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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;JewelryPicker, post: 5558958, member: 20513&quot;]Online Auction find</p><p><br /></p><p>box lot of jewelry </p><p><br /></p><p>I was able to inspect it in person at the auction pre-view, in a not-so well lit garage of the home where the contents were being sold.&nbsp; </p><p><br /></p><p>I knew what I found in the box, the second I spotted it, but as I looked closer my excitement waned</p><p><br /></p><p>It appeared pretty obvious that the sterling was showing dark through a gold plated layer worn thin.&nbsp;&nbsp; I figured it’s best days were in the past and as I sat watching the online auction progress on my phone, I kept reminding myself to bid accordingly.&nbsp; </p><p><br /></p><p>I won, even though I went higher than I had previously convinced myself that I would.&nbsp; </p><p><br /></p><p>I picked up the box on my way home from work.&nbsp;&nbsp; Turns out there was more sterling in there, albeit scrap quality.&nbsp; </p><p><br /></p><p>On a whim, and realizing I might make the exposed silver MORE visible through the gold, I decided to gently polish with some simichrome and see what happens </p><p><br /></p><p>turns out, the tarnish was on the surface of the gold (no silver showing).&nbsp;&nbsp; Polish away!!!!&nbsp; It’s not as gold as it may have been originally, but it’s now in much better shape than I found it</p><p><br /></p><p>So I went from a very used and worn looking Rams bypass to what you see below </p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]416177[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]416178[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]416179[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]416180[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]416181[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]416182[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]416183[/ATTACH] </p><p>[ATTACH=full]416177[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]416178[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]416179[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]416180[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]416181[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]416182[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]416183[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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