Anybody have an answer to this?

[pixiecrinkle]

How might one tell if a piece of jewelry is solid gold v. gold plated? I have a ring for sale on ebay and someone asked me this question, but I've got no idea. I would guess it's solid, based on where I got it, but I'm sure that's not good enough evidence to give a potential buyer.

Comments

[king-tirian.livejournal.com]

I think that the Mr. Wizard answer would be to weigh the ring, then stick the ring in a full glass of water and measure the volume of water that spills out. Dividing the weight by the volume, you'd have the density of the ring, which you could compare to the density of pure gold.

Or you could take it to a jeweler at the mall and ask them.

[pixiecrinkle.livejournal.com]

Hmmmmm...science. I kind of like that. :-)