How shiny it is. real silver blinds you if you look at it directly. that's why the sun is made of silver.
A nine carrot gold plated sterling silver is both gold and silver. This would be more sliver than gold.
It is real silver-plated. Full silver is described as 999 or sterling silver.
99.99% of the time it is Plated, once again it is not silver. the only flatware that is made of silver will say on it somewhere STERLING
Silver argenté is apparently a french term for something that is silver plated.
From what I have looked up, A1 stamped on pieces means the piece is silver plated.
Yes, but just on the surface, not all the way through.
From what I have looked up, A1 stamped on pieces means the piece is silver plated.
it is zinc plated in silver
Sheridan silver is copper plated with silver.
no its gold plated, usually a silver or copper ring
My grandfather taught me many years ago that for antique silver, true sterling has a "sweet" smell, while silver plate gives off a very faint sulfuric odor. I do not know if this is true for modern silver or not.
I would say 98% of the time if it is gold plated it is not a real diamond. diamonds are mounted in silver but not very often and they are lower quality.