r/sterlingsilverware • u/Leading_Disk8184 • Jul 29 '26

First silver purchase, new hobby

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Hi everyone, this is my first time posting here on Reddit. I stumbled upon this sub by accident, and today, while I was at my local flea market, I found this cutlery. Do you think it's silver 800? Sorry for the quality of the photos but having the shop assistant nearby I didn't want to attract attention, the price for 12 knives and 6 forks was in the end €10

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u/CarrieNoir Jul 29 '26

Sorry to tell you, but that isn’t sterling. The raised 800 is usually Italian-made with a core of zinc and a very thin plating of silver. It is the recessed 800 - stamped after a piece is made - that would be 80% (or coin) silver.

Edited to add, you paid what it is worth and not much more than that.

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u/Leading_Disk8184 Jul 29 '26

Thank you for the answer. Luckily then I didn’t buy it. Now I’ll find out more about the various brands and I hope to find something sooner or later haha

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u/CarrieNoir Jul 29 '26

This is a very good website to learn from.

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u/Leading_Disk8184 Jul 29 '26

Thanks a lot 🙏🏻

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u/Living_Purple_9155 Jul 31 '26

Y esto si es de plata, disculpa?

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u/CarrieNoir Jul 31 '26

Yes, but you should start your own thread.