In this guide I will outline the numerous silver alloy marks and trade names that have been used throughout the world on antiques and collectibles. Many of these marks can confuse the buyer, dealer or...
ENJOY ABOUT S. KIRK SON SILVERWARE Baltimore's prominent silverware manufacturing company, Samuel Kirk Son, began in 1815 when Philadelphia-trained Samuel Kirk finished his apprenticeship under James...
When you buy anything on ebay from China that says it is "pure silver", you will be defrauded. For example, I bought several so-called "yuan bao" from China and the dealers (several) all claimed they were pure...
lately there have been books of 72 chinese dollar fakes the sleazy sellers are calling silver. i have one of those sets as reference material - the copies are excellent - but the coins are magnetic! that ain't...
Upon receiving my first set of Emperor coins I was slightly miffed that the exorbitant shipping costs weren't worth the value of the set. I brought a piece to a coin dealership to ask its value. "Nothing" was...
For every numismatist, it is a noteworthy fact that the minting of coins in Vienna only commenced at a relatively late date. In a way, English king Richard the Lionheart was partly responsible for the...