This video was such an eye-opener for all of us, Yana. What a great conclusion to this experiment. 👍 I think the lesson here is that there may be false positives when testing silver with an 18k solution so its always good to double check with the traditional silver testing solution if one wants to be certain. Awesome informative video, my friend. You did a great job clearing up the mystery of that bunch of "silver." It was just too good to be true. 😉
Thank you so much! I have to re-test everything but at least I will feel confidant in the results. Your video should be in the top search list for #silver testing jewelry
Wow, thank you for doing this experiment on video and sharing with us, great information. I’ve enjoyed this video and it is definitely valuable to me. I learn something new on every video. I look forward to more of your videos 😊
There must have been some silver in the sample as the 18k solution revealed a presence of silver. The traditional silver solution will reveal little to no red colour if the sample is 50% silver. Also the silver testing solution has a very short shelf life and perhaps it was losing it's effectiveness when you tested the sample. In every case that I have tested with the 18k solution, any presence of silver will reveal a silver precipitate (silver chloride from the 18k aqua regia solution) that at first is blue then turns white. I have never tested any alloy of silver that didn't reveal this precipitate. The problem using 18k solution is determining purity but I have found that making a single well defined streak line by pressing down hard when i scratch the sample, reveals a wider precipitate line when the purity is higher. I will stick with 18k solution because of it's much longer shelf life since I don't want to spend $30-$40 every year for a new testing solution.
I just bought the JSP test kit with 10 14 and 18k and silver test solutions. In my instructions it says that sterling, .925, can turn a milky white or blue with the silver test solution.
Probably made with old melted down 40% silver coins. If it was steel, zinc or nickel it would be magnetic, brass or copper would dissolve, there's definitely silver in there. Try to take it to a place that has an xrf gun they can tell you what the alloy is
Im in Canada so grain of salt, but I believe that USA nickels are made of cupronickel and not coper clad in nickel It's the same with Canadian nickels between 1983 and 1999, those are cupronickel
Your item is silver plated. The 18K acid scratch test method works perfectly, every time! You need to file past the plating. When in doubt (if you don't mind ruining the piece) File past the surface and pour 14K acid onto the wound. If it turns any type of blueish green color, it's NOT solid silver. Same is always true for gold testing. If you only test the surface, your item may give a false positive. A heavily plated item is gold on the outside!! Minor point of difference of opinion. I would never describe the color 18K solution as blue- or even bluish. It turns milky white. No blue tone whatsovever.
The 18k method is flawless, as long as you understand the need to sometimes score past the plating to be certain The magnet test is worthless, I know everyone uses it and beleive it’s gospel I’ve never had a magnetic fake piece of silver I guess it’s good for going through your junk drawer to separate the paper clips and staples from your loose change 🤷🏻♂️
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This video was such an eye-opener for all of us, Yana. What a great conclusion to this experiment. 👍 I think the lesson here is that there may be false positives when testing silver with an 18k solution so its always good to double check with the traditional silver testing solution if one wants to be certain. Awesome informative video, my friend. You did a great job clearing up the mystery of that bunch of "silver." It was just too good to be true. 😉
Exactly my outcome of this experiment :(
I think I will use the red acid testing first from now on, but first eliminate any acid issue with the control experiment
Thank you so much! I have to re-test everything but at least I will feel confidant in the results. Your video should be in the top search list for #silver testing jewelry
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That was pretty darn cool, I think you proved it is best to use silver test acid. Thanks for that. I will use the right way!
Thank you so much. It was so bothering me....
This is the best video in a while. The jewelry is fun, but the correct information is imperative. Thank you for going the extra mile! ❤
You are so welcome! I just couldnt stop thinking about it. It drove me crazy....
@@yourvintagebeauties brb. Going to retest all of my listed “.925 silver” :) Will also buy something from you to say thank you!
@@stephver You dont need to buy anything from me :) Just your "Thank You" is so much more to me
@@yourvintagebeauties well, I was looking at a Betsey Johnson necklace but it sold. I want to!!!
@@stephver 😘🥰😍
Thank you for this video! It was very informative and easy to understand. It was exactly what I needed to overcome my uncertainty when I test jewelry!
Wow, thank you for doing this experiment on video and sharing with us, great information. I’ve enjoyed this video and it is definitely valuable to me.
