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A. G. Maisey · 30th January 2007, 09:09 PM

G'day Kai Wee,

reason I asked is that I have seen several very similar pendoks, and pendoks with a similar standard of embossing that look very, very much like silver, but test as mamas, or some similar alloy.

I actually bought 3 or 4 Sumatra keris a few years ago with this sort of pendok. I was sure it was silver, and paid for them accordingly. When I tested, I found they were not silver.

In my experience, the patina on dirty silver tends to blackish, rather than yellow-brown. If I see a yellow-brown patina I immediately think "mamas".

Still this pendok might be silver, but I would definitely be inclined to test it. I test everything I ever get that looks like silver. The last bottle of silver test I bought cost me $12, and has lasted for years.

30th January 2007, 09:09 PM	#7
A. G. Maisey Member Join Date: May 2006 Posts: 6,984	G'day Kai Wee, reason I asked is that I have seen several very similar pendoks, and pendoks with a similar standard of embossing that look very, very much like silver, but test as mamas, or some similar alloy. I actually bought 3 or 4 Sumatra keris a few years ago with this sort of pendok. I was sure it was silver, and paid for them accordingly. When I tested, I found they were not silver. In my experience, the patina on dirty silver tends to blackish, rather than yellow-brown. If I see a yellow-brown patina I immediately think "mamas". Still this pendok might be silver, but I would definitely be inclined to test it. I test everything I ever get that looks like silver. The last bottle of silver test I bought cost me $12, and has lasted for years.