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<p>[QUOTE="evelyb30, post: 393531, member: 36"]Most people I know use acid kits to test silver. They're all pretty much alike - a ceramic "stone" to scrape the metal on and small bottles of acid. Jewelry dealers use the 18k gold acid to test silver with. When hit with the acid, silver turns white and "curdles". Don't test on the piece unless you're fairly sure it's plated and you just want to burn through so no one else mistakes it for anything good.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="evelyb30, post: 393531, member: 36"]Most people I know use acid kits to test silver. They're all pretty much alike - a ceramic "stone" to scrape the metal on and small bottles of acid. Jewelry dealers use the 18k gold acid to test silver with. When hit with the acid, silver turns white and "curdles". Don't test on the piece unless you're fairly sure it's plated and you just want to burn through so no one else mistakes it for anything good.[/QUOTE]
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