How to tell Solid Sterling 925 Silver from Fake Silver or Stainless Steel Using the Ice Test

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    How to identify Sterling 925 Silver Using the Ice Test

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  • @jhartmac100
    @jhartmac100 6 лет назад +310

    I carry cubes with me all the time just in case I have to test a spoon or a coin

    • @Terry-io8ji
      @Terry-io8ji 6 лет назад +7

      J Harting ......excellent idea and defo a great tip , I’ll pass it on .....lol

    • @Goldarr1900
      @Goldarr1900 6 лет назад +5

      J Harting I carry a big soda with ice from my corner store. Then I head to pawn shops and jewelers.

    • @solarangel5319
      @solarangel5319 5 лет назад +2

      LOL😂

    • @nameno480
      @nameno480 5 лет назад +3

      XD

    • @imcavdb5465
      @imcavdb5465 5 лет назад +6

      But wait!!! You need a stainless steel spoon too!

  • @Vainone009
    @Vainone009 4 года назад +15

    the conductivity works in both directions, temperature-wise. You probably wont have an ice cube but you might have a match or a lighter; heating the bowl will also heat the handle pretty fast on a silver spoon...

  • @608assassin9
    @608assassin9 6 лет назад +104

    This tests if the ice cube is fake.

  • @enzorum2560
    @enzorum2560 3 года назад +8

    imagine getting ben and jerrys out the fridge but you need to wait for it to warm up so the spoon can penetrate.. wait no more! just get a silver spoon lol

  • @nlo114
    @nlo114 6 лет назад +92

    Only try to realise the truth, there is no spoon.

  • @jihangamal5823
    @jihangamal5823 2 года назад +4

    I used the ice cube test on a tray which I know is silver plated and the cube melted in seconds maybe since the silver layer is a thick one. So these tests are not always foolproof. Take it to a silversmith for an acid test.

    • @benjaminneaves3195
      @benjaminneaves3195 2 года назад

      Also Nickle will melt an ice cube very fast. I agree the acid test is probably the best way to find out.

    • @vision821k4
      @vision821k4 11 месяцев назад

      @@benjaminneaves3195 You both are extremely stupid. Why not just ask it?

  • @mjhornidge
    @mjhornidge 4 года назад +2

    You took the longest way possible to get to your point. But hey! thanks for sharing your knowledge.

  • @namehidden8854
    @namehidden8854 2 года назад +1

    Be warned, this is not a very reliable test for silver vs. silver-plated copper.

  • @fluterific00
    @fluterific00 7 лет назад +7

    can it work for jewelry? Distinguishing sterling from silver tone?

  • @laurenjenkins5902
    @laurenjenkins5902 3 года назад +3

    I love how you were about to get into the entire literature of dinnerware and had to refocus 🤣🤣

  • @mindjoystudio6436
    @mindjoystudio6436 4 года назад +3

    I have to say..that left-hand spoon looks like stainless steel. The design (it looks like say..1980s), thickness, and overall look seems stainless. If I could only hold it...

  • @jadelee6555
    @jadelee6555 5 лет назад +3

    What if it's silver plate?

  • @roxannegonzales5456
    @roxannegonzales5456 6 лет назад +4

    Thank's for sharing, I never heard of the ice testing til today, like it., thanks.

  • @TerraRiley
    @TerraRiley 6 лет назад +7

    What's best for dainty things like jewelry and chains? Thanks in advance!

    • @davidh376
      @davidh376 5 лет назад +1

      Terra Riley acid

  • @grandmasadvice4791
    @grandmasadvice4791 6 лет назад +3

    Yeah, how many people carry ice around when they go to thrift stores?

  • @Car1Sagan
    @Car1Sagan 6 лет назад +3

    Excellent nondestructive test.

  • @ludwigvonmiseswasright4380
    @ludwigvonmiseswasright4380 4 года назад

    Imagine yourself at a bus stop in the winter. There is a stone bench, and a wooden bench. Which is warmer to sit on? Suppose you had a newspaper to place on the seat of the stone bench? They're both the same temperature of course, but wood and stone conduct head with different efficiencies. Likewise the "specific heat" of each metal is different.

  • @haydenmalley1916
    @haydenmalley1916 4 года назад +8

    I found this from searching Scott sterling...

  • @manwithanamethystheart
    @manwithanamethystheart 3 года назад

    I have a spoon that has RW&S stamped on the handle. Cant find if its solid or plated.

