Q. Hello...I have a set of Alvin Silverware, George Washington pattern. I am trying to determine if it is sterling or silver plate. The word sterling is stamped on the back. I looked at replacements.com. The set has the old knife and the work pattern and silver is stamped on the ...
“In the absence of the gold standard, there is no way to protect savings from confiscation through inflation. There is no safe store of value. If there were, the government would have to make its holding illegal, as was done in the case of gold. If everyone decided, for example, to ...
But don’t sell us out like this please, don’t poison your sterling blog with the corruption of consumerism. Please! please forgive the following unorganized/vague thoughts. i have to say i agree with sid. i identify with an earlier/older generation of “serious” writers, with an earlier...
Know how to identify real silver. Genuine silver jewelry or silverware will be stamped with the number 800 or 925 or a promise that the silver is sterling (e.g., "Ster," "Sterling" or "Stg"). If you cannot find an identifying mark on your silver, here are three tests you can perfo...