That was the most useful set of information about silver identification I have ever seen in one place. And you give your knowledge freely. Great stuff - thank you! 👍
Right there with you. But it's just odds and ends you don't love, and with silver over $30 an ounce, you might consider shipping it off to the smelter and using the money to buy something you really want. I did that not too long ago in the video below. And I'm almost to the point of doing it again! ruclips.net/video/twqZHbPpM9Y/видео.html
Professor,You know a lot about silver.. More than the average collector.. How did you learn so much about it.. What was your profession.. Did you own a coin shop,teach at a college ?? You just have more than your average everyday intelligence especially about silver and im curious How ?? If you don't mind sharing... either way, Amazing video and i always learn something new and for that I'm grateful.. Thank You
Thank you, that's very kind. 40 or 50 years of collecting and study. I've never owned a proper coin shop, but I am a "vest pocket dealer"--I buy and sell nicer pieces occasionally.
For the 3,000 subscriber giveaway? There were three winners: Homestead Aquarius, CharlieFlores9963, and oro_yplata6422. We didn't have a giveaway for the Is It Silver question, that was just to see if you could tell what was solid silver and what was plated.
One of the things that can fool you concerning Native American jewelry are the bezels.......some are magnetic while the rest of the piece is either sterling or coin silver. One could easily dismiss a legit piece as a phony if they were quickly scanning it with a magnet and they didn't check the other areas to see if they were not magnetic. Alpaca usually made both, a legit sterling and non-sterling example of their items. Unfortunately their non-silver items continue to fool people. I'm curious what the non-silver Native American rings are? Did you XRF them or are they marked as nickel silver?
You're right. I think you need a lot of experience to really know what you're looking for in American Indian jewelry, so I'll do a whole video about that and probably Mexican pieces as well. And it definitely gets to be tricky when you see good quality stones in plated copper or alpaca or other similar metal.
Nope. A magnet will tell you what definitely isn't silver. But it won't tell you what is silver. But at least you can screen out the things you definitely don't want to buy: If it's magnetic, don't waste your time.
Absolutely for silver! There is a sigma test for 92.5% or sterling. Also three for 90%. But there are no tests on the classic Sigma for karat gold except 22k. So no 18k, 14k, 10k.
I have bought a few old pieces of silver jewelry the guy has a store sells estate silver&gold they acid test and super bright blue and don't disappear. That's why wondering if sigma can test silver jewelry
That was the most useful set of information about silver identification I have ever seen in one place. And you give your knowledge freely. Great stuff - thank you! 👍
Wow I was actually right, I picked the left one and silver. Thanks for the content white cross, keep it coming.
Real good W.C. Now I have to check my junk pile.. Great video, Thanks
A few years back i found a pint glass shaped solid sterling tumbler. It was neat how it would get covered in frost when a cold beverage was poured in.
Love big silver!
Enjoyed this one. Headed to gold country this weekend full of small towns with antique shops so will put some of this knowledge to the test.
Awesome! Good luck!
Have a cigar box with misc. sterling pieces, also .800 silver , love searching for the odds and ends of silver.
Right there with you. But it's just odds and ends you don't love, and with silver over $30 an ounce, you might consider shipping it off to the smelter and using the money to buy something you really want. I did that not too long ago in the video below. And I'm almost to the point of doing it again!
ruclips.net/video/twqZHbPpM9Y/видео.html
Great info as always Dub-c! Ive been wishing I knew that knowledge for a long time 👊💪
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Tagging you in a video next week!
@@Dub-C_Coins Saweeet! 🍯🐝🌻
I enjoyed this video like I always do with your videos happy memorial day and God bless America greatest country in the world❤🇺🇸
Professor,You know a lot about silver.. More than the average collector.. How did you learn so much about it.. What was your profession.. Did you own a coin shop,teach at a college ?? You just have more than your average everyday intelligence especially about silver and im curious How ?? If you don't mind sharing... either way, Amazing video and i always learn something new and for that I'm grateful.. Thank You
Thank you, that's very kind. 40 or 50 years of collecting and study. I've never owned a proper coin shop, but I am a "vest pocket dealer"--I buy and sell nicer pieces occasionally.
I can always spot the cake
Who won the silver give away?
For the 3,000 subscriber giveaway? There were three winners: Homestead Aquarius, CharlieFlores9963, and oro_yplata6422. We didn't have a giveaway for the Is It Silver question, that was just to see if you could tell what was solid silver and what was plated.
One of the things that can fool you concerning Native American jewelry are the bezels.......some are magnetic while the rest of the piece is either sterling or coin silver. One could easily dismiss a legit piece as a phony if they were quickly scanning it with a magnet and they didn't check the other areas to see if they were not magnetic.
Alpaca usually made both, a legit sterling and non-sterling example of their items. Unfortunately their non-silver items continue to fool people.
I'm curious what the non-silver Native American rings are? Did you XRF them or are they marked as nickel silver?
You're right. I think you need a lot of experience to really know what you're looking for in American Indian jewelry, so I'll do a whole video about that and probably Mexican pieces as well. And it definitely gets to be tricky when you see good quality stones in plated copper or alpaca or other similar metal.
Will a magnet sort out 50# of the fakes ?
Nope. A magnet will tell you what definitely isn't silver. But it won't tell you what is silver.
But at least you can screen out the things you definitely don't want to buy: If it's magnetic, don't waste your time.
Can a sigma test jewelry ?
Absolutely for silver! There is a sigma test for 92.5% or sterling. Also three for 90%. But there are no tests on the classic Sigma for karat gold except 22k. So no 18k, 14k, 10k.
I have bought a few old pieces of silver jewelry the guy has a store sells estate silver&gold they acid test and super bright blue and don't disappear. That's why wondering if sigma can test silver jewelry
I use the small wand attachment on a Sigma Pro to test some of the jewelry that have a wide enough surface area for it. Works great.
Yep, the small wand is the way to go. Even on the standard Sigma.