Gorham piece need help

[Deadaman]

Hey everyone! With COVID slowly departing and people come out with garage sales, you already know I’m back out on the hunt for precious metals at a discount price.

Today I came across this Gorham silver piece, and need a little help with determining if it’s silver plate or pure.

Thanks, and good luck to all!

 

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[Deadaman]

Forgot to mention for those who cannot see the markings: Anchor marking above a B P N S marking

 

[ARC]

Its "EPNS"... which means its plated.

PS... it is from the 50's.

 

[Deadaman]

Its "EPNS"... which means its plated.

PS... it is from the 50's.

I do not think the first letter is an E, it more resembles a B, maybe an R or K. However I do not know. Thanks anyways!

 

[ARC]

I do not think the first letter is an E, it more resembles a B, maybe an R or K. However I do not know. Thanks anyways!

Well.... it is.

 

[ARC]

https://www.worthpoint.com/worthopedia/gorham-epns-dish

 

[xr7ator]

EPNS: Electroplated nickel silver

 

[Mackaydon]

E.P.N.S. stands for "Electro-Plate Nickel Silver. This means it is silver plate on nickel silver.
Nickel silver is a white brass alloy that contains no silver content at all despite its name.
Don..

 

[JimDon]

You might find this helpful.

 

[Holt0222]

I’ll ask since I’m sure it may come up. What about community plate

 

[Red-Coat]

I’ll ask since I’m sure it may come up. What about community plate

“Community Plate” is one of the marks used by the Oneida Community. Various business ventures grew out of a small community (initially 87 people) of Christian Perfectionists founded by John Humphrey Noyes in 1848 in Oneida, NY. These businesses were a way of generating income and silverware (mainly flatware) was one such business, using the “Community Plate” mark from 1899 onwards.

The Oneida Community as a religious utopia dissolved in 1881 but the silverware business continued; they purchased the Wm. A. Rogers and 1881 Rogers companies in 1929 and became “Oneida Ltd” in 1935.

As the name suggests, it’s silver plate and not silver.