gold plated silverware (questions)

[epicnamefail]

i have a chance to pick up gold plated silverware from a local flea market, though it looks to be gold i wanna know if there's something i could use to check by just my eye, a hallmark or something, its 3 lbs worth, im getting it for 30.00 is it worth it? the people wont let me acid test it (i understand why)

 

[element47]

The value would be in whether the silverware was STERLING silver plated with gold. If it is, then you have a nice deal, as a standard dinner fork is worth about $35 in sterling.

(45 grams * .80 = 36 gms net .999 silver = 1.15 tr oz * $30 = $34.72)

But if it's sterling, it is without question stamped "sterling" and thus you wouldn't be getting it for that low of a price. Hence I'd have to venture that it was gold-plated glunkware and thus not worth very much.

 

[kuma]

Hi guy's , how are tricks ?
I just thought that it would be worth a mention that not all sterling silver is simply marked 'sterling'.
It is worth noting that some sterling may just be stamped with '925' , which denotes 925 parts per 1000 fine silver.
The number in this case would be inside the shape of an oval on it's side , the shape represents the precious metal in the piece , in this instance the oval representing silver.
I hope that this can be of use!
All the best and kind regards ,
Chris

 

[kuma]

Hello again guy's!
I've just come across another sterling silver hallmark , similar to the one mentioned above , but with a different shape outline.
This one is ''A mark applied by countries which are signatories to the international convention on hallmarking''.
I have included pictures (I appolagise for the poor quality) of both hallmarks for reference , just incase!
With kind regards ,
Chris

 

[goldsilverpro]

Most gold plated flatware I've seen was made of stainless steel. On the cheap stuff, the gold is worth about $0.10 per square inch. The best stuff might be worth $.50 per square inch, maybe a little more.