STERLING SILVER

• The word "Sterling" is the best known and most respected marking in use today.

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• Pure silver alone is too soft for everyday use.

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• Copper is the metal commonly used to give "Sterling" its added stiffness and wearing qualities.

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• Sterling is often referred to as solid silver.

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• It is composed of 925 parts pure silver in every 1000 -- this proportion never varies -- it is fixed by law.