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Re: Old spoon from Gdańsk

Posted: Wed Jan 05, 2022 3:16 pm
by Georg
Hi,

I shall try to make close up photo but need better light (tomorrow). Do you want me to place it here or send to some e-mail address?

Regards,

Georg

Re: Old spoon from Gdańsk

Posted: Thu Jan 06, 2022 10:50 am
by Georg
Hi,

The spoon appears to be made of silver but of very poor quality.
The touchstone/acid test showed that the silver content is much lower than .750 (the lowest I had).
The Archimedes law says that the silver content is around .410 provided that it is indeed an alloy of silver and copper.

Regards,

Georg