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<p>[QUOTE="spirit-of-shiloh, post: 9322, member: 32"]I gathered up a few specimens of stones and genuine and fake sterling jewelry. Still, its difficult to ID a piece online but maybe this may help a bit <img src="styles/default/xenforo/smilies/wink.png" class="mceSmilie" alt=";)" unselectable="on" /> Of course its always best to test the jewelry at hand or take to a jeweler. </p><p>First thumbnail are plastic stones that immitate turquoise,</p><p>2nd}ring is glass cab,</p><p>3rd}"liquid silver" tubes and turquoise barrel stones necklace are fake,</p><p>4th} Fake marked sterling pieces.So you can never trust a mark. </p><p>[ATTACH]2118[/ATTACH] [ATTACH]2120[/ATTACH] [ATTACH]2121[/ATTACH] [ATTACH]2122[/ATTACH] 5th} Two sterling stamps,one for rings and the other for flat pieces. Just a tap with a jewlers hammer can stamp pieces.</p><p>6th} Genuine sterling liquid silver tubes,</p><p>7th}Genuine sterling silver to make jewelry,tarnished,</p><p>8th}Genuine sterling and turquoise stones,[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="spirit-of-shiloh, post: 9322, member: 32"]I gathered up a few specimens of stones and genuine and fake sterling jewelry. Still, its difficult to ID a piece online but maybe this may help a bit ;) Of course its always best to test the jewelry at hand or take to a jeweler. First thumbnail are plastic stones that immitate turquoise, 2nd}ring is glass cab, 3rd}"liquid silver" tubes and turquoise barrel stones necklace are fake, 4th} Fake marked sterling pieces.So you can never trust a mark. [ATTACH]2118[/ATTACH] [ATTACH]2120[/ATTACH] [ATTACH]2121[/ATTACH] [ATTACH]2122[/ATTACH] 5th} Two sterling stamps,one for rings and the other for flat pieces. Just a tap with a jewlers hammer can stamp pieces. 6th} Genuine sterling liquid silver tubes, 7th}Genuine sterling silver to make jewelry,tarnished, 8th}Genuine sterling and turquoise stones,[/QUOTE]
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