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Sterling Silver Plate
Posted: Wed Sep 30, 2015 3:11 pm
by Traintime
Many modern origin items are turing up marked "Sterling Silver Plated". Is this a deception as Electroplating uses .999 fine and I would expect nobody could afford the old process of hammering sheets of metal together?
Re: Sterling Silver Plate
Posted: Tue Oct 06, 2015 7:40 am
by dognose
Hi Trainline,
No, I don't think it's deception, as such plating is better than the Sterling standard. I think that it is just a marketing term as the public most recognise the word 'Sterling' as a degree of quality and the use of word generally accepted as minimum of 925/1000.
Trev.