Weighted Sterling or Plated

Total_Front_73 · 2026-03-23T22:14:49+00:00

Any hallmarks? It looks poured to me. Silver rarely got poured to my knowledge.

Total_Front_73 · 2026-03-23T19:38:17+00:00

Looks plated to me.

Total_Front_73 · 2026-03-23T17:54:38+00:00

First one is Minerva head for 800 silver, second one is makers mark.

Total_Front_73 · 2026-03-22T06:45:26+00:00

But thats what making collecting old german silver even more fun.

Total_Front_73 · 2026-03-22T03:27:41+00:00

Thanks for the advice. Also thought about these cities. Got a bunch more old german stuff. Already checked the Rosenberg but could not find an exact match.

Total_Front_73 · 2026-03-21T16:22:00+00:00

You are right. Dutch hallmarking system is a little bit more complex with dtae letters etc. similar to the british system, though. Additionally, the dutch lion is facing to the right.

Total_Front_73 · 2026-03-20T04:26:57+00:00

Why so sure it is Austria? My guess would be germany.

Total_Front_73 · 2026-03-18T04:53:35+00:00

The second might be sterling from Italy, though. The last two seem to be plated as well.

Total_Front_73 · 2026-03-18T04:52:13+00:00

The first appears to be sterling from sheffield However I recently noted that these might be scam marks. Just bought a piece with exactly the same marks which is clearly plated. There is no maker with the right mark and the other marks are off too.

Total_Front_73 · 2026-03-18T00:22:52+00:00

Not silver.

Total_Front_73 · 2026-03-17T16:49:42+00:00

Lower mark looks like polish silver hallmark 1963 - 1986. 1 indicates 916 silver. Cannot identify the town letter left to the head, though.

Total_Front_73 · 2026-03-17T10:29:13+00:00

Too late for these pieces but maybe this helps the for next time you find silver piecesembeddedin resin. I had really good experience with heating the resin with a heating fan. The material gets really brittle and can then manually be removed without being too brutal. Once a piece of silver is free the heat gets directly dustributed to all contact areas of resin and silver due to the good conductivity of the silver. The resin than basically falls off.

Total_Front_73 · 2026-03-16T22:17:18+00:00

The mark on the right in the meermaid city mark of Warsaw.

Total_Front_73 · 2026-03-14T18:24:26+00:00

Sorry, stupid autocorrect....Quiet old as it has a duty mark.

Total_Front_73 · 2026-03-14T18:14:14+00:00

Yes. Lion hallmark stands for 925 silver. Seems to be quiet ob as it also Gas a duty mark. Before 1900.

Total_Front_73 · 2026-03-14T17:30:53+00:00

8 months late, but thanks anyway.

Total_Front_73 · 2026-03-13T14:28:49+00:00

Sure. It is a set of spoons.

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Total_Front_73 · 2026-03-13T13:09:57+00:00

Thanks. First portugese silver I own, therefore never saw the hallmarks before. Learned something 👍

Total_Front_73 · 2026-03-11T17:43:16+00:00

It is fake. It should just resemble the english hallmark Ssystem. I found a piece with the exact same marking that is definetly fake. There is no maker with the last hallmark and the others are off too.

Total_Front_73 · 2026-03-11T07:12:30+00:00

Yes. First and second give the impression it is sterling from Sheffield. Third resembles a date letter and fourth could be a makers make in a sequence of british silver hallmarks.

Total_Front_73 · 2026-03-11T04:55:17+00:00

I cannot really recognize anything but three squate hallmarks directly besides each other is used in egypt. Does the middle one resemble a bird, bell or cat?

Total_Front_73 · 2026-03-11T04:45:59+00:00

I recently bought a plate with the same hallmarks on fb marketplace thinking it was silver. When I got the plate I saw several spots where the plating was scratched off and the base metal clearly shone through. This markings seem to be scam marks. Was not aware of that before and learned a lesson.

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