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How can you tell 925 stamped silver is silver or silver plated?

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925 is the Sterling Silver mark of purity. It can only be used for silver, never ever for plate. If it was asseyed in England for example it would also, by law have to be stamped with the Assey office mark, year letter mark, monarch head and lion marks and the makers mark.

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