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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;KSW, post: 10404551, member: 8708&quot;]An update after the first polish!</p><p>I’m still very confused by this <img src="styles/default/xenforo/smilies/confused.png" class="mceSmilie" alt=":confused:" unselectable="on" /></p><p>It’s completely unmarked unfortunately.</p><p>It looks a bit like a student piece as the rim is so roughly soldered on.</p><p>I broke my own rule and did give it a scratch right up under the rim and it still tests as silver but…..on the solder I can see faint specs of green <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie23" alt=":blackalien:" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /> so….If it’s silver, could the solder have some copper in the alloy?</p><p>The hammering looks to have been done with a fair amount of skill but the rim soldered on by a total amateur, why use silver if you aren’t skilled? Sort of points to plated. </p><p>Is it plated copper&nbsp; and I didn’t scratch deep enough <img src="styles/default/xenforo/smilies/eek.png" class="mceSmilie" alt=":eek:" unselectable="on" /> Aagh!!</p><p>[ATTACH=full]523632[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]523633[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]523634[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]523635[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]523636[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]523637[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]523638[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]523639[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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