[Jewelry making - Article 01329] - Re: [Orchid] Sterling Silver and Nickel

[Eileen Procter]

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Richard,

    The only qualifier for silver to be Sterling is if the alloy
    contains at least 92.5% Silver. The content of the rest is
    unimportant. It is entirely possible by this definition for sterling
    silver to contain nickle. I'm not saying that it does, just that it
    is possible. For example, the alloy 'Oxantis' contains no copper but
    a mixture of zinc, tin, indium and iridium. It is legal to stamp this
    alloy as sterling silver. 

    The other possibility is that someone is getting confused regarding
    nickle silver. Nickle silver has no silver but does contain nickle...

Eileen

 
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