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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Shangas, post: 80102, member: 360&quot;]Hey folks, </p><p><br /></p><p>I have a question regarding weighted silver. </p><p><br /></p><p>As I understand it, &#039;weighted silver&#039; refers to silver objects which are hollow (hollow-ware), which have had a substance poured/injected into the cavity (usually cement), for the purposes of giving the silver object extra weight, sturdiness, and structural integrity, which the silver alone would not have (as it would be too soft and weak and would cave in etc). </p><p><br /></p><p>Were ANY OTHER metals &#039;weighted&#039; in this manner? </p><p><br /></p><p>I ask because I have the chance to buy a pair of weighted candleholders, which LOOK like silver...and they have the ghosts of hallmarks on the bases, but I can&#039;t make them out. </p><p><br /></p><p>I don&#039;t want to blow my money on something and find out they&#039;re not silver. So what I&#039;d like to know is - if it looks like silver and it&#039;s weighted - what is the likelihood of it BEING silver? And not some other metal? Like I said, I think it has hallmarks, but they&#039;re very, very worn. I could see what looked like a maker&#039;s mark, a fineness mark, an assay mark...but I could see NO date-letter, which made me suspicious. </p><p><br /></p><p>Please let me know what your thoughts are!! Cheers!![/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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