  • @SuperDave-vj9en
    @SuperDave-vj9en 6 лет назад +9

    My ice cube melted in .925 seconds, what does that tell me?

  • @solstar4778
    @solstar4778 2 года назад

    Does it make a difference between sterling silver (solid silver) and clad or plate silver plate On the ice test ?

  • @datardox916
    @datardox916 4 года назад +2

    Death will b less distressing than this video

  • @GayathriBhaskar-zj4gk
    @GayathriBhaskar-zj4gk 4 месяца назад

    Tests using easily available things at home to differentiate between puree silver and German silver.

  • @blackwolfwhitewater2725
    @blackwolfwhitewater2725 2 года назад

    How you doing so I have a lot of silver that passes by me and I do like to test them so does 925 only have the most high heat or retain heat! Or will most silver that is troy ounce or nine point by itself

  • @pandasarecute998
    @pandasarecute998 3 года назад +1

    Not the best test as the melting also depends on the contact surface between ice and spoon. Neither spoon or ice is flat. Also, there can be some metals inside or mixed with silver that have great thermal conductivity too. Like copper or aluminium

    • @jackcollin1695
      @jackcollin1695 3 года назад +1

      Silver alone is the top electric conductive.if that was .9999 silver,it will have highest conductivity than a mixed .925 silver (sterling)

  • @bricology
    @bricology 6 лет назад +2

    You can skip to 01:20 if you don't care about the preamble.
    Also, this is a silly method, because it's *comparative*. IOW, you would have to test the questionable silver spoon AND a stainless steel spoon to use as a control, every time you test every questionable spoon.

  • @TrehanCreekOutdoors
    @TrehanCreekOutdoors 2 года назад +1

    Watching ice melt is about as interesting as watching paint dry. Go ahead and skip this video as it offers no conclusive proof as to whether or not a spoon is sterling silver. This is a completely bogus test. Why? Because a cube at 20 degrees and a cube at 30 degrees will both be frozen ice cubes and look identical but they are not at the same starting temperature. The cube at the coldest original frozen temperature will melt slower, regardless of which spoon it is sitting in.

  • @Idahomie
    @Idahomie 7 лет назад +1

    what if it is triple plated silver over nicole ? The cold conducted to the handle distinguishable from the SS. ?

  • @Calinotch06
    @Calinotch06 2 года назад +1

    very informative

  • @joelsmitley7865
    @joelsmitley7865 3 года назад +1

    Now do a magnet test

  • @SF-yh2ot
    @SF-yh2ot 3 года назад +4

    You can also test it with magnets. Precious metals like silver, gold and platinum aren’t magnetic

    • @jacobowns8856
      @jacobowns8856 2 года назад +2

      Aluminum, copper, brass, lead and zinc are also non-magmetic 😜👍

    • @benjaminneaves3195
      @benjaminneaves3195 2 года назад

      @@jacobowns8856 how about nickle? And silver has a very slight attraction to a very strong magnet like neodymium.

  • @antoniorelativo8373
    @antoniorelativo8373 Год назад

    hello. Do You think international silver company did pure silver custom? I had a mirror from this company, but it does not have a pure brand, nor the word "steling" the only thing engraved is the name of the company: international silver company Thank you very much for the information in your video.

  • @vanityposh
    @vanityposh 3 года назад

    the head or bowl of the spoons are different as you said at the start so i wouldnt trust that, i would believe the test in the handles and the difference there

  • @clemwalton4767
    @clemwalton4767 10 месяцев назад

    Thank u, good idea

  • @sevenspecie592
    @sevenspecie592 2 года назад

    Thanks for the video! Its a great testing tip.!😉

  • @MolonLabe1000
    @MolonLabe1000 7 лет назад +24

    "Solid Sterling" is an oxymoron or conflation of terms, as Sterling Silver is an alloy that is typically 92.5% pure silver and 7.5% other metal..most often Copper. Sterling by definition is not "solid silver" but is a solid alloy. By contrast, silver PLATING is not solid (referring to the entire object) put possibly is pure silver plate on top of another metal.

    • @DrJakesVeryBritishReviews
      @DrJakesVeryBritishReviews  7 лет назад +11

      Thank you for the clarification. So technically 0.999 purity gold is not solid gold?

    • @MolonLabe1000
      @MolonLabe1000 7 лет назад +3

      Smartwatch & Gadget Unboxings by Dr Jake it's as near to it as can be reasonably claimed. I have seen .9999 pure, that seems to be. the standard in Canada. Fun fact: 24k gold is .999+ pure.

