I believe that 99999 (5 9's) silver is actually 99.999% pure. 999 silver is not really pure enough because it is only 99.9% pure leaving as much as 1/10 of 1% for impurities. When it comes to cadmium and stuff like that 1/10 of 1% is a lot. Your coins are just fine at .999 if it is 99.999%.
Michael [email protected] wrote: > > In a message dated 07/25/1999 7:52:09 PM CST, [email protected] > writes: > > > Sorry ole boy but DO NOT USE 999 silver get 99999. It is availbe in K.C.Mo > > Jules > > Borel Co tel 1-800-776-6858. Last november I bought 10 ft for $32.00 > > Now this is upsetting. I thought .999 was okay. That's what I have. In > fact, I've recently been using .999 silver dabloons (carnival coins minted in > New Orleans) to make my CS. Robert, didn't you recently say a company sent > you sterling instead and you discovered it by noticing how the wires turned > black? > I seriously don't want to bring harm to my family, and now I'm worried! > Samm > > -- > The silver-list is a moderated forum for discussion of colloidal silver. > > To join or quit silver-list or silver-digest send an e-mail message to: > [email protected] -or- [email protected] > with the word subscribe or unsubscribe in the SUBJECT line. > > To post, address your message to: [email protected] > > List maintainer: Mike Devour <[email protected]> -- The silver-list is a moderated forum for discussion of colloidal silver. To join or quit silver-list or silver-digest send an e-mail message to: [email protected] -or- [email protected] with the word subscribe or unsubscribe in the SUBJECT line. To post, address your message to: [email protected] List maintainer: Mike Devour <[email protected]>
