The best silver is free silver. The best way to keep my wife from being irritated at me for scrapping Sterling silver is gift her some of the good finds. There's truth to the phrase, "Happy wife, happy life." In the last lot I found, I came across a nice bracelet with quite a few stones in it. She liked it, so I told her it's hers to keep.
This one had quite a few stones in it, so it would've been a pain getting them out. I could send it in as-is, but I try to make things easier for the refiner since it's a smaller company. It's best to keep good relationships, and saving them some time is something I think helps, especially when I need to call and have questions about anything.
Since I recently got a gem tester pen, I was curious if the stones were real. Usually when something is set in Sterling silver, it's typically not expensive. That means it could be plastic, glass, Cubic Zirconia, Moissanite, synthetic diamonds, synthetic sapphires, etc.
I decided to test the bracelet.
Eleven lights means these are either Moissanite or diamonds. The pen can't distinguish between the two, and it also can't distinguish between synthetic and natural diamonds. For that I'd need additional equipment, and I'm not quite to the point where I'm reasy to invest in that just yet. Still, it's awesome the stones aren't glass or Cubic Zirconia.
If you haven't thought of scrapping for Sterling silver, I highly recommend it. Once you know what you're doing, it's a fun hobby that literally pays you to do it.
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