Advice on gold testing kit

[Smiler999]

So ive recently started buying gold from the Royal Mint, but obviously will be buying elsewhere too, looking at buying a kit for testing gold, is this one ok? Good value? Not sure of the going rate or if this is even what i need, ill be mainly buying Sovs and 9999 gold only for the stack 

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/224048410311

Any advice appreciated 

Brendan

[5huggy]

Ive tried them in the past  - Not that good really IMHO 😏

ABSOLUTELY NOT to use on proofs! 😲

they are quite fiddly to get to find the right grade - eg 9ct or 22 or 24 !

worth having a look at what some of us are considering purchasing! - - > > 

Or also - - > > 

 

[Notafront4adragon]

Depends how much gold you plan to buy and how often. If it's a high volume then the electronic resistivity type kits are a good option, but if it's the odd coin then the cost could be a little too much to justify.

The acid test is pretty good in my opinion, but depends on your chemistry technique ability. It is also a destructive test though so wouldn't recommend it for coins or anything of value, it's more for testing scrap and unrefined gold. 

Learn how to do a specific gravity test, it can be quite fiddly, you'll need some accurate scales that can measure to 100th of a gram though,  BUT apart from that no expensive kit needed, combine that test with weight and dimensions and it's a pretty sound.  

 

[Smiler999]

Not gonna be hoarding vast quantities. Mainly sovereigns and Britannia coins, only concentrating on British money, so probably couldnt justify the price of the machine