Need help identifying silver FLATWARE

[firehorse12]

Nickel Silver 12 pc set from Japan in late 60's or early 70s. Looking for pattern or any kind of value. I've searches images - no luck.
Any help appreciated!!

 

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[Roger Mn.]

What is Nickel Silver?

 

[firehorse12]

What is Nickel Silver?

That's why I'm asking I googled it and it has something to do with coin silver??

 

[jim4silver]

I just did some quick Google searches, and nickel silver appears to be some type of silver plate. Coin silver flatware (from the 1800s here in US) is different. Coin silver flatware is 90% silver and was made by melting the 90% silver coins that were circulating back then. I have a little bit of old "coin silver" flatware from the mid 1800s I bought for melt that was to be sent to the refiner. Kind of cool though it doesn't say "silver" on it anywhere, just the silver smith's name, in my case H. HUDSON, who was a US silver smith in KY from 1841 to 1855 or so.

Just my 2 cents.

Jim

 

[firehorse12]

I just did some quick Google searches, and nickel silver appears to be some type of silver plate. Coin silver flatware (from the 1800s here in US) is different. Coin silver flatware is 90% silver and was made by melting the 90% silver coins that were circulating back then. I have a little bit of old "coin silver" flatware from the mid 1800s I bought for melt that was to be sent to the refiner. Kind of cool though it doesn't say "silver" on it anywhere, just the silver smith's name, in my case H. HUDSON, who was a US silver smith in KY from 1841 to 1855 or so.

Just my 2 cents.

Jim

Thanks for looking! Do you have any idea on it's worth?

 

[firehorse12]

I just did some quick Google searches, and nickel silver appears to be some type of silver plate. Coin silver flatware (from the 1800s here in US) is different. Coin silver flatware is 90% silver and was made by melting the 90% silver coins that were circulating back then. I have a little bit of old "coin silver" flatware from the mid 1800s I bought for melt that was to be sent to the refiner. Kind of cool though it doesn't say "silver" on it anywhere, just the silver smith's name, in my case H. HUDSON, who was a US silver smith in KY from 1841 to 1855 or so.

Just my 2 cents.

Jim

And I can't find the pattern. Looking on line. It doesn't have a maker just NICKEL SILVER JAPAN with this pattern (see pic) and some of the knives, same pattern, are stainless steel as this one states. I'm thinking these were purchased in the late 60s or early 70s.

 

[TreasurePirate69]

RodgerDodger isn't asking you a question. He is giving you a link to an article that tells you there is no silver in "nickel silver". Nickel silver is just a "silver colored" metal and has no elemental silver in it. Googling for "nickel silver" will also lead you to Wikipedia (likely the first result in the search) which confirms that there is no actual silver in "nickel silver".

 

[firehorse12]

RodgerDodger isn't asking you a question. He is giving you a link to an article that tells you there is no silver in "nickel silver". Nickel silver is just a "silver colored" metal and has no elemental silver in it. Googling for "nickel silver" will also lead you to Wikipedia (likely the first result in the search) which confirms that there is no actual silver in "nickel silver".

Oh - I can't see that on my iPhone thanks for letting me know and thanks RodgerDodger!

 

[Roger Mn.]

That's why I'm asking I googled it and it has something to do with coin silver??

No silver in your flatware . No silver value and could be toxic eating food with them.

TOXICITY OF NICKEL SILVER FLATWARE

 

[firehorse12]

Sorry I couldn't see the website initially on my iPhone. I read it. Thanks for posting - and thanks for posting this article! Wow. Can I interest you in some flatware? LOL Thanks for looking!