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<p>[QUOTE="Marie Forjan, post: 2887710, member: 147"]If it's not marked you are going to have the metal tested to know what it is. If it's gold, it's possible the flowers are a different fineness than the bar pin part, that may be why it looks different.</p><p><br /></p><p>First though, you can check the pearls. Rub them on your front teeth, if they are gritty they are real pearls, if they are smooth they are costume. This test won't tell you if they are natural or cultured pearls and the test won't work if you have dentures.</p><p><br /></p><p>Go ahead and post the other orchid piece here, and you did great on the photos <img src="styles/default/xenforo/smilies/smile.png" class="mceSmilie" alt=":)" unselectable="on" />[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Marie Forjan, post: 2887710, member: 147"]If it's not marked you are going to have the metal tested to know what it is. If it's gold, it's possible the flowers are a different fineness than the bar pin part, that may be why it looks different. First though, you can check the pearls. Rub them on your front teeth, if they are gritty they are real pearls, if they are smooth they are costume. This test won't tell you if they are natural or cultured pearls and the test won't work if you have dentures. Go ahead and post the other orchid piece here, and you did great on the photos :)[/QUOTE]
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