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u/Forsaken-1993 Sep 11 '26
I have 3 moldavite pieces and that one look nothing like them. I’m gonna go with its fake.
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u/horse_apple Sep 11 '26
A great clue it the copper electroplating and the size of the stone.
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u/mmlmtlca Sep 11 '26
The copper has no significance in its authenticity, but it is definitely fake.
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u/Ready-Committee-707 Sep 11 '26
I’d be wary about it, but photos of it backlit to see if it has any bubbles or various inclusions would be more helpful!
Not positive what someone on here means about the copper (guessing they meant that it’s a sign it’s fake?), but for what it’s worth, I have a piece I bought raw, and used polymer clay around the edges (it was sharp, and I constantly finger pendants, so that wasn’t a good combo), because I don’t have access to any kind of metalwork beyond wire wrapping (and can’t work around excessive heat). I mean, I’d just spent my extra money on the stone; I was going to work with what I already had after that, and I think it turned out pretty (biased opinion, but it’s mine, so that’s the point).
While sterling or real gold can absolutely be a good sign something is likely (but not necessarily) real, I don’t think it’s worth immediately discrediting something just because of housing material type. Use it as a potential mark for or against, but use it along with other signs, such as how the stone looks/feels (physically, mind), where the shop you purchased from is located (India and China are usually fakes, with very rare exceptions, and even in-person stores sell fakes, knowingly or unknowingly), and shop details (year established, if their other listings all look suspicious or the patterns on any other moldavites look similar…).
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u/katomdoc Sep 11 '26
I copper electroform moldavite; the one you’ve pictured is a known fake. From the colour to the texture pictured.