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<p>[QUOTE="Shangas, post: 3736115, member: 360"]Tarnished silver vs. tarnished silverplate becomes really easy to spot, when you've seen as much of it as I have. And I agree, silverplate tarnish often has a more uniform look to it, and is more...varied in colouration... because of the copper/brass tarnishing underneath, as well.</p><p><br /></p><p>When I worked in a thrift shop, we used to get literally boxes of silverplate. You got very good at spotting real silver, when you spent hours literally up to your elbows in imitation silver. Little wonder that silverplate has almost no value these days.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Shangas, post: 3736115, member: 360"]Tarnished silver vs. tarnished silverplate becomes really easy to spot, when you've seen as much of it as I have. And I agree, silverplate tarnish often has a more uniform look to it, and is more...varied in colouration... because of the copper/brass tarnishing underneath, as well. When I worked in a thrift shop, we used to get literally boxes of silverplate. You got very good at spotting real silver, when you spent hours literally up to your elbows in imitation silver. Little wonder that silverplate has almost no value these days.[/QUOTE]
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