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Message:: [QUOTE="dannic113, post: 1648583, member: 35203"]Silver is hallmarked as low as 75% then 80% 90% or coin silver 92.5 (925) or sterling and then .999 fine which is as close to pure silver as you can get. Early pieces from England and France with the maker mark have numbers 1,2,and 3 corresponding to the % of silver in the item. That being said the item has none of those markings and is a silver plated cigarette/cigar case (probably cedar or rosewood lined). 3020 is more a catalog number for reference of the item in regards to WM Rogers & sons production pieces actually reproduction pieces of Paul Revere designs. When WM Rogers died the real silver part of the business was bought by International Silver Co. and the silver plated part of the business (especially the silverware) was snapped up by Oneida Co. Yes Paul Revere was a blacksmith, goldsmith and silversmith and if it was an original of his from the 1700's it would be worth tens of thousands. If it was a sterling silver piece made by WM Rogers it would be hundreds and maybe thousands. Being a plated remake of a Revere design by Rogers and sons some have sold on etsy and the like for about $10 the most I've seen actually paid (and not just an asking price) for a plated box similar to yours was pre-recession and the antique dealer was talked down from $25 ask to $15.[/QUOTE]