what do you use to test gold and silver

greatnortherncoin

if testing gold jewelry, silver bar

57loaded

feedback from the buyer on ebay..j/k

i don't have anything scientific, to do if that's what you are implying. but i would only buy from a reputable seller.

KISHU1

I have an acid test kit that takes a little practice to know what you are doing

Frank

roadrunner

what do you use to test gold and silver?

Why Rorschach of course!

roadrunner

greatnortherncoin

does the acid leave a mark on the item ?

greatnortherncoin

looking for what kind of equipment to use, that someone has and works correctly

clouisejewelers

I got my most recent supplies from stuller.com. Great company. You will need various test acids, rubbing stones, and some practice. When you get your stuff, take some items of known karatage and see how they scrape and react to the acid. You will get to the point where you can just palm an item and look at it closely and correctly identify 90% of them without even testing.

guitarwes

An acid test kit, scale, and a magnet. You can order a test kit from just about anywhere. Wizard Supply has them with the different Carat acids. Usually you can't tell where you tested the item, but if it's scrap, it doesn't matter anyway. Practice with it first and you'll become effiecient with it.

This link is handy also.......CONVERSION STUFF YOU'LL NEED TO KNOW