PLATINUM / PGM BROOCH 34.3 GRAMS SCRAP OR REPAIR
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I PURCHASED THIS PLATINUM BROOCH FOR THE DIAMONDS ABOUT 20 YEARS AGO. I BOUGHT IT FROM A 52 YEAR OLD WOMAN THAT HAD IT PASSED DOWN FROM HER GREAT GREAT GRANDMOTHER. IT HAS NEVER SHOWN ANY SIGN OF TARNISH OR OXIDATION. THE ENTIRE BROOCH ACID TESTS POSITIVE FOR PLATINUM, ALTHOUGH THE EXACT COMPOSITION IS UNKNOWN, AND BECAUSE OF IT'S AGE I WOULD PREFER THE LISTING AS PLATINUM AND/OR PLATINUM GROUP METAL. OVER THE PERIOD I HAVE OWNED THIS BROOCH, I HAVE TESTED IT NO LESS THAN 10 TIMES WITH ASSORTED ACIDS, AND EVEN AQUA REGIA WILL ONLY DISOLVE A RUB OVER TIME. IT POSSESSES NO MAGNETIC PROPERTY IT WEIGHS 34.35 GRAMS, REFER TO THE IMAGES PROVIDED. I WAS TOLD BY MY JEWELER TO HANDLE IT WITH CAUTION, AS MANY OF THE PIECES FROM THIS ERA MAY BE SLIGHTLY RADIOACTIVE, THOUGH THIS ITEM HAS NOT BEEN TESTED FOR THAT AND I MAKE NO WARRANTY THEREOF. I GENERALLY SHIP WITHIN 1 DAY OF CLEARED PAYMENT AND I WILL USE ONLY USPS AND NOT PAYPAL SHIPPING OR EBAY SHIPPING. A TRACKING NUMBER WILL BE PROVIDED. I LIST THIS ITEM AS IS, WITHOUT WARRANTY, ALL STONES REMOVED, CLEANED, AND BUBBLE WRAPPED. LEAD SHIELDING IS LEFT TO THE BUYER. (giggles) PLEASE ASK ANY QUESTIONS BEFORE BIDDING. LAST, I DO NOT HAVE THE STONES THAT CAME OUT OF THIS BROOCH ANYMORE, AND THIS IS WHY I LIST AS SCRAP OR REPAIR. AN ESTIMATE OF TCW FOR REPLACEMENT STONES WAS 13.2 CARATS.
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