A person may not sell, manufacture for sale, or possess with intent to sell any item of merchandise made in whole or in part of inferior metal which has deposited or plated on it or brazed or otherwise affixed to it a plate, plating, covering, or sheet of silver or silver alloy, and which has stamped on it, on a tag attached to it, or on a package in which it is contained, the word “sterling” or “coin”, alone or in conjunction with any other word or mark.
Structure Maryland Statutes
Title 14 - Miscellaneous Consumer Protection Provisions
Section 14-602 - Gold Merchandise in General
Section 14-603 - "Gold Plate" and Similar Gold Content Merchandise
Section 14-604 - Silver Merchandise -- in General
Section 14-605 - Silver Merchandise -- "Sterling Silver"
Section 14-606 - Silver Merchandise -- "Coin Silver"
Section 14-607 - "Silver Plate" and Similar Silver Content Merchandise