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<p>[QUOTE="Marie Forjan, post: 1924068, member: 147"]Start with a magnet, if a magnet sticks it is either plated or not silver of any kind. All a magnet will tell you is if ferrous metal is present. If the magnet doesn’t stick silver is possible, but so are a lot of other metals.</p><p><br /></p><p>Next test with acid. I have never gotten the hang of silver solutions either, I rely on 18k acid and it works well for me. Using a touchstone to test the metal won’t cause much scratching. Take a sample from the bottom edge and it won’t be a problem <img src="styles/default/xenforo/smilies/smile.png" class="mceSmilie" alt=":)" unselectable="on" />[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Marie Forjan, post: 1924068, member: 147"]Start with a magnet, if a magnet sticks it is either plated or not silver of any kind. All a magnet will tell you is if ferrous metal is present. If the magnet doesn’t stick silver is possible, but so are a lot of other metals. Next test with acid. I have never gotten the hang of silver solutions either, I rely on 18k acid and it works well for me. Using a touchstone to test the metal won’t cause much scratching. Take a sample from the bottom edge and it won’t be a problem :)[/QUOTE]
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