Wednesday, July 18, 2007

Care for Silver Jewelry

You should be able to find several indispensable facts about Silver in the following paragraphs. If there's at least one fact you didn't know before, imagine the difference it might make.
Truthfully, the only difference between you and Silver experts is time. If you'll invest a little more time in reading, you'll be that much nearer to expert status when it comes to Silver.
WHAT IS STERLING SILVER
Silver is a precious metal and much like gold it is too fine to be made in a 100% form. To make it durable for jewelry, pure silver (999 fineness) is often alloyed with small quantities of copper (7.5%), thus comes sterling silver (92.5% or .925). Copper is added to strengthen the silver and make it durable to be use as a decorative or in fashionable jewelry.
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