Silver plate is a term used when jewellery or other products are primarily made of other metals and coated with a thin layer of silver; the base metal is oftern brass. ... Silver plate items will not have a 925 stamp or a hallmark.

Are silver plated items marked?

Silver-plated items are often, but not always, marked as such — they'll typically say something along the lines of silver plate, plated, EP (electroplated) or EPNS (electroplated nickel silver). ... Well, at the least, it's illegal to falsely claim plated silver is Sterling silver.

How can you tell if something is silver or silver plated?

Silver plate is just that - a thin layer of silver plated over another metal such as copper, brass or nickel. Often silver plated items will be marked with an EP, EPNS or Silver on Copper or have no mark at all. American sterling silver is always marked Sterling or 925, and is 92.5% pure silver.