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What does the 923 mark that is stamped into a piece of silver manufactured by the Monarch Silver Company mean?
It probably reads 92.5 which means it's 92.5% silver, a common percentage.
What does the 962 mark that is stamped into a piece of silver manufactured by the Monarch Silver Company mean?
It's a purity mark, which indicates what percentage of silver is in the item. In that specific case, the piece is 96.2% silver, and the remainder is probably copper.
What does it mean if a piece of jewelry is only stamped silver?
Then it is Silver!
What DNT mean when it is stamped on a silver piece of jewelry?
do not touch
What does it mean if a piece of silver is only stamped sterling?
Sterling stamped on any item is .925 silver and .075 other base metal.
Is international sterling real silver?
If the piece is stamped "sterling," or "925," then it is real sterling. If it's stamped "IS," the initials stand for "International Silver" Company, an American company founded in 1898 from a conglomeration of smaller companies that specialized in silver plated tableware. IS, or International Silver, only has a thin (.20 mm) layer of sterling silver over a base metal core. It has no melt value.
What does 925 mean on a piece of jewelry?
92.5% is the standard for Sterling silver, & jewellery made of that silver alloy is stamped either 925 or STERLING. In the UK, there will be a lion passant hallmark (meaning 'sterling silver') a date letter, and a hallmark indicating in which city the piece of jewellery etc. was stamped with those hallmarks.
Is 1847 rogers IS real silver?
From what I have looked up, A1 stamped on pieces means the piece is silver plated.
How do you tell if its italian silver?
Acid test the piece. 99% of the stamped .925 jewerlry on Ebay is FAKE silver.
What does otc mean on jewelry stamped OTC 925?
If a piece of jewelry is stamped with OTC 925, the OTC stamp is the name of the company that made the jewelry, OTC International. 925 is a common stamp on all sterling silver.
When something is marked silver what does that mean is it sterling silver or what exactly does that stamp SILVER mean on my piece of jewelry?
if the number .925 is stamped on it also that means sterling silver if the number .999 is stamped on the ring that means it is pure silver if no numbers, i am not sure
Is 1847 rogers bros A1 real silver?
From what I have looked up, A1 stamped on pieces means the piece is silver plated.
