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What exactly is sterling silver?

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What exactly is sterling silver?

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Sterling Silver is a mixture of 925 parts fine silver and 75 parts copper, also read as 92.5% silver and 7.5% copper. While other metals besides copper can be mixed with silver to form “sterling silver”, extensive research and testing has shown copper to be an ideal mate to silver improving silver’s hardness and durability without affecting its naturally beautiful color.

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