    • @razvandragos5215
      @razvandragos5215 7 лет назад +7

      Although i see your point and clarification of terms, i'll have to comment and respectfully say that solid sterling silver is a correct term in certain cases. As you may know there are exceptions to every rule in the book. In jewelry, gold mostly, but sterling silver as well, they do not always make solid metal jewelry. As you might know, a lot of gold and silver necklaces are hollow on the inside, and literally are as heavy as a piece of paper. I will contradict you by simply taking two sterling silver necklaces into consideration. One hollow necklace, no heavier than a piece of paper, and the other solid, weighing 90 grams. What would you call the hollow chain, nothing more but a hollow chain, right? Now what would you call the other chain (necklace) that has a heavy weight? Solid, am i right? So therefore solid sterling silver is a correct term..

    • @razvandragos5215
      @razvandragos5215 7 лет назад +1

      Solid Sterling Silver is a correct term. I have responded to the original comment in response.

    • @MolonLabe1000
      @MolonLabe1000 7 лет назад +1

      Good point, and that does make sense. As I used/corrected it I was referring to metal composition, not piece composition. I'll take hollow sterling over plated any day.

  • @hdcvo2570
    @hdcvo2570 Год назад

    Silver is best over all other metal in thermal, electrical, and reflective.

  • @SIRRAUN
    @SIRRAUN 2 года назад

    i now feel really bad throwing out spoons i didn’t like when i was a stupid 9 year old.
    sorry grandma.

  • @MichSignMan
    @MichSignMan 5 лет назад +1

    Untrustworthy sellers are gonna list a silver spoon as "silver topped" or "solid silver topped on base metal" or "halfted"? These sellers are trying to trick you into buying a solid silver spoon by listing it as partially silver? I doubt that very much. I am thinking they are stupid, just as that assumption is. No one is ever going to trick someone into buying a solid silver spoon as anything less. It defies logic.

  • @AllThatKazz
    @AllThatKazz Год назад

    As a child I put the silver cutlery in the dishwasher. As an adult this memory gives me nausea and anxiety.

  • @boramora525
    @boramora525 6 лет назад +1

    Time
    What time to make test
    About snow

  • @lynnperkins5899
    @lynnperkins5899 7 лет назад +1

    I have a charger plate with handles and from what I can see on the back it looks like it says silver plater but has a m.m. and a crown what does it mean? does anyone think it could be real silver?:)

    • @jayboss3102
      @jayboss3102 6 лет назад

      Lynn Perkins could be it most likely the name of the company that made it look online and see most company's made plated so look up the company and see what it tells u about them

    • @jayboss3102
      @jayboss3102 6 лет назад

      Or if u can't find nothing on it then someone had it put on I had js put on a crown dam near 30 years back it wasn't that much

  • @wilsonherbito9490
    @wilsonherbito9490 5 лет назад

    You can buy acid and put sterling silver in acid if turn white pure silver if turn green fake

  • @EndureTemptation
    @EndureTemptation 3 года назад

    Didn't OP handle the silver spoon and increased it's temperature that way? We didn't see him handling steel spoon that way.

  • @jayboss3102
    @jayboss3102 6 лет назад +1

    Most silverware is plated silver only a few companies made solid silver spoons the rest just plate garbage

  • @splouffy
    @splouffy 5 лет назад +3

    "Before i start this test, know that this test doesnt prove shit."

  • @iCircleKi
    @iCircleKi 7 лет назад +5

    but what's this fog on the window? it's not fog, it too, is condensation. con-den-sa-tion.

    • @DrJakesVeryBritishReviews
      @DrJakesVeryBritishReviews  7 лет назад +1

      I don't understand what you're saying. I don't talk about fog or condensation in this video?!

    • @iCircleKi
      @iCircleKi 7 лет назад

      Dr Jake Unboxing Stuff very informative video, good stuff mate. I was just kidding around a bit.

    • @jackcartier7508
      @jackcartier7508 7 лет назад

      Dr Jake's Very British Reviews it's a joke from family guy or something.

    • @iCircleKi
      @iCircleKi 7 лет назад

      Ryan Albino yes, exactly.

    • @iCircleKi
      @iCircleKi 7 лет назад +3

      cornman1123 you didn't get it, it's okay. your short, foul mouthed comment provided plenty of insight into your lack of knowledge and culture.

  • @cornman1123
    @cornman1123 7 лет назад +13

    "Cold" is not a thing and it does not radiate you are talking about heat, you have it backwards.

