825 ring marking

[stitchlips]

Anyone know what an 825 ring mark means?

 

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[Monty]

Misstrike? Should have been 925? Monty

 

[diggummup]

There is a British mark of 625, maybe that's what it is? I have seen Mexican silver wit an 825 mark.

 

[Mackaydon]

The purest form of silver is expressed as .999 fine. Other forms and their names are:

1. Britannia silver-95% silver--can be marked "950"

2. Coin silver--90% silver--can be marked "900", "coin" or "standard".

3. Continental Silver (European)--80% silver--can be marked "800", "825" (82.5%), "830" (83%),or "850"(85%).

4.Silverplate--base metal--coated with silver by electroplating. NOTE--Often by doing an examination with your loupe you can determine that the piece in question is plated. The base metal will show through where repairs have been made or there has been a lot of wear. Areas that have lost the plating may be a different color or are duller than those still plated.

5. Sterling silver--92.5% silver--925 parts silver and 75 parts copper--can be marked "925" or "sterling" .

Don.....

Source: http://www.mschon.com/isitsilver.html

 

[Woodland Detectors]

Don, Again, fine complete ID Thanks from the history buffs

 

[stitchlips]

Here is a snapshot of the marking. What do you guys see?

 

[Silver Searcher]

Here is a snapshot of the marking. What do you guys see?

Looks like a 5 the wrong way around

SS.

 

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[jimb]

825 is 19 K Gold.

 

[Bigcypresshunter]

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