How to Spot Silver Hallmarks

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  • čas přidán 27. 12. 2022
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Komentáře • 35

  • @mojavegold-
    @mojavegold- Před měsícem

    Glad to have spotted this interesting video - even though it showed up on my feed a year late! That Gorham silver "Martini Spike" is quite collectible - they typically sell for between $100-$300. Used for dispensing exactly the correct measure of vermouth for a dry martini. I've found if I keep my eyes open I can usually do quite well buying and refining Sterling (.925) and "Continental" (.800) silver items. Just this week I picked up a set of .800 flatware for less than 20% of its silver value.

  • @fareast_de
    @fareast_de Před rokem +3

    Very educative vid, thanks for sharing. 6:03 is what we call "Halbmond und Krone" (half moon and crown), used in Germany since 1888. Greets from GER, U.

  • @siren1313
    @siren1313 Před rokem +2

    I like finding all sterling items 🥰👍 thanks for sharing

  • @667hodge
    @667hodge Před rokem +2

    There's alot of info online on hallmarks,how to date them,etc. One of them is 925-1000.com. Reed and Barton began in 1824, but other manufacturers include Gorham, Whiting, Tuttle and Tiffany.Along with letters,some use graphic symbols,and figures,such as the lion passat,which if you see that,it wasn't before 1822.

  • @robertscagnelli1011
    @robertscagnelli1011 Před rokem +1

    Thanks Ben! another GREAT informational piece!!

  • @TiHerr74
    @TiHerr74 Před rokem +1

    That was fascinating and totally unexpected. Thanks Ben.

  • @jacobg6528
    @jacobg6528 Před 5 měsíci +1

    sometimes the mark is just worn off. Got a 36 oz Shot cup the other day. sold as silver plate for 5 bucks. It was sterling :D you can almost see the original stamp.

  • @larryfischer638
    @larryfischer638 Před rokem

    Great Video, thanks for all the info about silver markings.

  • @danahiggs5133
    @danahiggs5133 Před 3 měsíci

    So # 1. I S means International Silver Co. Sometimes sterling ...look at the International Silver Co. Sterling vase you actually have.
    #2 the small blue and silver cup is a salt
    #3 the money clip marked sterling was Tiffany & Co ... Worth more than just the silver content.
    #4 the tea strainer marked Holland has brass showing through. That strainer is a tourist piece ... Not usually sterling.

  • @SevenSparrowsFarm
    @SevenSparrowsFarm Před 5 dny

    Great video thanks!

  • @ehrenkrause9861
    @ehrenkrause9861 Před rokem +2

    The one thing I didn't see you have was 90% silverware stamped coin silver or 900 😊 I used to be able to find it in the second hand shops but Silver has become quite the hot commodity last few years

    • @joselopez-kx3sm
      @joselopez-kx3sm Před 6 měsíci

      hopefully that makes it fashionable and popular again. the prices for silver compared to other rare metals are so low.

  • @stevezio99
    @stevezio99 Před rokem

    Great info thank you

  • @arnival3694
    @arnival3694 Před rokem

    Very interesting Ty Ben

  • @JackFrost-xvxv
    @JackFrost-xvxv Před rokem

    A really good video. great Info

  • @sandiahead
    @sandiahead Před rokem

    Some great pieces there. I was really hoping the duck was a knife. Between that, the Gorham needle and the Holland tea set I'm not sure what's cooler.

  • @mikefisher5940
    @mikefisher5940 Před rokem

    Thanks. Mike

  • @ehrenkrause9861
    @ehrenkrause9861 Před rokem

    Is Centralia not Central 😁👍 about 40 miles south of me if I remember right it's been a while since I've been through that small town really known from Mount St Helens. They had a glass shop that used the ash to make blown glass.

  • @near--zero
    @near--zero Před rokem

    that cigar cutter is dope

  • @essdee800
    @essdee800 Před rokem +1

    Got an antique sterling cup. It gets so hot or cold, doesn't make a good cup 🤣

  • @lpandy21
    @lpandy21 Před rokem

    Cool "self medicating seringne'!

  • @kaynefryday1251
    @kaynefryday1251 Před rokem

    Nice

  • @davidk7324
    @davidk7324 Před rokem

    Cool. Tea seeps . . . or steeps?

  • @piecesofeight
    @piecesofeight Před rokem

    What about EPNS- Electro Plated Nickel Silver?

  • @johnmills7459
    @johnmills7459 Před rokem +1

    I have some flatware marked sterling but it also has IS stamped on it. What do I have?

  • @davidnewton1187
    @davidnewton1187 Před rokem

    "IS" stands or International Silver.
    Good video.

  • @kennethstickney8819
    @kennethstickney8819 Před rokem

    And flatware marked Peru Silver is .950 although made in USA

  • @vm.999
    @vm.999 Před rokem

    💯🔥

  • @arnival3694
    @arnival3694 Před rokem

    Sorry that 1 is glass

  • @minnesota-matt
    @minnesota-matt Před rokem

    Sterling silver syringe lol

  • @joelkirby3430
    @joelkirby3430 Před rokem

    German silver is nickel

  • @briang2142
    @briang2142 Před rokem

    Hey I learned something today, thanks Ben! I didn't know that about "835"