A STAMP MARK

[nomad 11]

i found some spoons and forks and they had this stamping. WARRANTED 12 DMT or was it DVT they looked to be silver ? will sterling just be stamped as such ? thanks

 

[Mackaydon]

Twelve dwt means that the piece of silver weighs 12 pennyweight. One pennyweight is equal to 1.555 grams; therefore, a 12-pennyweight silver piece weighs 18.66 grams. This is only a measure of weight, however, and does not indicate the purity of silver.
The d in dwt stands for denarius, the biblical coin similar to a penny. Pennyweight is a unit of mass in troy weight, a system commonly used to weigh precious metals.
Don.....
PS: I'm guessing your spoon is silver plated.

 

[foiler]

If it reads 'warranted 12 DWT' then it means that their are 12 pennyweights of silver in the piece.