[Jewelry making - Article 00776] - Re: [Orchid] Super pickle...

[Peter W . Rowe]

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>     If the sterling alloy contains any nickel then there would be
>     magnetic particles. In the UK sterling is 92.5% silver and 7.5%
>     copper but I've been told that in the States, the 7.5% isn't
>     always pure copper. Any chance there could be some nickel in there? 

    In a word, No. Sterling in the U.S. is generally the same as in the
    U.K., except for the specialty versions like Argentium, or others,
    formulated to be free of fire scale or tarnishing, etc. These don't
    generally rely on nickel as an additive. 

Peter
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