    • @adamdye88
      @adamdye88 6 лет назад +2

      cornman1123 bah umbug don't have science test to grade.

    • @scottfree6479
      @scottfree6479 6 лет назад +2

      Adam Dye it’s actually a pretty important distinction.

    • @nursematt
      @nursematt 6 лет назад +6

      heat is lost, in this example, via conduction and evaporation.

  • @chuckgates1171
    @chuckgates1171 6 лет назад +1

    It will have a .925 marked on the back of the spoon

  • @imcavdb5465
    @imcavdb5465 5 лет назад

    You can also eat an egg with a silver spoon. It'll turn blackisch

  • @ckjons1504
    @ckjons1504 26 дней назад

    Bro ... I tried ...ice on steel melts faster than silver 😅

  • @ANCIENTASTRONAUT411
    @ANCIENTASTRONAUT411 4 года назад

    Can ice do it to a silver nugget

  • @karencarranza6368
    @karencarranza6368 7 лет назад +1

    yo tengo un collar Pat appld for danegrat sterling quisiera saber información sobre el . .me lo regalaron...

    • @karencarranza6368
      @karencarranza6368 7 лет назад +1

      es largo con cordón de metal tiene una plaqueta con una rosa. y botón de rosa pequeña. ..con hojas. ..es de doble cordón....

    • @DrJakesVeryBritishReviews
      @DrJakesVeryBritishReviews  7 лет назад

      Take it to a jewellery shop and they will tell you if it is real silver!

    • @paularmiger9713
      @paularmiger9713 6 лет назад

      Karen Carranza B

  • @mahendrabhupati1870
    @mahendrabhupati1870 3 года назад

    Silver is best electric conductor
    Copper is best heat conductor

  • @justsomeguywithadrawnmusta7834
    @justsomeguywithadrawnmusta7834 3 года назад

    So that's were solid got his name

  • @bibilove6277
    @bibilove6277 4 года назад

    Thanks

  • @handymanbrian8269
    @handymanbrian8269 5 лет назад +1

    test acid is way faster!

  • @dontfollowkunst4521
    @dontfollowkunst4521 3 года назад

    Magnet works just as well

  • @raghvirsingh4
    @raghvirsingh4 4 года назад +1

    Hello Sir I'm also goldSmith

  • @asheland_numismatics
    @asheland_numismatics 6 месяцев назад

    Look for the leopard. 😎

  • @CynicismForLife
    @CynicismForLife 3 года назад

    Thx!

  • @dennismaurice1247
    @dennismaurice1247 3 года назад

    Use the spoons both the same there using different types of spoons. Come on give me a break.

  • @billnorfolk08
    @billnorfolk08 6 лет назад

    That is some faffing about ,spit on the handle wrap a piece of tin foil around it after 2 mins will smell of rotten eggs if it doesn't its not silver .

  • @judyannalburo806
    @judyannalburo806 Год назад

    Mag Kano Po eto ser

  • @designwithstyle7934
    @designwithstyle7934 5 лет назад

    I don’t see what you talking about

  • @noemifuentes2891
    @noemifuentes2891 8 лет назад +4

    diamond

  • @CyrusOfNaias
    @CyrusOfNaias 4 года назад

    Why not use a Magnet

    • @jean2485
      @jean2485 2 месяца назад

      Magnet will NOT detect between silver and silver plated, though it will stick to SOME types of stainless steel, not all.

  • @migueloropeza3545
    @migueloropeza3545 2 года назад

    Ablo en español así no en tiendo

  • @sepehrkosari9775
    @sepehrkosari9775 5 лет назад

    Why would anyone have a silver spoon and why would anyone care. Heck i use plastic spoons

  • @Schneeeulenwetter
    @Schneeeulenwetter 3 года назад

    ahha sorry that’s not a table spoon. they’re bigger. i d say that’s a tea spoon /coffee spoon

  • @therocinante3443
    @therocinante3443 2 года назад

    ...There is no spoon

  • @katiedonovanAlt
    @katiedonovanAlt 4 года назад +1

    Wow. Dude; just buy this thing called a "volt-meter." If you spend ten quid, you can save about an hour every time you need to "test" something.
    I was going to give you a breakdown of why your physics are wrong, your conclusion is wrong, you don't account for the obvious mass difference between the spoons, etc. It's quite a list.
    My most fervent hope is that your video will stand for all time with comments disabled.....a huge red flag that it's pitifully ill-informed.

