Comments on: How do you identify sterling silver in misc idems you would find.? http://www.thefoolsgold.net/sterling-silver/how-do-you-identify-sterling-silver-in-misc-idems-you-would-find Tue, 22 May 2012 11:35:08 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.7 hourly 1 By: girlwhoknowsitstrue http://www.thefoolsgold.net/sterling-silver/how-do-you-identify-sterling-silver-in-misc-idems-you-would-find/comment-page-1#comment-3991 girlwhoknowsitstrue Fri, 31 Jul 2009 16:08:59 +0000 http://www.thefoolsgold.net/sterling-silver/how-do-you-identify-sterling-silver-in-misc-idems-you-would-find#comment-3991 If there is a number .925ss, it means that 925/1000% pure silver. It can also be stamped "sterling". Most of what you'll find is just silverplate. Easy to tell - put a drop of nitric acid on the item - if it turns creamy, it's sterling, otherwise it's silverplate.<br><b>References : </b><br> If there is a number .925ss, it means that 925/1000% pure silver. It can also be stamped "sterling".

Most of what you’ll find is just silverplate. Easy to tell - put a drop of nitric acid on the item - if it turns creamy, it’s sterling, otherwise it’s silverplate.
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