Mark & Melt

Hallmark guide · Plated

EPNS meaning: the mark on silver plate

EPNS stands for Electro Plated Nickel Silver: a thin layer of silver electroplated onto nickel silver, a base alloy. Birmingham Assay Office lists EPNS as a silver-plated mark, not solid silver, and The Silver Society notes makers often set the letters in shields to look like hallmarks.

Metal
Plated
Purity
—
Where
UK / international
When
From the 1840s
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Often confused with

  • Pseudo-hallmark shields can make EPNS look like sterling marks.
  • 'Nickel silver' contains no silver at all.
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What a piece marked EPNS is worth

IWhat is it?
IIWhat's stamped on it?

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IIIWeight

grams (g)

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Buyer pays (% of melt)
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Cash buyers usually offer 70–90% of melt value. Adjust if you have a quote.

Melt value $0.00. Likely cash offer $0.00 – $0.00.

Plate — a thin skin over base metal

Silver plate is a thin layer over base metal, so it has almost no melt value. Sell it whole, as decor or for its pattern.

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