"Philip I. Marie Sr." wrote: > >Marsha > >PS, I can send the address for a silver supplier, if there isn`t a jewelry > >supplier near you. > > > > Hi All; > > Great job Marsha, but one thing bothers me. I was in the jewelry business > for 17 years and never saw pure silver jewelry in any form. In fact, I was > in business during the 79/80 silver boom where it hit $50 an ounce and was > buying tons of scrap and *never* a piece that was pure. Oriental gold > jewelry can be 24K or pure gold, bought as an investment and store of value. > > Sterling has .925 silver and .075 copper. Be careful that some fool clerk > isn't telling you sterling is pure silver. > > I can tell you the USA *new bullion* silver dollar is .999 fine and so > states on the coin. Specialty houses may have it in pure silver wire form. > But I would sure be careful. It really must be stamped with the finess to > be sure. Unless your trusting. :-P
It may not be absolutely reliable, but fine silver is very soft. If it isn't soft, it most likely is sterling. Marshall -- 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] Silver-list archive: http://escribe.com/health/thesilverlist/index.html List maintainer: Mike Devour <[email protected]>
