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<p>[QUOTE="reader, post: 641101, member: 255"]Such a valid point Marie and so glad you pointed it out. I was so busy looking for an Eagle stamp in that bad stamping that I completely missed the lack of a silver stamp but it may or may not be alpaca and agree that it must be tested should mayart ever sell it or just want to know. When they said “sterling” I just went with it but agree that traditionally Mexican silver is purity stamped. And, alpaca is usually stamped but that’s certainly not to say that just like today, there weren’t people trying to deceive tourists. </p><p>Apologies for not catching that.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="reader, post: 641101, member: 255"]Such a valid point Marie and so glad you pointed it out. I was so busy looking for an Eagle stamp in that bad stamping that I completely missed the lack of a silver stamp but it may or may not be alpaca and agree that it must be tested should mayart ever sell it or just want to know. When they said “sterling” I just went with it but agree that traditionally Mexican silver is purity stamped. And, alpaca is usually stamped but that’s certainly not to say that just like today, there weren’t people trying to deceive tourists. Apologies for not catching that.[/QUOTE]
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