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I have a bunch of silver plate and E-Wasted just added it to his buy list. He has it as silver plated brass. Is there an easy way to determine what the silverplate is on ?
I tried a magnet on it and its all non magnetic. Its all labeled silver plated or such. Do you file off some of the silver to see if copper shows ? Not sure but Im thinking of
cashing it in . Your input / advice is appreciated.
Thanks
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Scrape it with a file.... Yellow or white = brass, red = copper. Check the bottom. Many times they are hallmarked with the silver plate on X or Y. Make sure not to throw sterling in with the load.Originally Posted by Kalvlin
Metal Recycling Entrepreneur
White most likely = (Electro Plated Nickel Silver)
Properties and Composition of Nickel Silver - UNS C75700. Nickel silver, known also as German silver, nickel brass or alpacca, is a copper alloy with nickel and often zinc. The usual formulation is 60% copper, 20% nickel and 20% zinc. For example the alloy C75700 contains 63.5 to 66.5% of Cu, 11.0 to 13.0% of Ni, 0.05% Pb max, 0.25% Fe max, 0 ...
https://material-properties.org/what...00-definition/
Last edited by alloy2; 04-17-2024 at 09:17 PM.
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Brass is much harder. You can also hit it with a torch to see if it melts to distinguish the two.
Last edited by t00nces2; 04-18-2024 at 06:05 AM.
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I've been paying about $10 to $25 a ounce for nickel plated brass that's about 100 years old.
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Why? Does it have value separate from the value of the metal? How do you find it?
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It's older nickel plated brass and some times plated copper badges. Sometimes they are just brass or copper.
I find most on eBay the worlds biggest garage sale.
I posted on it in a vague way as I wanted to let peoples imaginations fly as far as some do.
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