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In an article I discussed the opportunity for eBay sellers in the growing market experts for investors and collectors of antique silver. The various types of signs on them can be confusing, but often poorly described items. You can be sure that at least 30% of the weekly 12-15000 have the "old penny" category to be inaccurate or misleadingDescriptions. Customer confusion and uncertainty of results in poor sales prices, lost sales and credibility issues seller.
In this article you will learn to identify, such as eBay and understand the many different brands and where to search. In this context, companies can write professional sales descriptions in their eBay auctions, eBay stores and other locations. If the proper identification tag and put silver party credibility and an edge over hundreds ofuninformed sellers in this competitive market.
Think of it this way - if you go by car the sale of assets, he or she makes to the extent possible, models, engines, performance, etc. should know to get the right? The same goes for silverware for sale. The signs tell the story behind the piece is, of a manufacturer, age, origin, history, quality, model, etc. Store brands increase understanding ROI because they are better for buyers andDealers.
Identification and decoding Silver Marks - The following list is the basis for learning makes and models and metal. Further research and training, there are many excellent reference books for beginners and experts. The article gave me a short list of books offered at the end. Understand that many reference books are narrow in scope, ie only for certain periods,Countries, etc. For this reason you should buy only one or two books, the countries cover a wide range of brands of many decision-makers e. Library experience is gained through the collection and sale of silver, a reference to what is good. To search online there are many good sites that have contributed and are used worldwide by collectors and dealers. I want one of the best locations on the bottom of this article. Professional advice is alsoFor those looking for a list of quality, but do not want to be marked for research.
Those who are just starting out in selling silver must be very careful not to interpret the signs wrong. As mentioned above, one third of the eBay seller said incorrectly listing and description tag, as only the necessary information on the brands have learned to be dangerous. Often, these providers have in mind a false crown, lion, or label is in their seats, and the British pound, when in fact it is silver platewith a pseudo mark. Just today I saw a new auction seller of a milk jug and sugar bowl set to be listed as pounds made in 1903. In fact, it was around 1877-1880 American Silver Plate. He thought that the model number 1903, the date has been done and what the brand means that the lions sterling. This is just one of many that make it look bad seller and limit their opportunities for profitable sale.
The use of knowledge as a selling point - afteradequately studied the marks on the product title and description is exactly the most popular. Items can be taken as a guaranteed right, because the seller has enough confidence to do so. This gives credibility to the seller and the goods to pull the smart investors and collectors at auction. The result is a strong action of offering and selling prices higher.
Use models to identify exactly Optimization Search - For example, the seller has identified aapiece and made some Danish Georg Jensen 1909-1914. If used, the auction description and keywords that information is a magnet for collectors of high-end. This leads to higher profits. Which of these two songs work best? "Antique Silver Bowl with trademark" or "Beautiful Sterling Georg Jensen Art Nouveau centerpiece, around 1909-1914. The second course. It is simply strategic keywords in the title that inspired the list.
Okay, thento learn what? There are a lot. The following is only a list, but this foundation with a salesperson can build their own road to success as a specialist retailer of silver on eBay and elsewhere.
Things you should know:
Typical - Almost every eBay seller of this misunderstanding. Specific for precious metals is a hallmark as a mark or series of marks in the metal, the metal hit the authenticate officially defined purity(Gauge or content) and recognized internationally as a guarantee of purity. eBay sellers often confused with the main dish used as trademarks, logos, company names and trademarks of the simple number like 925 or 835th While these numbers are signs used for purity or content that are never considered as a trademark if accompanied by an official certificate of the country of origin must be indicated. Why? Because anyone can hit these numbers fraudulently in the metal withoutofficial test. Typical are the official mark of guaranteed metal purity on the label of the precious metal. Brands and Maker's Mark is simply the name of the manufacturer of the goods. Remember how the markings on karat gold jewelry. If a ring of 18-carat Cartier says, is the hallmark of the 18K, not the name of the manufacturer, Cartier. Provides the ring has a gold purity of 75%, and is recognized throughout the world. silver marks in the same way, there is simply much more numerous for the gold.
Landmarks - Almost every country has a nationalized official marks or symbols precious metal as a reference to their previous standards. Probably the best known of all is the lion of England through the 14th Century Sterling used to guarantee. There are too many brands the country, listed here, but you can search for items in the online reference sites are listed at the end.
City Marks - A sign or symbol used in manyCountries refer to the city in which the object was. The head of the leopard has been in London and Birmingham are two of the anchor is known, often seen on eBay. Again there are too many to list, but can be searched in the reference books listed.
Maker's Mark - who is the registered name, initials, marks, logos, trademarks, symbols or other characters used for centuries by various silversmiths and manufacturing companiesidentify their products. There are literally hundreds around the world. Usually this is posted on an obscure part or printed on the item along with the brand and other brands.
