Jewelry 101
November 13 & 14, 2023
Gold testing procedures: destructive & non-destructive
Basic Gemstone Identification
Calculations of gold valuie
Non-gold calculations (minus gemstones & other non-gold components)
Sterling Silver
Platinum
Common Fakes & Scams
Hands on testing genuine & fake gold/silver/platinum
How to evaluate dirty common jewelry
Hands on class rings, dental gold & high karat
Basic antique & designer jewelry
Prep for knowledge test; take test
Jewelry 102
November 16 & 17th, 2023
Advance testing and error management
In-depth look at fakes and copied jewelry
Stone weight calculations
Basic grading of gemstones & diamonds
Hands on evaluation of genuine & fake jewelry
Hands on mined & lab/synthetic diamond characteristics
Eyes only evaluation methods
Hands on test of knowledge jewelry
Prep for knowledge test; take test
Hands on Workshops
To be held at: The Barr Engstrom Krupnik Stempkowski Learning Center
353 W. Main Street, Westville IN
9 miles south of Interstate 94, 59 miles from Chicago
Several hotels within 10 minutes of location
Email: rengstrom@inpba.org to register