Be careful when buying and selling antique jewelry. It is difficult for a beginner to tell an authentic old piece from a good copy. Collectors of antique gold jewelry had a heyday prior to World War II. Most stores that sold new jewelry had a box of old scrap jewelry waiting to be melted down for the gold content.
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