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He told me he was perfectly willing for me to experiment on it.

Definitely, makes sense. That is something, along with the markings that I will look into once I have the piece.

Now, those...

Definitely a lot to think about. I don't currently have the chalice and I haven't seen it yet so we'll see if there are any marks, but it is either gold or gold plated.

It being a sacred vessel...

Hi, I am new here and also very new to working with precious metals. I am a knife maker and welder so I know my way around metal work, even intricate things but have never worked with gold.
I have...