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Is gold plated over sterling silver better than Sterling Silver?
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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.
What is the difference between 18KGP and Sterling Silver?
18kgp is 18 carat gold plated so it is not gold inside just plated in gold which will wear off with time and sterling silver is silver all through it not plated.
What type of gold is 9ct gold plated sterling silver Is it real gold or real silver?
A nine carrot gold plated sterling silver is both gold and silver. This would be more sliver than gold.
How can one tell if a sterling silver chain is real?
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.
What is rodium plated sterling silver?
Rhodium, from the platinum family, is a metal that does not tarnish. It is plated over silver so that you do not have to clean it as often. It is much shinier than silver though, a true lover of sterling silver may not like the shine of rhodium.
Does Avon sell sterling silver?
only some of their jewelery are sterling silver and it will state weither it is plated or sterling silver.
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.
Is sheridan silver plated or sterling?
Sheridan silver is copper plated with silver.
Did the standard silver co ltd Toronto produce silver plated or sterling silver dishes?
They did both genuine sterling and sterling plate, the genuine flatware and dishes will be marked Sterling.
Is antique silverware that is only marked sterling plated?
Sterling means that an item is solid silver of a certain quality, not plated.
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.
A tray I have is non-magnetic which makes me think it is sterling silver. How do you determine if something is silver plated or sterling silver?
In the US, sterling silver will ALWAYS be hallmarked with the word "sterling" or "925." Silver plated will never be hallmarked. Anything plated with a precious metal, no matter how thick the plating, will never be hallmarked.Neither sterling nor silverplate is magnetic, unless the plating is over a steel or iron core, which is rarely the case.
Is flatware from the international sterling company real silver or plated?
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
What is the difference between 18KGP and Sterling Silver?
18kgp is 18 carat gold plated so it is not gold inside just plated in gold which will wear off with time and sterling silver is silver all through it not plated.
Is Stratford Silver co Special silver plated or sterling?
silver plate
WHAT DOES R 925 china mean on a ring?
it means that the ring/bracelet is gold plated sterling silver.
What does 925 gp mean?
It is Gold Plated sterling silver