Date marks - as date codes are unique symbols, signs, letters or numbers by some well known manufacturers of products as well as a means of dating the year of manufacture. These are cataloged and are very useful in its many elements.Unfortunately, many companies do not use the exact date will mark their work impossible.
Pseudo Marks - These stamps were created by silversmiths to imitate the well-known brands and established long-term British pound. This kind of beaten silver and silver plate in low purity of pounds. The stamps were designed intentionally to give a perception of sterling quality of their work for the reputation and the reputation of profitBritish Pound. This does not necessarily mean that all practitioners were fake, even though some of course. In fact, many would-Trusted Brands are trademarks of prominent companies that recorded in pounds sterling, coin silver and plate production. For example, Gorham, a highly respected American sterling and silver plate maker, worked in Birmingham to mark their label manufacturer. A large part of the 19th century Chinese export silver pseudo-marks on some very high quality and 800835 Standard of labeled product. Pseudo marks are often mistaken for buyers and sellers British Pound mark Sun alike must be able to recognize it. This is one of the main reasons why research is so important to sell successfully.
Pattern Numbers - These are numbers that are proprietary marks are often found together with the brand and maker mark. These are the manufacturer of the patent application, pattern recognition and inventory control is used.
Pound- Sterling is defined by the United Kingdom, United States (see below *) and most other nations as an alloy with at least 92.5% pure silver. The other metal in the alloy is copper, the metal for the production increases in utility and decorative goods. The word comes from 14th Century England Sterling. The standard pound in the United Kingdom and elsewhere, is 92.5% (925) fine since then.
925, 0.925 or 925/1000 - This number is often printed in findingSilver tag. It is the pound, when accompanied by officers from the standard features of the country of origin. The presence of this number to an element does not provide for his sterling, unless the official logo is also available.
"Solid Silver" - This is defined by the U.S. government (see below *) as an alloy with at least 92.5% pure silver, which means it must be sterling. E 'illegal in the United States every product under the name, which is notSterling silver.
"Silver Coin - This alloy has its name from the 18th and 19th century, American silversmiths silver coins melted in the customer order to sell produce items. terms were typical products of silver and others at the table. The U.S. government puts them in a league of 90% (900) purity (see below *) are. Many items sold for less than 90% purity and often illegal as "silver coin" in the U.S. on eBay and other places.
ContinentalSterling - This is a misleading term% is made by selling some 92.5 Europe, the concepts and the purity requirements are lower. similar terms are used Russian Sterling, Sterling, German, French, British pound, etc. all with national officers, who are characterized less than 925th Continental Silver is the right way to describe European goods, provided that the registration plate and Mark are in place to authenticate the actual purity.
Silver Standard - InU.S. standards are pure (0.9999%), pound sterling and the currency (see below *). In the UK, the Britannia standard (95.8% purity) and Sterling. Britannia has been used exclusively in the United Kingdom from 1697-1720 and has since been optional. Other countries have their own official standard in September Typically, but not without exception, these are 950, 935, 925, 900, 875, 850, 835, 812, 800, leads 750, and 675 purity with official practice. These numbers represent the decimal fraction (percentage)silver content in the finished product. For example, an item marked '800 'is 80% pure. 950 and 935 may be legal in the United States called Sterling, regardless of country of origin may, but the low level does not exist. Martel 950 is listed as silver. Note: In the U.S. there is a federal offense to import, sell, trade, advertising, or otherwise constitutes an element as "Sterling" or "solid silver", not with a purity of 92.5% or more (see below *).
ReluctantNumbers - This was a numbering system used for centuries in Germany and Austria-Hungary and Prussia in the 18th and 19 for authentication of the session. It is based on a purity of 16/16 based. This 15/16 is 15 ounces of 0.937 corresponds to a purity 14 / 16 14 0.875 ounces of equivalent purity 13/16 13 ounces of .812 purity equivalent, and so on. Most of the antique silver from these countries to buy and set is 13 grams and, as mentioned, is often misrepresented as Sterling German. Austria-Hungary usedthis system until 1866 and the Germany-Prussia until 1886.
Zolotnik Numbers - These numbers are centuries of Russian silver tag already several. The root of this system began in the 11th century with the sale of Russian gold. Many objects in the old Russian eBay and other venues will be sold, it is important to know some basics. The figures are based on a 96/96 basis of pure. What is usually sold on eBay is the most common, 84 or 84/96 Zolotnik the 875 (87.5%) orPurity. 88 Zolotnik is 88/96 or 916 purity and so on. A common problem with 84 characters is unmistakable certain types of French silver platter for the Russian Zolotnik 84. One way to tell the difference, the French brand is a Silver Plate or 'Gr "or have" G "after the 84 g of silver in the shell is used. Zolotnik 84 Russian is always one or more official marks and are more characters in Russian Cyrillic letters together. If an item is taken upRussian and the number 84, so I think it is wrong or his record.