  • @MOTOMINING
    @MOTOMINING 3 года назад

    "Obviously it is a dessert spoon" Sorry It wasn't obvious to me, I wasn't born silver spoon in hand!

  • @elmyra.jackson
    @elmyra.jackson 8 лет назад

    This is helpful.Thank you.

  • @frankkrischick3906
    @frankkrischick3906 Год назад

    silver no magnetic

  • @SolarWarden613
    @SolarWarden613 6 лет назад +1

    Interesting

  • @arkhitektz3150
    @arkhitektz3150 6 лет назад +2

    if you have to go through all these hoops to tell silver apart from stainless steel then obvious buying silver isnt worth it

    • @nedlan1857
      @nedlan1857 4 года назад

      this is test for amateur...a professional can tell just by glance..a magnifying glass is more than enough for real..

  • @angela123altintas8
    @angela123altintas8 6 лет назад +2

    It has been said that they literally broke in and switched it. The criminals never thought it would be noticed but it was.

  • @redinthethevalley
    @redinthethevalley 3 года назад

    January 31,2021 anyone else?

  • @Outdoorsguy1212
    @Outdoorsguy1212 4 года назад +1

    Here is another trick you can use: The spoon that says “sterling” on it is silver. The spoon that says “stainless” on it is snot. 😳

  • @user-elisa-matias
    @user-elisa-matias 11 месяцев назад

    Can you buy my spoon
    Rogers I.S I'm from Philippines, my name is
    Ricsent Matias Salvador 🎉

  • @tyneishacrespo4073
    @tyneishacrespo4073 6 лет назад +4

    Magnet

    • @conniemartin4878
      @conniemartin4878 6 лет назад

      Hahahahaha

    • @jean2485
      @jean2485 2 месяца назад

      Magnet will NOT detect between silver and silver plated, though it will stick to SOME types of stainless steel, not all.

  • @ryanliu310
    @ryanliu310 6 лет назад

    Why you didnt say that silver is an excelent conductor of electricity not just heat but electricity

  • @jean2485
    @jean2485 2 месяца назад

    Don't try this at home !

  • @almsky211
    @almsky211 2 года назад

    المترجم يبي الجلد علي ظهره

  • @casesusa
    @casesusa 6 лет назад

    3:30 "the coldness is spreading" ... cold does not spread. Actually there is no such thing as cold, it is only a concept and relative to something else.

  • @mypassionwind3870
    @mypassionwind3870 5 лет назад

    Okk

  • @Delicate_Disaster
    @Delicate_Disaster 5 лет назад

    This will tell you if its silver, but it might not even tell you if its silver.

  • @lukejolley8354
    @lukejolley8354 4 года назад

    Or just use a magnet

    • @jean2485
      @jean2485 2 месяца назад

      Magnet will NOT detect between silver and silver plated, though it will stick to SOME types of stainless steel, not all.

  • @Sunny-lp6rx
    @Sunny-lp6rx 4 года назад

    You talk tooo much

  • @RocketRaven
    @RocketRaven 8 лет назад

    i could tell for many reasons why the right one is a fake silver or stainles steel xD there is no such model made in silver ;) secondly colour and shape,

    • @DrJakesVeryBritishReviews
      @DrJakesVeryBritishReviews  8 лет назад +1

      +lillskiten1337 true, but I'm making a more general point about the conductive properties of silver. Fake silver coins look very convincing, so a test like this would be useful to verify it

    • @RocketRaven
      @RocketRaven 8 лет назад

      Jake Unboxing & Reviews Newman
      i think im addicted to silver XD

    • @DrJakesVeryBritishReviews
      @DrJakesVeryBritishReviews  8 лет назад

      +lillskiten1337 There is something very addictive about collecting silver

    • @RocketRaven
      @RocketRaven 8 лет назад +1

      Jake Unboxing & Reviews Newman
      yeah its so darn cheap!

  • @migdivided
    @migdivided 3 года назад

    Epic fail.... go back to working ur day job.. try this next time buddy.. how about trying this thing called a magnet ever heard of one? yeah works everytime and you can carry with you and will never have to worry about getting wet, and like i said works everytime... LOL

    • @jean2485
      @jean2485 2 месяца назад

      Magnet will NOT detect between silver and silver plated, though it will stick to SOME types of stainless steel, not all.

  • @Arokh1
    @Arokh1 Месяц назад

    Чувак где ты достал советскую серебряную ложку?)

  • @noemifuentes2891
    @noemifuentes2891 8 лет назад +1

    diamond