Learning how to read silver hallmarks is something that has become much more important in the last few years. The problem with many dealers and manufacturers selling silver items is that they often sell items that are fakes or antique reproductions when in actuality they are not. Learning how to recognize an original and how to understand markings on silver is crucial to being able to resell or trade silver items, especially silver coins. Learning how to recognize a genuine piece of silver and learning how to recognize an original antique item of course is not as difficult as one might think and once you have some training under your belt, learning how to read silver hallmarks will only get easier and quicker.