[Jewelry making - Article 00069] - Re: [Orchid] Differences in Silver

[Daniel Grandi]

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    Hi Donna, Fine Silver is generally .9999 pure silver .925 is the
    actual designation used in the US for Sterling silver and in some,
    but not all other countries. .925 means that there is 92.5 % pure
    silver in the metal and the balance is an Alloy .Regular sterling
    silver is alloyed with 7.5% copper to make a 100 % mixture. There is
    also De-Ox silver which may have a variety of alloys totalling 7.5% 
    and the balance pure silver. There are quite a few countries where
    the term "sterling Silver " can actually be 80% silver by their
    government  rules... This is why the European market and the
    American market prefers , or, should use the % markings instead of
    words... In Finland , Switzerland, France and other countries .925
    is the standard for "sterling". Daniel Grandi 

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