Silver Plate - This is a very thin layer or coating of pure silver on a metal base. The most common base metal may be copper, brass, silver, nickel, white metal, Britannia metal (see below). The two types of silver are the platform of the plate and Sheffield plate. Sheffield's name comes from Sheffield, England, where it arose. The technique used was a "sandwich" a layer of baseMetal layer between top and bottom of pure silver. The metals were wrought iron or rolled up to the two metals were connected. Thus, for base metals "exaggerated" and could therefore be used for production. Electroplating was invented in 1805, but did not come into common use until 1840. This is an electrolytic process, the molecules are deposited with silver on the surface of a sheet of base metals, coating, or until desired thickness. As electrolyte is quick and labor-intensivealmost all the investment was made in this way, condemned in 1860 the process of Sheffield plate. Today Sheffield plate is valued by collectors for its superior quality and value of antique forged. There are different levels of quality galvanized / Silver Plate. These are the thickness of the coating, which is used in the amount of silver. The two most common types of silver plate Victorian era are the platform of triple and quadruple plate. You see a lot of these guys on eBay for auction. L 'Key, who is to know about Silver Plate, Silver added that there was a significant weight, so there is no assigned value of the precious metal. The market for silver items on the rarity, uniqueness, quality antiques, crafts, design and quality is based only.
Sterling Silver Plate - There is no such thing! This description is often used by eBay sellers who know nothing of silver or keyword spamming to increase clicks on your list. By Sterlingis an alloy, it is not appropriate to use as a source for the silver lining.
EPNS -. You will see these letters, which marks the end of many Americans and British silver plate tag older. This stands for Electro Plated Nickel Silver. Many eBay sellers beginners and those who do not bother to do troubleshooting EPNS list of terms such as pounds. Common variations on this EP, EPC (Electro Plate on copper), EPWM (white metal plate), EPB or EPBM(Electro Plate on Britannia Metal). Just know that every element EP marked Silver Plate and as such has no value of the precious metal.
Nickel Silver - This is a common-base alloy of nickel, copper and zinc. There is no silver at all. The name was coined because the metal is silver in color and highly polished. Other names for the same metal used: alpaca or alpaca silver, silver, Brazil, nickel, silver, Peru, New York Silver, NewSilver, Nevada Silver, Norwegian Silver; Silverio, Venetian Silver, Potosi Silver and Silver Sound to name a few. Many people were buying tips to think things like bags silver old German lady, had something of real value. Nickel silver is strong and durable, but has no value in metal.
White Metal - This is an alloy of silver, usually with a mixture of antimony, tin, lead, zinc and cadmium. In Britain, the British art tradeuses the term "white metal" for all foreign products are not official British Assay Office, trying to describe them.
Britannia Metal - Another non-silver base metals such as tin, which is popular because it is durable and polished to a shine of silver. This is an alloy of 93% tin 5% antimony and 2% copper. Not to be confused with 958 Britannia from the UK.
The hundreds of famous brands and their meanings are complex and often confusing. L ' Information that should have read this article a better understanding of what it represents many of the brands. You can now build on this foundation to become an informed buyer and a retailer with a significant competitive advantage. Thanks for following this series of books and try to factor three: a Focus on the British pound.
Recommended reference works:
American Kovels' silver marks by Ralph and Terry Kovel, Random House> References, 1, 1989 Edition. ISBN-13: 978-0517568828
Dealer's Guide: English Silver by Judith Hall-Mark railing; Foul Publishing, 2004. ISBN-13: 978-0572029999
Encyclopedia of American silver manufacturers of rainwater T. Dorothy, Martin Fuller, Colette Fuller, Schiffer Publishing, 2003. ISBN-13: 978-0764318870
American silversmiths and their marks: The Definitive (1948) by Stephen GC Ensko Edition, Dover Publications, 1983. ISBN-13: 978-0486244280
About AntiqueSilver, with the international brand of cinnamon Diana Sanders, AAA Publishing, first edition, 2006. ISBN-13: 978-0978516802
Hallmarks discovered on English Silver by John Bly, Shire Books, 9 edition, 2008 .. ISBN-13: 978-0747804505
English, Irish, Scottish and Silver: Sterling and Francine Clark Art Institute at the Beth Carver Wees, Hudson Hills Press, 1st Ed, 1997 .. ISBN-13: 978-1555951177
(These and other excellent reference books on this topic, seeAmazon.com and other fine booksellers.)
* U.S. Guide to the precious metals and jewels: Laws and regulations (see paragraph 23.6)
