continue with one of the testing methods.