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Wednesday, 9 August 2006
Sterling Silver
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Topic: Sterling Silver
Silver combined with a small amount of other metals (alloy) is harder and more durable. The most popular alloy is sterling silver, formed from 92.5 percent silver and 7.5 percent copper. Any metal can make up the 7.5 percent non-silver portion of sterling but centuries of experience have shown that copper is best, as it improves the metal's hardness and durability without affecting its beautiful colour.
Hand Crafted Indian Silver

Posted by planet/steven-lindsay at 10:27 PM BST
Updated: Sunday, 12 November 2006 3:38 PM GMT
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