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What is sterling silver?

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What is sterling silver?

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Sterling silver is 92.5% pure silver blended with other metals to make it firmer and to help it hold it’s shape. Still, it is the softest of the three types of trim. With exposure to air sterling will tarnish.

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What does that mean? To make silver tougher and more durable, silver is often alloyed with other metals, which results in different types of silver. Based on the content of the other metals mixed in to the silver, silver is usually identified by hallmarks. A hallmark is generally an indication of metal content, purity and quality that is marked on individual pieces. For example, sterling silver, by definition is a mix of 92.5% silver and 7.5% copper alloy. Therefore, pieces using sterling silver are tagged or engraved with 925 Silver or SS.

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At The Irish Jewelry Company most of our silver jewelry and accessories are made of brilliant sterling silver unless otherwise stated. Sterling silver is the highest quality standard of silver jewelry. Sterling silver is 90% pure silver with a mixture of other alloys for durability and strength.

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To qualify as “sterling” a given piece must be composed of a least 92.5% pure silver.

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At bethegallery.com we provide only the best grade of sterling silver in our pieces. For silver to be considered sterling, the metal must consist of 92.5 percent pure silver alloyed with 7.6 percent copper. By combining the two metals, the piece becomes much stronger and wearable.

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