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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.
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Is international silver real silver?
International Silver is, as far as I can tell, a brand owned by the Lifetime Sterling company, and is sterling silver, which is real silver but not pure silver.
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 I Sterling?
The stands for "International" as in "International Silver.
How can you tell if a ring online is real sterling 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.
Is silver plating over sterling silver jewelry real 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.
I have a sterling silver ring with an emblem of Roman numerals could it have a real ruby and diamond?
Can a ruby be real in a sterling silver ring
What type of gold is 9ct gold plated sterling silver Is it real gold or real silver?
9ct gold plated sterling silver means that the item is primarily sterling silver with a thin layer of 9ct gold applied over it. The base metal is the sterling silver which is real silver, while the gold layer is real gold but in a lower concentration (9ct) compared to pure gold.
Should all sterling silver bear silver content amount?
No. By international standards all silver stamped "sterling silver" is 92.5% silver and 8.5% other metal(s).
Does IS stamped on William A Rodgers silverware indicate sterling silver?
no it means international silver
How do you know if my sliver is real?
it will have a mark stamped or it or it will say silver/ sterling silver.
Is stamped sheridan taunton silversmith ltd real silver?
It is real silver-plated. Full silver is described as 999 or sterling silver.
How does one determine if a piece is sterling silver?
To tell if something is real sterling silver there can be a sterling stamp placed on the actual item, since it is illegal to place that stamp if it is not real. There is also an old trick, which may or may not be real, that claims if you rub it against hair, and it smells like metal it is not real.
