Thanks! I just got a silver toast rack at a thrift shop for $3 but after polishing it up and looking up the marks, I find that it's solid sterling. Hadn't known about the lion passant, but that's what it has on the bottom.
Hi Jason. Thanks for all the info! Just a comment about showing details on your items. If you hold them in front of your face, sometimes with your hand behind the piece, it will focus on the piece. Otherwise, the camera is trying to focus on your face, especially if you're holding the piece to the side. Just my 2 cents, (from the daughter of a photographer) :) Thanks, again, for sharing your knowledge!
Thanks so much for being so informative! I have gotten some Halls Silverplates, they look to be silver, and on the back engraved Halls SILVERPLATE. You know anything in regards to Halls brands and plates?
Halls is a local to Kansas City retailer that has carried nice inventory for decades. Since they are marked SILVERPLATE, they are definitely silver plate.
@@tuxtiques So it’s from 2018 ; ) Cheers! …Sorry, really didn’t mean to be rude or anything, I’m just trying to get some more quality back in our every-days.
I’m brand new to collecting. This was very interesting with regards to trying to spot real stuff. I’ve been switching to silver plate wine glasses from glass. I don’t care about matching, I care that they don’t break and are safe to use for drinking wine. I love the engraved wedding cups with couples names on them the most. My favorite right now is a long goblet with “Chris & Vickie 1976 engraved on it. I didn’t know replating was a thing. That sounds great. These things have turned out to be fun, easy to find in thrift stores and antique stores and they’re not expensive to collect.
Most cities have a company that specializes in replating, metal work, etc. Here in Kansas City, there is Hile's and Acme Brass. They both do good work.
@@tuxtiques Thanks. I called a shop in Atlanta...Buckhead Plating. They are two weeks out. I'm in no hurry. It's a sentimental piece, anyway. I'll give it to my daughter someday.
Hi Shirley, I'm not sure what the NSO means, but the EPNS stands for Electro-Plated Nickel Silver meaning that your pieces are silver plate. The value that they would have is based solely on the popularity of the maker and pattern.
i go to mexican swapmeets and have silver plated items aat the moment, if u want pics let me know...i can get u some more since i go to places where i find often...i have had many pass me by but no one to sell them to
I can feel with my fingers whether its plate or not even through tarnish. Ive picked up silver items in thrift shops that way because often the staff cant tell. Before the modern era in the uk a piece of silver would actually have a tiny bit scraped off for testing,gold and silver. So that can be something to look for in an inconspicuous area.
Thanks! I just got a silver toast rack at a thrift shop for $3 but after polishing it up and looking up the marks, I find that it's solid sterling. Hadn't known about the lion passant, but that's what it has on the bottom.
That's awesome Kevin! There are spurious marks out there, but often times English hallmarks are overlooked at thrift stores.
I doubt it's spurious because it polished up perfectly. Looking up the hallmark and dates, it's James Dixon and Sons made in Sheffield in 1897.
@@morobrany CONGRATULATIONS! I love a good thrift score! :)
This is a such an informative video! I could listen all day. Thank you for sharing what you’ve learned.
Thank you so much Sherrie!
Really easy to follow and very informative. Thanks for the detailed comparisons.
Thank you for watching and commenting!
Much obliged for the most precious treasure of all. Knowledge!
Your welcome and thank you for watching Francisco.
Everything I needed to know, thank you so much
You are welcome and thank you for watching!
Great information but would be much more helpful if you would add clear close-ups of the marks themselves? Thanks!
I wish I knew how to add pics to my videos.
Hi Peggy,
I wish I knew how to do that but these pieces were sold years ago. :)
Hi Jason. Thanks for all the info! Just a comment about showing details on your items. If you hold them in front of your face, sometimes with your hand behind the piece, it will focus on the piece. Otherwise, the camera is trying to focus on your face, especially if you're holding the piece to the side. Just my 2 cents, (from the daughter of a photographer) :) Thanks, again, for sharing your knowledge!
