It should be noted that if the flatware has been used, that will no longer be the case. It is the silver that is lost in use, not the base metal. One should expect a lesser recovery, and, if there's wear spots where base metal is enclosed, a large loss should be expected.manneke_pis said:So a decent service 24 pieces can give 100g (3.21 Troy Ounces) of silver.
manneke_pis said:Hi all,
German specifies .. 120 100 80 90 etc grams of silver used to plate TWO DOZEN (12 forks + 12 spoons) pieces, this is generally carried though to French silver plate.. but with less silver ..
All in all, a very generous coating here in Europe. A piece marked 100 contains +- 8 recoverable grams per piece.
MMFJ said:Don't you mean +-FOUR grams per piece?
100 [grams per TWO DOZEN pieces]
/ 24 [pieces]
= 4.17 grams per piece
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