Sterling silver is often marked 925 meaning 92.5% pure silver.
A lot of utensils and jewelry are often marked 925 instead of "sterling". This often means it has 92.5% silver and is not plated. Antique silver utensils are often marked with the makers name but do not have 925 or sterling. Some are "coin" silver which is usually 800 silver or 80% silver. Sometimes it says 800. Some antique silver utensils and jewelry have no metal mark at all and do not have a maker's name.
5 comments
tobaccocardyahoo
·2 years agoSometimes they are silverplate and marked so or not.
So what?
worldcoinauctions
·2 years agoWell, yes, this is true!
sonomabarn67
·2 years agoWho is this for?
john_wade
OP2 years agoIt's for anyone that is not familiar with silver marks. Thought I would try to be helpful as very few people that I meet know what 925 or 800 or 500 means and some don't even know what sterling silver is.
sonomabarn67
·2 years agoThat's good that you are trying to help. Make sure the people you know are aware of https://www.925-1000.com/index.html a standard internet reference for all the silver marks.