I learn something new on every video.
I look forward to more of your videos 😊
Thank you so much for going to the trouble of presenting this experiment! He he help!
You bet!
I really enjoyed the presentation and educational results! I hope all jewellery sellers view. Very informative 🥰
Now I'm gonna be skeptical about RUclips resellers only using the gold acid to test silver.
This is such an informative video.
There must have been some silver in the sample as the 18k solution revealed a presence of silver. The traditional silver solution will reveal little to no red colour if the sample is 50% silver. Also the silver testing solution has a very short shelf life and perhaps it was losing it's effectiveness when you tested the sample. In every case that I have tested with the 18k solution, any presence of silver will reveal a silver precipitate (silver chloride from the 18k aqua regia solution) that at first is blue then turns white. I have never tested any alloy of silver that didn't reveal this precipitate. The problem using 18k solution is determining purity but I have found that making a single well defined streak line by pressing down hard when i scratch the sample, reveals a wider precipitate line when the purity is higher. I will stick with 18k solution because of it's much longer shelf life since I don't want to spend $30-$40 every year for a new testing solution.
Wow! Great info!! Thank you for doing this video!
You are so welcome!
I think you are right best to test with proper solution. ❤️
I am just looking after the RUclips buyers who may buy an item thinking that it is silver based only on the 18k testing.
Thank you! You just saved me some money
Why not use both if in doubt.
It must turn blue with an alloy with silver. Wow - great video!
Thank you!
This is GREAT! Ty!
Excellent video!
Could the one the jeweler said wasn’t silver be silver plated?
No, silver solution would react a bit at least
I just bought the JSP test kit with 10 14 and 18k and silver test solutions. In my instructions it says that sterling, .925, can turn a milky white or blue with the silver test solution.
It will, BUT some NON silver metals can turn that color too. I have a video about it.
Thank you so much dear 💞💞💞
Thank you for watching!
Love the intro!
I think it’s silver all day long. I could see some red on the silver acid test but it was darker so I’m thinking it’s just not as pure
You think? I will re test. Thank you very much 😊
It could be a lower quality of silver, perhaps 500-800 silver?
Probably made with old melted down 40% silver coins. If it was steel, zinc or nickel it would be magnetic, brass or copper would dissolve, there's definitely silver in there.
Try to take it to a place that has an xrf gun they can tell you what the alloy is
Sending this to another RUclipsr. ❤
Thank you for this great video! You said you were going to tell us something about the 10kt testing solution?
Im in Canada so grain of salt, but I believe that USA nickels are made of cupronickel and not coper clad in nickel
It's the same with Canadian nickels between 1983 and 1999, those are cupronickel
I belive you are correct
I need to buy silver testers solutions
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Just buff it off with 1000 grit sandpaper:)
Yes, I cringe when I watch other resellers calling something silver and gold without a cross check.
Maybe that broken bracelet is silver plated?
Probably!
Your item is silver plated. The 18K acid scratch test method works perfectly, every time! You need to file past the plating.
When in doubt (if you don't mind ruining the piece) File past the surface and pour 14K acid onto the wound. If it turns any type of blueish green color, it's NOT solid silver.
Same is always true for gold testing. If you only test the surface, your item may give a false positive. A heavily plated item is gold on the outside!!
Minor point of difference of opinion. I would never describe the color 18K solution as blue- or even bluish. It turns milky white. No blue tone whatsovever.
To be honest, it doesn't. I have a video where 18k showed blue while it wasn't silver.
I guess that's what I'm saying, if it's silver, it should be white- never blue
: )
The plating is only 1 micron that would come off with one scratch, she did like 10 scratches no plating would survive that
Yeah, definitely NOT silver
The 18K method proves it
The 18k method is flawless, as long as you understand the need to sometimes score past the plating to be certain
The magnet test is worthless, I know everyone uses it and beleive it’s gospel
I’ve never had a magnetic fake piece of silver
I guess it’s good for going through your junk drawer to separate the paper clips and staples from your loose change 🤷🏻♂️
It's probably white gold
XD lol yeah or solid rhodium
If it was nickel it would be highly magnetic. There's no way nickel would survive 18kt acid
nickel is not a ferrous metal.
Great video yana. Call me
Will do