Home Precious Metals

Thrift shift find. Silver?

I can't seem to find the markings online anywhere to find out if this is silver . Paid 3$ for it


Comments

  • KliaoKliao Posts: 5,557 ✭✭✭✭✭
    edited October 24, 2021 4:46AM

    No, it's not silver. With a large company like International, if it were actual silver it would be stamped International Sterling.

    Edit:
    International Silver Silver Soldered is also listed under silver plate here on the bottom right.
    https://www.925-1000.com/silverplate_I.html

    Collector
    75 Positive BST transactions buying and selling with 45 members and counting!
    instagram.com/klnumismatics

  • dagingerbeastttdagingerbeasttt Posts: 791 ✭✭✭✭

    @Kliao said:
    No, it's not silver. With a large company like International, if it were actual silver it would be stamped International Sterling.

    Edit:
    International Silver Silver Soldered is also listed under silver plate here on the bottom right.
    https://www.925-1000.com/silverplate_I.html

    Thank you.

  • tincuptincup Posts: 5,121 ✭✭✭✭✭

    Interesting item, but likely plated; seems to be some flaking/rusting around the edges?

    ----- kj
  • dagingerbeastttdagingerbeasttt Posts: 791 ✭✭✭✭

    @tincup said:
    Interesting item, but likely plated; seems to be some flaking/rusting around the edges?

    I started to clean it off. It had a bunch of black substance all over it. No flaking or rust that I noticed .but I thought it was neat.

  • derrybderryb Posts: 36,779 ✭✭✭✭✭

    I suspect that only the solder used to join two metals contains trace amounts of silver.

    "Interest rates, the price of money, are the most important market. And, perversely, they’re the market that’s most manipulated by the Fed." - Doug Casey

  • rickoricko Posts: 98,724 ✭✭✭✭✭

    I believe (As @derryb said) that just the solder used was of silver content... That is why it is clearly stated. Cheers, RickO

Sign In or Register to comment.