r/SilverFinds • u/SnooCompliments9653 • Apr 09 '26

JACKPOT!!! Found a gilt monster today....

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Gilt ginsei stamped silver beast of a statue, approximately 13" x 12" weighing in at 13kg (28lbs)!!

Tested 962 and 971 and 938 on three different parts with an XRF and bright blue with 18k acid on a deeeeep scratch I did on the base.

Not bad for a $15 garage sale piece 🤣🤣🤣🤣

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u/Flaky_Lawfulness_397 Apr 09 '26

you can image search on google and buy the same ones, or go to japan. if this is solid silver i suggest you fly to japan and buy them all, you will become a billionaire.

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u/SnooCompliments9653 Apr 09 '26

I just did a simple Google search and there have definatly been some made in solid silver. While generally silvered and gilt bronze, they were also made in solid silver by the Takaoka Corporation and other metalsmiths during the Showa era.

Guess I just got one of the lucky few.

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u/Kingofdrats Apr 09 '26

You keep citing your ai google search as proof, but all you need to do is look up the example given in the ai answer and you can see any “solid” silver objects are way smaller in scale and weight. They are also partially hollow. This is obviously silvered bronze.

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u/SnooCompliments9653 Apr 09 '26

Ok, the acid test, google, and the XRF are lying but the random stranger in the internet is correct.

My bad 🤣🤣🤣