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Article Title: Tips To Tell If Your Taxco Silver Statue Or Jewelry Are Sterling
Grade
Author: Cristian Lavaque
Category: Shopping, Collecting
Word Count: 471
Keywords: silver jewelry, taxco silver, taxco mexico, mexican silver, silver
statues
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I will give you some tips to make sure that you are getting what you are paying
for, and nothing else. After all, these things, particularly the large ones
(like silver statues) are heavier and cost more, and you wouldn't want anything
less than what you are paying for!
When you buy jewelry, you want the .925 quality, also called sterling silver.
In that case the piece MUST be stamped in the back or in a not-so-obvious spot
(so as to not spoil the beauty of the piece) as proof of its quality. The stamp
can either be ".925", or a small eagle head, or say "sterling". The above is
required by Mexican law to make sure the buyers do get what they are paying
for. If it does not have one of the above marks or stamps, it is not sterling
silver.
The .925 comes from the amount of silver in the alloy: out of 1000 parts, 925
are silver. Same thing would be for the .950 grade: 950 parts of silver every
1000 parts in the alloy. The other metal has traditionally been copper, 75
parts of it in the case of sterling silver, or just 50 in the higher .950
grade. This higher grade will also be stamped in the same place the .925 would,
but saying .950.
You can also find beautiful jewelry which is not sterling (or .925), and it is
real nice, too, only you should be aware of the fact that it is not sterling
silver and it will either be made of alpaca (also known as nickel silver or
German silver) in which case it should be stamped "alpaca". The jewelry could
even be made of copper or another metal, and then electroplated -covered- with
a very thin layer of silver, in which case it should be stamped "plateado".
In other words, each piece must be marked depending on what material was used
in its manufacturing and, of course, if sterling silver is inexpensive in
Taxco, alpaca or silver plated pieces will be even less expensive because they
have less silver, which is the expensive metal in these cases.
When buying holloware, you should be aware of the fact that, with international
silver prices so high nowadays, it is most likely you will only find silver
plated -plateado- pieces, and not pieces that are made 100% of sterling silver.
It is in this case when you most want to make sure you know what you are
buying, as holloware is costly, since it takes a lot of metal, artisan work and
time to make the beautiful pieces, whether made of silver or another metal. You
can find sterling silver holloware, but it is rare.
Hopefully you now have a better idea of how to identify the quality of the
pieces you see, and will be more confident about it.
Cristian Lavaque has lived half his life in the colonial town Taxco, Mexico,
also known as the Silver Capital of the world. He has worked with several
silver retail and wholesalers in Taxco and likes sharing what he's learned over
the years.
http://taviramexicansilver.com/index.php
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<br><br>Author: Cristian Lavaque<br>Category: Shopping, Collecting<br>Word =
Count: 471<br>Keywords: silver jewelry, taxco silver, taxco mexico, mexican=
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to make sure that you are getting what you are paying for, and nothing else=
. After all, these things, particularly the large ones (like silver statues=
) are heavier and cost more, and you wouldn't want anything less than what =
you are paying for!=0D<br>=0D<br>When you buy jewelry, you want the .925 qu=
ality, also called sterling silver. In that case the piece MUST be stamped =
in the back or in a not-so-obvious spot (so as to not spoil the beauty of t=
he piece) as proof of its quality. The stamp can either be ".925", or a sma=
ll eagle head, or say "sterling". The above is required by Mexican law to m=
ake sure the buyers do get what they are paying for. If it does not have on=
e of the above marks or stamps, it is not sterling silver.=0D<br>=0D<br>The=
.925 comes from the amount of silver in the alloy: out of 1000 parts, 925 =
are silver. Same thing would be for the .950 grade: 950 parts of silver eve=
ry 1000 parts in the alloy. The other metal has traditionally been copper, =
75 parts of it in the case of sterling silver, or just 50 in the higher .95=
0 grade. This higher grade will also be stamped in the same place the .925 =
would, but saying .950.=0D<br>=0D<br>You can also find beautiful jewelry wh=
ich is not sterling (or .925), and it is real nice, too, only you should be=
aware of the fact that it is not sterling silver and it will either be mad=
e of alpaca (also known as nickel silver or German silver) in which case it=
should be stamped "alpaca". The jewelry could even be made of copper or an=
other metal, and then electroplated -covered- with a very thin layer of sil=
ver, in which case it should be stamped "plateado".=0D<br>=0D<br>In other w=
ords, each piece must be marked depending on what material was used in its =
manufacturing and, of course, if sterling silver is inexpensive in Taxco, a=
lpaca or silver plated pieces will be even less expensive because they have=
less silver, which is the expensive metal in these cases.=0D<br>=0D<br>Whe=
n buying holloware, you should be aware of the fact that, with internationa=
l silver prices so high nowadays, it is most likely you will only find silv=
er plated -plateado- pieces, and not pieces that are made 100% of sterling =
silver. It is in this case when you most want to make sure you know what yo=
u are buying, as holloware is costly, since it takes a lot of metal, artisa=
n work and time to make the beautiful pieces, whether made of silver or ano=
ther metal. You can find sterling silver holloware, but it is rare.=0D<br>=
=0D<br>Hopefully you now have a better idea of how to identify the quality =
of the pieces you see, and will be more confident about it.<br><br>Cristian=
Lavaque has lived half his life in the colonial town Taxco, Mexico, also k=
nown as the Silver Capital of the world. He has worked with several silver =
retail and wholesalers in Taxco and likes sharing what he's learned over th=
e years.=0D<br>=0D<br>http://taviramexicansilver.com/index.php<br>---------=
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