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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;FlyingButtonRanch, post: 56959, member: 582&quot;]Sometimes it is hard to tell from a photo.</p><p><br /></p><p>A real pearl will feel rough on your teeth.&nbsp; With a imitation pearl you usually can see a scratch in the pearlized coating on the bead or just scratch the paint off of an imitation pearl).&nbsp; I always look like I&#039;m tasting the jewelry before I buy it.&nbsp; ha ha...</p><p><br /></p><p>If the marcasites are just molded to the metal setting, or silver lustered black glass to look like them (the luster will scratch or wear in spots), and are glued in, it&#039;s just costume.&nbsp; Old jewelry will have grain set marcasites.</p><p><br /></p><p>Glass stone have a weird wave in them usually or small bubbles. They could be garnets.&nbsp; Small stones are inexpensive, and can be set in base metals.</p><p><br /></p><p>Give it the tooth test... if it&#039;s a real pearl, it could be silver.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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