If the piece is stamped "sterling," or "925," then it is real sterling. If it's stamped "IS," the initials stand for "International Silver" Company, an American company founded in 1898 from a conglomeration of smaller companies that specialized in silver plated tableware. IS, or International Silver, only has a thin (.20 mm) layer of sterling silver over a base metal core. It has no melt value.
99.99% of the time it is Plated, once again it is not silver. the only flatware that is made of silver will say on it somewhere STERLING
The stands for "International" as in "International Silver.
you can tell it's real by the silver. If its real silver it is real. Get it?? I hope that helped you.
Yes, what little silver is in (or on) the coin is real silver.
Someone looking to purchase international silver can do so online at Amazon or eBay. Another location which sells international silver is Bed Bath and Beyond.
Silver
Regent silver is typically not real silver but rather silver-plated. It consists of a base metal coated with a thin layer of silver to give it the appearance of real silver while being more affordable.
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As with any country there is real and then fake. I have been lucky I guess in buying Mexican Silver and it has all been real
It is real silver-plated. Full silver is described as 999 or sterling silver.
Quite real.