How to Determine if jewelry or coins are made from real gold or fake

How to Determine if jewelry or coins are made from real gold or fake<br /><br />Looking to polish up some old jewelry? Your skin, soap, and even the air can dull your gold jewelry. Bring the luster back with a few household items and these five steps.<br /><br />You Will Need:<br /><br />Sizing a gold ring requires specific tools and procedures that differ between metals. Learn the steps that go into sizing a gold ring in this free instructional jewelry video series.<br /><br />Part 1 of 8 How to Size a gold ring.<br /><br />Size a gold ring Part 2 of 8.<br /><br />These gold stone stringers look like glistening incense sticks and are incredibly beautiful. Check out this jewelry making tutorial to learn how to turn gold stone lumps in blue and an orangey yellow into long sticks, or stringers, made of these melted lumps.<br /><br />Bead expert Kate Drew Wilkinson guides you through the process of encasing the gold lumps in COE 96 clear glass and then pulling stringers using a torch. Be safe and make sure you had experience using a torch before beginning this project!.<br /><br />Join Lisa Niven Kelly from beaducation and learn all the basics on getting started with stamping. Learn how to personalize your jewelry by stamping on metal. In this demo, Lisa discusses the necessary tools and teaches you how to make a pendant by stamping on a metal blank, punching a hole, and oxidizing. So get out your letter stamps, bench block, and hammer and stamp away! Learn how to make a stamped pendant for jewelry making.