Evening Republican, Volume 21, Number 63, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 16 March 1917 — Good Way to Test Diamonds. [ARTICLE]

Good Way to Test Diamonds.

Suspected diamonds are frequently tested by placing them between two coins and pressed hard with—the fingers. It is said to be impossible to make the smallest impression on a real diamond, but, in the case of a paste article, the edges may be crushed. The effect san be discerned by a critical examination with a lens.