[Jewelry making - Article 00023] - Re: [Orchid] Sterling Silver and Nickel

[richard hart]

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>     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.

    That it is possible is not a reason for people to say it does, like
    it is a fact. If I said that 14 kt yellow gold has nickle in it, I
    would be corrected. It is possible that it could. But it does not.
    To me this is about how much misinformation there is generally about
    gems and metals and what an uphill battle it is to have to correct
    as much misinformation as often as I do as a retailer. It gets really
    boring and frustrating to hear the garbage that the public is fed by
    people who do not know what they are talking about representing this
    industry. 

Richard Hart

 
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