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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Lucille.b, post: 396937, member: 51&quot;]Hi Fig,</p><p><br /></p><p>Scanned the discussion, interesting!&nbsp; </p><p><br /></p><p><i>And there is some indication in the discussion that the second mark indicates a similar metal.</i></p><p><i><br /></i></p><p>For the ones I have, they are two different metals for sure.&nbsp; Maybe different examples with those marks had different materials coming out of Russia?&nbsp; Not sure.&nbsp; The 2nd one is some base-like metal.&nbsp; 100% uniform in color, no tarnish, a bit lighter in weight.</p><p><br /></p><p>Based on the discussion linked, took another look at the first one I posted here.&nbsp; I cannot imagine it is anything other than silver plate.&nbsp; It looks like it in the hand, has tarnish marks like it, and when I took a Sunshine cloth to a spot of tarnish it polished up to a mirror silver shine.&nbsp; </p><p><br /></p><p>Probably doesn&#039;t matter for value one way or the other, but interesting to read the difference of opinion.&nbsp; I can only think maybe different metals were used in examples, but they kept the marks possibly? </p><p><br /></p><p>Thanks![/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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