Silver Bullion - Silver
Jewelry
Silver jewelry is highly prized for its brilliant
luster and its ease of fabrication, properties that it shares with gold, a precious metal also used
extensively in jewelry. Pure silver, also known as 999 fineness, is quite
tarnish resistant, but it is too soft for use in jewelry. Silversmiths often alloy it with other metals, such as
copper, to harden it. Sterling silver, for example, is 92.5 percent
silver and 7.5 percent copper. Sterling silver is a standard in many countries for silver jewelry and has been
since the 14th century.
Invest in precious
metals today! Contact us for details.
Invest in precious
metals today! Contact us for details.
Recently, silver has benefited from demand for the ‘white’
look in jewelry which mirrors fashionable designs of white
gold - an alloy of gold and platinum and palladium –
but at a lower price point.
Source: The Silver Institute
|