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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;stracci, post: 5228344, member: 13814&quot;]Here is the result of the acid test. As a control piece, I used a small square of 925 sterling sheet, seen in the upper right corner. As you can see, both streaks turned a good red color. And the 18k acid turned both streaks blue.</p><p>[ATTACH=full]414746[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>I filed a section to see if there was thick plating.</p><p>It does not appear to be plated. I see no evidence of a coating of any kind.</p><p>[ATTACH=full]414747[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Here is the very worn down edge of the bowl, which also doesn&#039;t show any evidence of plating.</p><p>[ATTACH=full]414748[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]414749[/ATTACH]</p><p>Based on these&nbsp; these observations, I feel strongly that it is silver.</p><p>Why it doesn&#039;t have an assay mark is a mystery![/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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