Thanks! We all know a lot more now then we did when I filmed this. :)
Thank you for sharing your knowledge of silver. Very nice.
You're welcome!
Really enjoyed this video thanks for posting I Learned alot.
You're welcome.
Thank you. Informative.
Thanks for watchin Juan!
Great teaching.
Thank you!
Great video. Thank you.
Thanks for watching and commenting!
Thanks so much for being so informative! I have gotten some Halls Silverplates, they look to be silver, and on the back engraved Halls SILVERPLATE. You know anything in regards to Halls brands and plates?
Halls is a local to Kansas City retailer that has carried nice inventory for decades. Since they are marked SILVERPLATE, they are definitely silver plate.
Please upload in best quality, it's not the 90s anymore. Thanks!
Thanks. This video is 6 years old though. :)
@@tuxtiques So it’s from 2018 ; ) Cheers! …Sorry, really didn’t mean to be rude or anything, I’m just trying to get some more quality back in our every-days.
How did you know that I was watching that's crazy thank you how are you today
I love silver too
silver is just a nice thing!
I've got several pieces like the cups / set you had in the beginning they say wallace sterling 236, all im trying to figure out is the 236
Generally, numbers like that refer to a shape or specific piece. Like an inventory number.
I’m brand new to collecting. This was very interesting with regards to trying to spot real stuff. I’ve been switching to silver plate wine glasses from glass. I don’t care about matching, I care that they don’t break and are safe to use for drinking wine. I love the engraved wedding cups with couples names on them the most. My favorite right now is a long goblet with “Chris & Vickie 1976 engraved on it. I didn’t know replating was a thing. That sounds great. These things have turned out to be fun, easy to find in thrift stores and antique stores and they’re not expensive to collect.
Collecting silver plate is a great way to get started!
I have a set of candle sticks and I don't know what the hallmarks stand for. If i got a photo to you would you have any idea of its origin.
Yes. Our email is info@kcauctioncompany.com
I have a New port Gorham Silver plate yb 712
You're a f'nf boss man
thanks!
I have a silver plate set that had belonged to my mother. One leg on the tray broke off. How is it repaired?
Most cities have a company that specializes in replating, metal work, etc. Here in Kansas City, there is Hile's and Acme Brass. They both do good work.
@@tuxtiques
Thanks. I called a shop in Atlanta...Buckhead Plating. They are two weeks out. I'm in no hurry. It's a sentimental piece, anyway. I'll give it to my daughter someday.
@@RalphSampson... I'm glad you found someone who can fix it.
I have silverware with n s o e p n s on the back is it worth anything
Hi Shirley, I'm not sure what the NSO means, but the EPNS stands for Electro-Plated Nickel Silver meaning that your pieces are silver plate. The value that they would have is based solely on the popularity of the maker and pattern.
have large amount of sterling objects, cannot stop buying, am i wrong
I need silver to buy please help me get some
i go to mexican swapmeets and have silver plated items aat the moment, if u want pics let me know...i can get u some more since i go to places where i find often...i have had many pass me by but no one to sell them to
I can feel with my fingers whether its plate or not even through tarnish. Ive picked up silver items in thrift shops that way because often the staff cant tell.
Before the modern era in the uk a piece of silver would actually have a tiny bit scraped off for testing,gold and silver. So that can be something to look for in an inconspicuous area.
I've never heard of anyone being able to feel a difference. I'll have to try that out!
@@tuxtiques plate always feels a bit gritty to me. Gold and silver feel creamy or buttery. I cant describe it any better than that.
@@pheart2381 I'll definitely think about this next time I'm looking at both.
alot of my weighted , i strip
Nickel silver has NO silver in it at all, it is all nickel, it is only silver looking. Silver plated, at least has some silver in it!
Silver dollars are not a troy ounce of silver..🤓
that's true. Sometimes my mouth works faster than my brain. 😆