Mexican Silver

[DIGDIG]

I assume Mexico does not mark thier silver as we do. I have a few peices of jewelry marked "Alpaca Mexico" they all look silver but no words such as Sterling or 925 exsist. Are these silver?

 

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[CoinFetcher]

it's nickel silver.

Not silver

http://reviews.ebay.com/ALPACA-is-not-sterling-925?ugid=10000000001915297

"As far as I know Alpaca is not a STERLING SILVER, Alpaca is a (Nickel, Copper, and /or Zinc alloy)"

 

[Jason in Enid]

Don't even trust mexican silver that is marked as sterling, or .925, or whatever.

 

[austin]

Don't even trust mexican silver that is marked as sterling, or .925, or whatever.

You are 100% correct. We(here in the markets of San Antonio, flea and otherwise) see a lot of fake silver jewelry. Down here everything gets tested now. People get taken everyday.

 

[DIGDIG]

Great to know, thanks guys- they came with other items so I don't feel duped since I didn't know they were even included in the sale of the box of stuff I bought.

 

[Mackaydon]

digdig,
Yes, Mexico does mark their silver jewelry. Here are a few examples:
Mexican Silver Marks Menu - Encyclopedia of Silver Marks, Hallmarks & Makers' Marks

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