BEAUTIFUL ART DECO MASONIC RING. SIZE 9 AND WEIGHS 5.57 GRAMS. However after further inspection and a test at a local pawn shop, they believe it to be. Firstly because it tested strongly as Solid silver, may previously have been resized (not something a jeweler would generally do unless it was a precious metal) and finally Silver Plate is usually stamped'Silver plate' or'EPNS'. According to the 75 year old pawn shop owner in Paducah KY, he's never actually seen a piece of jewellery marked'Sterling silver plated'. And why go to all of the trouble to put beautiful enamel on a cheap ring ...
