Can solid silver sterling silver and silver plated all tarnish?

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Yes. Sterling silver and silver plate are both sterling silver on the outside, so both will tarnish. The difference is real sterling is sterling all the way through; plate is only a thin skin (about .20 mm or 8/1000 of an inch) of sterling over a cheaper base metal alloy.

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