john, 99.99% fine silver is known as .9999 fine or "four nines", the canadiens mint a silver maple leaf that is .9999 fine. all the silver producers put out silver "rounds" or silver "bars" that are .999 fine. these are good for making CS. three nines silver is from .9990 or .9991 or .9992 fine all the way up to to .9998, but they can't call it "four nines" http://www.ccsilver.com/silver/fines.html#three this company advertises .9999 wire , in 12, 14, 16, and 22 guage. they are located in arizona, u.s. jim
From: John To: [email protected] Sent: Monday, November 04, 2002 11:59 AM Subject: CS>Re: 99.99% List, It would appear that 99.99% fine silver is almost impossible to obtain, even in USA, below is a copy of two emails from Hauser & Miller, who are I believe leading precious metal dealers in USA. Any comments anyone? John in Australia Dear John, All we carry is .999 fine silver, not .9999. It is available in 12ga, we can ship to Australia, and we do accept Visa. Thanks. Amber Sebold Sales Representative Hauser & Miller Co. 1(800) 462-7447 John, Sorry, not off-hand do I know any merchants of 4-9's silver. As for the impurities, usually it is copper but of course it varies and to find out exactly we would have to do a chemical analysis. The silver runs about $3.50 a foot approximately. Our fax number is +1-314-487-0394. That should work. If you have any more problems faxing you can always e-mail in an order. Thanks! Amber Sebold Sales Representative Hauser & Miller Co. 1(800) 462-7447
