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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Agree with silver plate theory. Also know though that sterling silver is permanently stained by water if not promptly dried, and polish will not remove it. [/quote] How can you find out for sure? I am pretty sure it's sterling b/c it's been in the family a long time but it's possible it got wet and didn't dry. It was with a family member who didn't take care of it and I am trying to salvage.[/quote] American sterling will say "sterling" somewhere. European sterling will have some combination of assay marks (in Britain it's a lion) and maker's marks (hallmarks). You can look them up online to see who the silversmith is and where it was tested for % silver vs. nickel etc. https://www.silvercollection.it/dictionarydecryptingUKsterlingmarks.html[/quote]
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