Silver Bullion -
Silver Purity
The silver investor should consider silver purity when
investing in or owning silver:
- What is a Silver Alloy?
Silver in its purest form is too soft to hold a durable form. In fact, silver in its purest form is not suitable to use by itself in the manufacturing of jewelry and other items such as silver coins, etc. This is why it’s necessary to alloy (mix) pure silver with copper, nickel, zinc or other metals to make it harder and more durable.
- Millesimal Fineness
The modern way of denoting the purity of silver, gold and platinum alloys are through a system called "millesimal fineness." This system denotes fineness which is a measure of the weight of the relevant precious metal in its purest form per 1000 parts.
- Common millesimal finenesses used for silver
Here is a list of the most common millesimal finenesses used for silver.
- The purest form of silver
The purest form of silver is denoted as "999.9" by the millesimal fineness system. This equates to ultra-fine silver with a purity just short of a 100% at 99.99%. E.g. the Royal Canadian Mint uses ultra-fine silver in the coining of the Canadian Silver Maple Leaf.
- Silver Alloys
Here is a list of silver alloys or alloys of silver.
- Silver Hallmarks (Silver Marks)
This section of the Silver Bullion website is all about silver hallmarks (silver marks).
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