Value my stock pin competition - a bit of fun.

[criso]

If it's old, is it more likely to be paste rather than CZ which are a relatively modern invention

 

[tda]

There was a thing on the Antiques Roadshow on Sunday about telling the difference between diamonds and CZ. Diamonds will have very sharp neat edges where the facets meet. CZ will be more rounded. You need one of those magnifying scopes to see that though.

I was just thinking about that too

 

[ycbm]

I'm so intrigued by it now I think I need to walk into town tomorrow morning and find out.

Any more bids before then?
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[Rowreach]

I'm wondering which charity is going to be getting the £1m

 

[HopOnTrot]

50p

Or £500

 

[SO1]

I would say £130.

 

[Kaylum]

£8

 

[DabDab]

Hehe, popped back on to revert my username and saw this so had to have a guess...

£20

I don't think it's massively old (first half of 20th century maybe) and think the stones are probably paste.

Will have to check back later now

 

[ycbm]

DD I can't believe paste or glass would have remained undimmed after ten plus years forgotten in a damp lorry cupboard. The box I had it in was wrecked! Plus you can't see in the photo but they really are brilliant, and they cut glass.

I think it's either going to be the £2.70 I paid in the ebay auction or thousands. If they are diamonds they are white and six matched stones 3mm diameter, far bigger than the ones in my ring valued at £2000.

I just have zero idea what to do with it if it's valuable. I don't need the money, I don't do jewellery much and have plenty, it isn't something I'd wear as it is and it would cost a lot to remount them in another form, and if it's old it would be a proper piece of hunting memorabilia and a real shame to break it up.

If they are aren't diamonds I'll announce the winner later. If they are diamonds I'll tell you the age if I can, and we can start again with everyone guessing what it's worth knowing they are diamonds and I nearly threw it in the dustbin.

Check back later folks!
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[Reacher]

I am going to say £21 however as I always get the valuations wrong on antiques roadshow it will be £5 million

 

[DabDab]

Well I'm certainly intrigued!

I've come across quite a few silver items from the 1920s and 30s that aren't hallmarked, mostly of Canadian or US origin, so there's always that possibility too.

 

[Goldenstar]

Paste is made from lead and remains brillant .

 

[ycbm]

Paste is made from lead and remains brillant .

I've just read up that they won't scratch glass. These do, but so does CZ, but the mounting looks way too old for CZ. We should know more soon when I get out of bed and stop playing on here
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[rextherobber]

Are you walking into town now??!

 

[ycbm]

Just about to leave.
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[Goldenstar]

All we have to do is wait .

 

[ycbm]

Bah, three jewellers open and no jewellers working today. But I could see the eyes of the counter staff as I showed them it. One did say it's almost certainly silver, but all of them had been trained not to make any comment on the stones and one was pretty well biting her tongue not to The sun shone and the stones are amazing in sunshine. I'm actually going to be surprised now if they aren't diamonds.



One woman definitely didn't want to be at work today.

- what do you want to do with it?

- I don't know until I know how much its worth

- well what are you going to do with it, sell it?

- I don't know until I know how much it might be worth

- Hrrrumphhh



I'm going to try my favourite guy in the next town over when we go out to football later. If he's not there, then in it's tenterhooks til next week I'm afraid.
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[Rumtytum]

Bah, three jewellers open and no jewellers working today. But I could see the eyes of the counter staff as I showed them it. One did say it's almost certainly silver, but all of them had been trained not to make any comment on the stones and one was pretty well biting her tongue not to The sun shone and the stones are amazing in sunshine. I'm actually going to be surprised now if they aren't diamonds.



One woman definitely didn't want to be at work today.

- what do you want to do with it?

- I don't know until I know how much its worth

- well what are you going to do with it, sell it?

- I don't know until I know how much it might be worth

- Hrrrumphhh



I'm going to try my favourite guy in the next town over when we go out to football later. If he's not, then in it's tenterhooks til next week I'm afraid.
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Thanks for the update! Looking forward hopefully to a proper valuation later; from what you’ve just posted I think my £27 had been blown out of the water

 

[ycbm]

Thanks for the update! Looking forward hopefully to a proper valuation later; from what you’ve just posted I think my £27 had been blown out of the water

The competition will start again if they're diamonds but the prize will have to change

 

[Shady]

OMG. The suspense is killing me
Properly invested in this now
Looks silver art deco, stones are set about right for that era going by the photo, and they do look like small diamonds, but it is quite rough, hmmmm £75

 

[nagblagger]

£186 I haven't a clue where that number came from !

 

[SpotsandBays]

Well crap, guess I’m not in the runnings with my £21
How exciting though!!

 

[ycbm]

New photo taken in sunlight. The stones are 3mm diameter. The colour differences are because they aren't set level in the mount. In real life they are all brilliant white like the second one on the left. The rough edges are the photo and the mount, not the stones, which all appear to be perfect to the naked eye.

 

[criso]

Bah, three jewellers open and no jewellers working today. But I could see the eyes of the counter staff as I showed them it. One did say it's almost certainly silver, but all of them had been trained not to make any comment on the stones and one was pretty well biting her tongue not to The sun shone and the stones are amazing in sunshine. I'm actually going to be surprised now if they aren't diamonds.



One woman definitely didn't want to be at work today.

- what do you want to do with it?

- I don't know until I know how much its worth

- well what are you going to do with it, sell it?

- I don't know until I know how much it might be worth

- Hrrrumphhh



I'm going to try my favourite guy in the next town over when we go out to football later. If he's not there, then in it's tenterhooks til next week I'm afraid.
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Probably best to stick with someone you can trust

I'm going to stick with my £55 guess but clarify this is what they would offer you or at auction rather than an insurance estimate.

Even if it's silver and diamonds, they are little ones and it shocking how little jewellery fetches unless it has some sort of rarity value.

 

[Rowreach]

It's the lack of quality in the overall piece and the setting of the stones that bothers me, but I wish you the best of luck in getting told they are smaller relatives of the Kohinoor

 

[Indy]

£175

 

[Fraggle bells rock]

£145

 

[twiggy2]

£375
I really have no idea but hey ho.

 

[rabatsa]

You need to make a profit so £3.50

 

[Rumtytum]

New photo taken in sunlight. The stones are 3mm diameter. The colour differences are because they aren't set level in the mount. In real life they are all brilliant white like the second one on the left. The rough edges are the photo and the mount, not the stones, which all appear to be perfect to the naked eye.



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It looks better in this photo, I really like it!