Gold, Platinum, Palladium, Silver and Other Jewelry Metals: How to Test, Select and Care for Them

A full-color guide for lay people and professionals about gold, platinum, palladium, silver, copper, bronze, brass, iron, stainless steel, Damascus steel, titanium, niobium, aluminum, tungsten carbide and cobalt chrome. Gold, Platinum, Palladium, Silver & Other Jewelry Metals explains how to test, buy, sell, and care for jewelry with precious and alternative metals. High-quality color photos show how these metals are creatively used in jewelry. Besides providing an historical perspective and interesting facts about the metals, this book discusses jewelry manufacturing methods, plating and responsible mining & business practices.

You will learn:

• How to read the stamps on jewelry mountings
• How to identify jewelry metals
• How to determine the gold content in jewelry
• How and where to sell your unwanted jewelry
• How to spot a fair consignment contract
• How to select refiners and prepare shipments to them
• How to prevent and remove silver tarnish
• How to clean metal jewelry

253 color photos plus diagrams, tables and charts