Estate Sterling Silver
Is their a easy way to tell if something is silver and what is the differance between sterling silver and reg?
I bought a figurine at a estate sale just ran my people not a professional and would like to know what it is, it is kind of heavy and has like velvet on the bottom of it any input would be helpful it is old I would like to clean & polish it also any tips??
first – sterling means .925 silver the remainder is copper .. other common forms of silver, like mexican silver is usually less than .900
Plate is stamped EP
you can determine if something contains silver easily .. but it may gross you out.
The only thing you need is a piece of tin foil (silver cooking foil). Get the item that you think is silver and place it on the tin foil. Now, SPIT on the item, this will not harm the item at all.
cover the item tightly with the foil after you have spat on it. Leave it for 5-10 seconds, then open the foil. Bring it up to your nose and smell it as you open it. If it smells like rotten eggs then it’s silver.
You will notice straight away as the smell is unmistakable and strong.
Try this with something that you know is silver so that you can see it works.
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