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Silver Bullion - How to determine the melt value of silver
jewelry
The ability to determine the melt value of silver jewelry in terms of its silver content plays a vital role in any successful
silver investing strategy. The reason being is because it’s easy to overpay or to miss out on an opportunity to
buy silver at below melt value if one isn’t in the know. It should therefore be important to silver investors,
especially those who have developed a liking for silver jewelry, to know how to determine the melt value or
intrinsic value of the silver contained in silver jewelry.
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For all practical purposes, we’re going to focus only on how to
determine the melt value of silver contained in silver jewelry or jewelry containing
silver. It’s after all no secret that silver jewelry
is normally made up of a silver alloy that consists of silver and
other metals such as copper. We are however only interested in the value of the silver. In fact, sterling silver (standard silver), a silver alloy
consisting of 92.5% silver and 7.5% copper, is traditionally used in the manufacturing of silver jewelry and
silverware. This is not to say that a metal such as
copper is not valuable, it’s rather to say that the successful silver investor prefers to focus on silver and
silver alone. The value of copper and other metals used in a silver alloy, besides silver, although not
determined now will be an added bonus at the end of the day.
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