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A quick method to determine if an item is silver or silver-plated is to look for the hallmark. In the US, this is usually "sterling" ".925″ "925/1000″ (or .999 for bullion).
If the hallmark can't be found, but you suspect it may be silver, a Silver Acid Test would be a way to confirm silver content.
After placing a drop of the Acid Test solution on your item, a color will appear that you can match to a color chart (often included in an acid test kit) to indicate the silver content in your piece.
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What is silver plated zinc?
it is zinc plated in silver
Can pure 925 sterling silver be gold in color?
Only if it's been plated with something else.
How can you tell if something is real sterling silver?
Sterling silver is stamped "sterling" or "925". Other metals may say "nickel free," "stainless," "surgical steel," "silver plated," "WGF" (white gold filled), "nickel silver," "Peruvian silver," "German silver," "Tibetan silver," "Bali Silver," and a number of other things, but NOT sterling or 925. That's the key.
Is tibetan silver stirling or plated?
Tibetan silver is plated rather than made of sterling silver. Cast iron or copper is used to make Tibetan silver. Then it is plated with sterling silver or any other material that looks like sterling silver.
If it is gold plated over silver does that mean that it is true gold or fake?
Gold plated over silver means that the ring is made of silver with a thin layer of gold plated to it. It is not solid gold but solid silver with gold on it.
How can you tell the difference between silver plated flutes and nickel plated flutes?
By the color, obviously. NIckel plated flutes are slightly golden and well, silver plated, they have silver color.
Are spoons marked silver argente real silver?
Silver argenté is apparently a french term for something that is silver plated.
What can you tell me about Silver Plated Goblet from Portugal?
Very little I am afraid as we can not see it.
What is silver plated zinc?
it is zinc plated in silver
Is sheridan silver plated or sterling?
Sheridan silver is copper plated with silver.
Is a silver pitcher labeled montclair oneida community limited silver or silver plated?
Mine is Silver Plated.
How do you tell solid silver spoon from silver plated spoon?
Generally, pure silver is much heavier than a silver plated object. Pure silver objects such as spoons will also have a stamp somewhere on it that will say "925" or "925/1000." This shows you that the spoon has a silver content of 92.5 percent. Silver plated objects will not have this stamp.
Can pure 925 sterling silver be gold in color?
Only if it's been plated with something else.
How can you tell if something is real sterling silver?
Sterling silver is stamped "sterling" or "925". Other metals may say "nickel free," "stainless," "surgical steel," "silver plated," "WGF" (white gold filled), "nickel silver," "Peruvian silver," "German silver," "Tibetan silver," "Bali Silver," and a number of other things, but NOT sterling or 925. That's the key.
Does silver plated have any value?
First of all, theres no such thing as "silver plated sterling". Sterling is 92.5% silver, anything plated is just plated. If the item is solid sterling silver, its metal value depends on the current price of silver - but it may be worth more as a collectible. If it's plated base metal it has very little value.
Are silver plated cables any good?
Yes silver plated cables are actually recommended more over the gold plated ones. A lot of people say that the gold plated ones are a waste of money since you can get the same result or better from the silver plated.
Is tibetan silver stirling or plated?
Tibetan silver is plated rather than made of sterling silver. Cast iron or copper is used to make Tibetan silver. Then it is plated with sterling silver or any other material that looks like sterling silver.
