Featured Help Id Silver plaque with coat of arms engraved

Discussion in 'Silver' started by Gianluca72, Aug 13, 2018.

  1. Gianluca72

    Gianluca72 Well-Known Member

    Ok thanks so much :)
     
  2. Fid

    Fid Well-Known Member

    the ones with stones and different acids are better than the electric ones. but try it first with an item you know what it is - to get a feeling for the process.
     
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  3. Gianluca72

    Gianluca72 Well-Known Member

    Ok thanks for the info
     
  4. Any Jewelry

    Any Jewelry Well-Known Member

    This brain/nerve damaged person agrees.;) I always dread going up or down stairs without a railing. If the video is meant to be an illustration of a supposed lack of mental capacity, I am a total idiot.:D:cool:
    Btw, the tall dark-haired man talking to Juncker towards the end of the video is our Dutch PM.
     
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  5. Any Jewelry

    Any Jewelry Well-Known Member

    The most important thing is, never put the liquid directly onto the metal, but scratch the silver on the stone and put the liquid on the stripe on the stone.
    The directions are given in the thread I gave before. It may have gotten lost somewhere between scammers and EU politics (related),;) so here it is again:
    https://www.antiquers.com/threads/recommendations-for-testing-kits-please.18018/#post-246387
     
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  6. Gianluca72

    Gianluca72 Well-Known Member

    Yes yes i got it, thanks a lot, asap I'll do the silver test :)
     
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  7. Fid

    Fid Well-Known Member

    the official EC-newspeak is that he has a problem with his blood sugar values. the inofficial rumours have it that he has no values at all but needs at least a bottle of cognac and some bottles of wine to keep him "going"...
    is Wilders coloring his hair dark now ?:wacky:
     
  8. Gianluca72

    Gianluca72 Well-Known Member

    Hello
    I've ordered the silver acid tester with the related stone
    When the parcel will arrive I'll test it and I'll update you all.
    In the meantime thanks so much to you all.
     
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  9. i need help

    i need help Moderator Moderator

    Best of luck! You certainly had an interesting first post in the Forum! ;)
     
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  10. Gianluca72

    Gianluca72 Well-Known Member

    Hello all,
    I'm really new here, i would like to post some questions if possible
    About my shopping next Rome auction houses of June and July i bought this Salha but also large ancient Satsuma vases, old porcelain dolls, bronze Centerpiece, big Indian Batiks, polychrome Indonesian carved wood panels, big copper medals, old porcelain plates, old mirrors, jewelry, old bronze sculptures, etc.
    Many of these items need identification and dating.

    Can I post them one by one next appropriate categories of this forum ?

    Will i find you all also in the other categories?

    With which frequency can i post a new thread,, respecting the space of others? One per week ?

    Thanks you all for the replies

    Gianluca
     
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  11. i need help

    i need help Moderator Moderator

    Please post what you’d like. I don’t know if any limits! Would love to see your items. Start a new thread for each item.
     
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  12. Figtree3

    Figtree3 What would you do if you weren't afraid?

    Yes, it would be good to post separately in appropriate forums here. Many of us check all of the forums. There are probably a few people who only check the forums that are of most interest to them, also. But you should get many views in all of the forums here.
     
  13. Any Jewelry

    Any Jewelry Well-Known Member

    Post whatever you like, whenever you like. Posting in the appropriate forums will get the most eyes on them.
    You mention some fields I am interested in, so you will probably see me around when you post those items.;) I am looking forward.:)
     
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  14. Gianluca72

    Gianluca72 Well-Known Member

    @i need help @Figtree3 @Any Jewelry

    Thanks for the replies

    Ok, I'll take asap photos.

    It'll be a great pleasure for me to learn by your expertise sharing several interesting items.

    Have a great weekend

    Gianluca
     
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  15. Gianluca72

    Gianluca72 Well-Known Member

    Last edited: Aug 30, 2018
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  16. Gianluca72

    Gianluca72 Well-Known Member

    And also, today will arrive the silver tester, i'll update you also about silver purity of the Salha :)
     
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  17. Gianluca72

    Gianluca72 Well-Known Member

    @i need help @Figtree3 @Any Jewelry @Fid

    Update : Silver purity

    Hello, i did the test, ( over the WC, excuse me about it :) ) i post the related photos .
    What do you think ?
    Acid is dark yellow in the bottle, and after i put it over the silver,
    I can see that it changed soon color, a dark red without flash and a brightness red with flash .
    Thanks for your replies

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  18. Any Jewelry

    Any Jewelry Well-Known Member

    You always have to look at it in daylight, a flash changes the colour. I always look at the drop sideways, in front of a window.
    But it changed colour from yellow to red, so it is silver, as it says on the bottle.;) And as I would expect from an item like this.
    If it was blood red in daylight it is sterling (.925) or close to it. Lower finenesses can give a brownish red. Older Libyan silver, and old Berber silver in general, is usually .800-.900 fineness.
     
  19. Gianluca72

    Gianluca72 Well-Known Member

    Yes, it's a blood red in the daylight :)

    I'm so happy about it, so it should be .900 i guess .
    Thanks so much for your reply, finally i can resell it :-D
     
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