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International silver Co, US, used an Indian head mark.
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.
The stamp KG on Sterling silver indicates that there is a gold inlay. The KG is an acronym for karat gold.
Sterling silver
From 1896 and from sweden
923 is not a stamp for sterling silver. Sterling silver is defined as being 92.5 percent pure silver as a minimum and is therefore usually stamped 925. 923 could be another mark than a purity stamp though.
It means it is sterling silver
if it is a white metal it is probably sterling silver. the stamp for sterling silver is 925. the 9 might've worn away. 925 means its 92,5 percent silver and the other 7,5 percent is copper.
Sterling silver can easily be differentiated from plated silver if the silver was made in the United States. It will either say 'sterling' on the metal or have an engraving of its purity. Sterling silver is 92.5% pure silver. If it was made outside the United States, there will be a different stamp applied to it.
925 is a stamp on sterling silver to indicate that it is 925 parts silver to the 1000.
its sterling silver
"925" usually indicates sterling silver.