Hello all, Just wondering if anybody knows what this bar is. Recently purchased, I believe its sterling. Sold to me as sterling Apart from that I don't know much. Dimensions around .5cm thick and 4cm x 8cm Looks like its been used as a pendent as it has a hole near the dragon. [imgz=http://forums.silverstackers.com/uploads/11242_chinese2.gif][/imgz] Thanks in advance
Hopefully you did not pay too much as unfortunately it's probably not sterling but silver/copper-nickel allay/zinc. Scroll down this page http://www.ebay.com/gds/Chinese-Silver-Bullion-Not-Real-Silver-/10000000017582084/g.html Regardless of what it's made of I do like the design
hi, check these links below Unknown Chinese Silver Art Bar 5.4 oz http://forums.silverstackers.com/topic-26975-unknown-chinese-silver-art-bar-54-oz.html Chinese Antique Silver Bars http://forums.silverstackers.com/topic-34703-chinese-antique-silver-bars.html hope you didn't pay too much
Thanks guys, I guess thats my first (I hope) dodgy bar. Will take it to get XRF'ed to confirm makeup asap, It was bought as part of a package.
Looks like it was a dodgy one.. 95% Zinc [imgz=http://forums.silverstackers.com/uploads/11242_chinese_bar_test.png][/imgz] At the moment I believe that it was unknown to be a fake by the seller so at this stage I shouldn't be out of pocket. Timely warning that you need to be careful when buying PM's
It's what's known as 'Tibetan Silver' - loads of fake stuff coming out of China is made of this - and it's pretty easy to spot if you have an experienced eye. The metal tends to be more matt, and a dull grey, more battleship grey than light silver.
Glad to hear you're not out of pocket. The design is seriously kitsch with the yin-yang and the zodiac animals. The characters around the zodiac animals circle are NOT the names of the animals; they are the 'hours' of the day in an archaic 12-hours-a-day calendar system. None of the inscriptions mentions silver or purity. So the only 'crime' committed by the makers is an offense against good taste.
