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silver box numbered8278
international silver co. but not meaning its a sterling still might be plate
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Simple answer: The price of silver on the international market got so high that the coins were worth more than face value.
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It is a bullion coin and the value of most of them is tied to the market value of silver.
It is important to know the value of owned jewelry. China 925 stamped on gold means it is sterling silver, with a gold plating or gold wash.
There is a seven-inch International Silver Company silver-plated candy dish that appears to match the description of your item (see discussion page) listed on eBay today [December 12, 2000] at a buy-it-now price of $9.95. Comparable dishes sell for $1.00 - $12.00. Silver-plated objects typically have little value as antiques because the silver content is extremely low.
It prevented inflation. As Spain traded Chinese goods with the silver they mined in the Americas, the value of silver (currency of the Chinese) started to get out of hand.
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.
It's not worth anything, because it's not a real silver dollar. The U.S. never minted that design. What you have is a novelty, it was made in China, and it doesn't contain any silver.
The intrinsic value is $14.16 with silver at $18.31 per ounce. With silver at $47/oz, the silver value is $36.36.!!