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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;afantiques, post: 18571, member: 25&quot;]Magnets are rarely helpful. Iron or steel are rarely plated with anything but chromium, unless there is intent to deceive as in &#039;gold&#039; chains with fake hallmarks which are pretty common. Then , a pass with a magnet over the mixed scrap is essential.</p><p><br /></p><p>A discreet scratch somewhere deep enough to go through any plating will show the underlying metal or if the item is solid.</p><p><br /></p><p>An aluminium object is easy to spot, instictively it just feels too light to be anything else, in the same way that&nbsp; gold often feels just that bit heavier than you expected.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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