First and most important is the word "STERLING" also stamped on that tray? If not, it is silver plated and would have zero value unfortunately.
If it IS marked sterling, then you will need to weigh it. Once you have the weight, you can go to a sterling silver specialist like the Silver and Gold Exchange. If you decide to sell to them, they will pay for the shipping and insurance.
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Lawrence B. Smith was a silver plate company that existed from 1887-1958. Your silver plate tray was not made in 1862. Rather, 1862 is the style number for the item, misguiding as it may seem to be.
No. The standard number for sterling silver is 925, or .925.
Look on the inside, edges or clasp of the piece for the number 925. If it has that number then it is sterling silver.
Hi,silver plating over sterling silver is not real sterling silver.Sterling silver is a unique blend of silver and usually copper. It contains 92.5% silver, that is why the number on sterling silver jewelleries and other stuff is 925.
Sterling silver number charms are not very challenging to find at all. In order to find sterling silver number charms, one can visit the Charm Factory website.
Oxidation numbers of all metals in an alloy, which Sterling is, are zero.
It is 92.5% - that's where the number 925 comes from often stamped on Sterling Silver. In fact it cannot be legally called Sterling Silver unless it is at least 92.5% pure silver.
'Sterling' silver is real silver. Any item that is described as 'Sterling' silver will always be real silver as 'Sterling' is actually the name gives to the 925 purity of silver. Sterling is 92.5% purity. This is the standard of real silver as we know it.It will also be hallmarked with the number of fineness at 925, as classified internationally as Sterling Silver.
It means that 99.8% of the mass is silver. Sterling has a minimum of 92.5%.
Sterling silver is stamped 925 or .925 because it is 92.5% silver, and 7.5% alloy (usually copper).
Sterling silver is marked .925; fine silver is marked .999. It appears 3645 may be a pattern or product number.
Yes, it must be 92.5% silver