Gold, Platinum, Palladium,Silver & Other

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