Silver is an element that occurs naturally in the earth. Silver Jewelry is beautiful, and more affordable as compared to Gold and Platinum jewelry and can easily be used with both formals and casuals. Silver is generally considered too soft in its pure form for practical use in jewelry, giftware or flatware.
Sterling Silver:
Silver is a soft metal when it is in its pure form , so it cant be used directly in jewelry .To make silver more durable it is mixed with other metals . A popular silver mixture, called an Alloy, is known as sterling silver. Sterling Silver contain 92.5 percent (925 parts) pure silver and 7.5 percent (75 parts) alloy metal.
Coin Silver:
Coin silver is 90 percent (900 parts) pure silver and 10 percent (100 parts) alloy metal.
Take Care of Your sterling silver jewelry:
Store your silver jewelry in soft, tarnish prevention bags and in seperate compartments to prevent the tarsnishing process and keeps the jewelry from rubbing with each other.
Always keep your sterling silver jewelry in a cool, dry place.
You may simply wash the jewelry or silver object with warm water, rubbing in a little soap or toothpaste, rinsing and then patting dry with a fine soft cloth.
However, don't wear sterling silver in chlorinated water or when working with household cleaners such as bleach or ammonia.
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