Talk:Silver standards

Setting up WikiProject Silverware?

Would anyone be interested in helping to set up a WikiProject Silverware? I'm interested in salvers, coffee pots, jugs, candlesticks, famous silversmiths, different styles, etc. Thanks. Girlwithgreeneyes (talk) 11:32, 3 April 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Mexican silver

Although the millesimal fineness of 950 is often given on the Internet for the fineness of Mexican silver, other than the period from 1930-45 when the Mexican standard was 980, I can find no evidence in any published source for this. Moreover, although Mexico had stamps for several grades of silver, including 980, 940, 925, and 900, there was never a stamp for 950. There just wasn't. So I am removing this claim from the article. If someone, anyone, can find a reliable published source stating that Mexico had a national standard or even an occasional use by some manufacturers of 950 at any point in the country's history, then this should be reversed. But I have looked, and the fact is, "950" millesimal fineness for Mexican silver just ain't so, and apparently never was. There are no such stamps, and no published sources. KDS4444^Talk 05:48, 3 June 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Conflicting Information

"German silver will be marked with a millesimal fineness of 800 or 835 (80% or 83.5% pure silver). Any items simply marked "German silver", "nickel silver" or "Alpaca" have no silver content at all, but are mere alloys of other metals." Is German Silver something that has no silver content at all, or is it something with 80% of 83.5%? Is it only sometimes? If so, perhaps inserting 'may' after "Alpaca", and before 'have'. If it is an unsubstantiated claim, perhaps remove it until a reference/source is provided? — Preceding unsigned comment added by 73.26.123.106 (talk) 15:54, 15 August 2016 (UTC)[reply]