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<p>[QUOTE="MrNate, post: 274950, member: 5515"]Are you claiming that without a hallmark, something made of silver is worthless? I'm just wondering what you are making that claim based upon? Did you see the part where his gold dealer confirmed it was silver? </p><p><br /></p><p>There are some amazing modern ways to test metal, including $20,000 metallurgy x-ray machines. While I agree that hallmarks are great to confirm material, some of the most valuable silver items in the market do not have hallmarks, and that doesn't make them worthless, quite the contrary.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="MrNate, post: 274950, member: 5515"]Are you claiming that without a hallmark, something made of silver is worthless? I'm just wondering what you are making that claim based upon? Did you see the part where his gold dealer confirmed it was silver? There are some amazing modern ways to test metal, including $20,000 metallurgy x-ray machines. While I agree that hallmarks are great to confirm material, some of the most valuable silver items in the market do not have hallmarks, and that doesn't make them worthless, quite the contrary.[/QUOTE]
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