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Pen gold silver platinum palladium tester~fast pgm test
PEN GOLD-SILVER-PLATINUM-PALLADIUM TESTER
ACID-FREE PATENTED MARKING PEN
Identify 24K BULLION - 22K - 18K - 14K - 10K GOLD!
Identify FINE SILVER-STERLING SILVER-COIN SILVER!
Identify PLATINUM from WHITE GOLD from PALLADIUM!
ONE PEN DOES IT ALL AND DOES IT WELL!
PEN CONTAINS INK AND BATTERIES FOR IMMEDIATE TESTING!
This amazing product works with your safety in mind.
PEN DOES NOT CONTAIN HAZARDOUS ACIDS!.
DO YOU NEED TO PROVE YOUR PRECIOUS METAL IS BULLION (100% PURE)?
METAL IS MARKED BLACK. IT IS UNDER 95% GOLD
METALLIC GRAY NOT DARKENING UNDER STRONG LIGHT FOR 15-30 MINUTES
METAL IS MARKED BLACK WITHIN 15 MINUTES. IT IS UNDER 95% SILVER
METAL IS MARKED. IT IS UNDER 95% PLATINUM
US MAIL ADDRESS: REISS, 147-47 Village Road, Jamaica, N.Y. 11435 USA
Much gold is thrown away as costume jewelry when it really is under 10k gold.
Much white gold is actually platinum.
Most gold and other precious metal is identified by its resistance to nitric acid. This simple test is great for identifying yellow gold. However, acid cannot differ white platinum from many other white metals such as stainless steel. The acid test also misses 8-9k Irish gold, the alloy being too low in gold to resist the acid. And, 22k Indian gold is usually sold at 18k prices since most acid test kits do not contain 22k acid.
The more expensive electronic testers also miss white gold. They do work on modern yellow gold alloys. They do not work on many antique yellow golds.
Look for antique white gold, especially 18k. Some of it will be more expensive platinum.
Look for old gold originating in China, India, and the Far East. Some of it will be 22k and higher
FIND HIDDEN GOLD IN FLEA MARKETS AND ESTATE SALES:
The pen allows very rapid testing of costume jewelry.
Look for a brown color, indicating 10k or 14k gold. Very little gold is 10k or 14k plated. Any gold that tests with a red color is probably plated. A lot of 10k gold is bonded, meaning solid 10k gold is welded over brass. It has some value and is usually marked as 1/20 gold. There is no bargain in hallmarked jewelry. It is either as marked or less.
1. HOLD PEN WIRE UNDER TEST METAL.
2. RUB PEN POINT ON TOP OF METAL.
3. GOLD METAL DISSOLVES INTO AN INK.
4. DRAW A LINE ON PAPER WITH THE INK.
5. TEST ONLY A BRIGHT METAL SURFACE.
The salt in the pen barrel is not hazardous, but the ink may irritate skin. Remove ink from jewelry with ajax or comet cleansing powder wet with water. Always test known gold first. If pen does not work, pull off red end cap and clean batteries (+ faces red end cap).
Plated gold on costume jewelry is a problem with all metal testers. Acid and Mizar type testers require filing. Mizar then further requires lacquering around the unfiled test area before dipping in its electrolyte. With the pen, rub the same test spot 5-10 times. Thinly plated gold shows little, if any color. Thickly plated gold will crack, which you can see and feel with your fingernail. Good gold will not crack.
A lot of white gold for diamond rings is now rhodium plated to avoid nickel allergies. Rhodium plate, usually thin, must be removed as above to test the gold beneath.
INK COLOR ON YELLOW GOLD METAL:
24K- a red ink that remains red on the metal.
22K- a red ink that turns black within 5 seconds.
18K- a thick ink that turns black immediately.
14K- a thin black ink that stains the test surface.
10K- a pale black ink that stains the test surface.
WHITE GOLD: Nickel alloy surface is turned to red 24K gold.
CAUTION: Testing removes rhodium plate revealing an underlying yellow gold.
CHAINS: Attach the wire to aluminum foil, lay the chain on the foil, and test a link surface.
PLATED GOLD: Crack the plate by repeatedly testing the same surface.
GOLD INK COLOR ON PAPER: Use only white printer paper.
18K-24K: Makes an orange (red+yellow) ink on paper.
14K- Makes a brown ink. A line drawn on paper starts brown and ends green.
10K- Makes a brown ink. A test line also starts brown, but ends with more green.
WHITE GOLD: Nickel/Gold tests like yellow gold.
Rhodium plated gold makes a green ink.
PLATED GOLD: Little ink color, usually red from 18-24K plating.
SILVER: Mark the metal surface as with gold. A gray metallic ink forms. Expose the ink to light. Times below are for a 100 watt light bulb. In bright sunlight, ink turns black about 10 times faster.
FINE SILVER (100%) Ink will turn black within 30 minutes of exposure.
STERLING SILVER (90%): Ink will turn black within 15 minutes of exposure.
50%-75% SILVER: Thin ink turning black within 5 minutes of exposure.
PLATED SILVER: Repeatedly test the same surface to reveal the underlying base metal.
50%-100%): Silver makes a white Ink that does not color paper. Any green color is due to the nickel or copper alloy.
PLATINUM (100%): White metal surface is not marked.
PLATINUM INK: Makes a bright orange ink on pen point.
Ink fades rapidly to yellow on printer paper.
PALLADIUM(100%): White metal is marked with a purplish black color.
PALLADIUM INK: Unlike silver, the ink also writes black on paper.
1. A strong red color on a yellow metal indicates gold plate.
Except for bullion, little jewelry is high karat gold.
2. The LR44 batteries are rated for 10-20 hours of contact time.
3. Intensify color by more forceful pen point contact to the test metal.
4. Test a known metal before an unknown.
5. A white metal giving a green ink may be rhodium plated gold.
REISS; 147-47 VILLAGE ROAD; JAMAICA, NY 11435; USA
