It weighs approximately 30 lbs and is made of sterling silver.
We assume that it is sterling silver.
Thus, the 18th and 19th century crown was enormous because five shillings-worth of sterling silver had to be given.
The development of that market is hampered all the time by the erratic condition of the sterling silver exchange.
In businesses making hall-marked sterling silver goods the intake of trainees has ceased and the average age of the craftsmen is 65.
Perhaps he will be able to reassure us as regards the future of the attractive lion passant which appears on sterling silver.
The fact is that sterling silver—and most of the silver sold in this country is sterling silver—is known the world over.
The first reason is the lion, the recognised mark for sterling silver since 1544.
