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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Lucille.b, post: 3604712, member: 51&quot;]Good timing with KSW&#039;s find in her lot, now thinking this brooch I got last year is moonstone as well.</p><p><br /></p><p>I picked this up at a consignment store last January when on a trip.&nbsp; The construction just looked so interesting to me --sort of reminded me a better antique setting, but didn&#039;t recognize the stone.&nbsp; I noticed the replacement stone before purchase, a sloppy looking fix.&nbsp; But with a few question marks and thinking it might be something fun to research, and needing a souvenir of the trip, I got this for $12.</p><p><br /></p><p>So it sat for all this time, but then noticed KSW&#039;s post.</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="https://www.antiquers.com/threads/moonstone-crescent-moon-brooch.58427/#post-3593449" class="internalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.antiquers.com/threads/moonstone-crescent-moon-brooch.58427/#post-3593449">https://www.antiquers.com/threads/moonstone-crescent-moon-brooch.58427/#post-3593449</a></p><p><br /></p><p>While testing some jewelry for metal content, to my astonishment it tested at 14K.&nbsp; Then I did just a bit of polishing and here is some kind of etched mark, maybe inventory or other?</p><p><br /></p><p>Thought I&#039;d post to confirm ID of antique moonstone.</p><p><br /></p><p>Also maybe someone could speak to what seems to be two different kinds of moonstones, vintage and antique that you see listed.&nbsp; Anyway, here is the piece:</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]307030[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]307031[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>Was not thinking gold at first because it seemed to have some tarnish, but with the lightest swipe of a sunshine cloth, turned completely gold and revealed this etched number.&nbsp; (I need to polish more, but you get the idea).</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]307034[/ATTACH]</p><p>The one thing that&#039;s odd, is how haphazardly the stones are set.&nbsp; But I also noticed similar settings on a few 14K moonstone pins currently for sale on Ebay.&nbsp; This is the worst section, but you can see what I mean:</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]307035[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]307036[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>[USER=8708]@KSW[/USER]&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; [USER=147]@Marie Forjan[/USER][/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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