National Appraisal Consultants, LLC will be permanently closing on or before December 31, 2022. The firm will no longer conduct any business beyond calendar year 2022.

For professional appraisal services, visit castnervalues.com or contact: Leon Castner at Castner Estate Services: leoncastner@comcast.net or (484) 973-6008

Silver & Metals

Silver & Metals

~SILVER MARKS & WHAT THEY MEAN~ Here are some common marks on silver or silverplate – These marks mean the same standard as US silver prior to 1870-or 90% silver: COIN PURE COIN                                                              .900 These marks mean the same as a content of 92.5% silver: STERLING 925 These marks mean electroplated, developed in the US […]

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Silver Plate or Silverplate?

Silver & Metals

          By Leon Castner, ISA CAPP      For reasons not quite understood, the early English word plate was used to describe “solid” silver.  (It was not to describe a dish to eat off of at the table.)  So, when one hears or sees the phrase English plate, it refers to […]

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