Silver is a soft metal, from which it is quite easy to create products of any complexity and different sizes. It is often mixed with copper to make it stronger. Since ancient times, a mixture of these metals has been used to make coins. The sample at that time was the 500th (50 percent silver, 50 percent copper). However, more valuable coins were also created, for example, silver was used, a sample of 925, which was valued more. Often this alloy was taken to create exceptional commemorative coins and jewelry.
In our time, 925 silver has 7.5 percent copper in its alloy. Such metal is suitable for creating many jewelry - these are rings, necklaces, bracelets, brooches and much more. These products are also quite popular because they are inexpensive and accessible to many people. It is not recommended to put them on the beach in the summer, because they are often lost, which cannot but please people with metal detectors. However, not everyone knows what to do with such finds. But 925 sterling silver is three times more expensive than regular sterling silver.
Often in the manufacture of jewelry, they are inserted intoprecious and semi-precious stones, such as chrysolite. These products look very impressive, they will never go out of fashion. This, of course, applies not only to the specified metal, but also to gold. Jewelers' fantasies have a place to play, because silver (925) is very plastic. Many women and men prefer it to other precious metals.
Science and silver
However, this alloy is used not only to create beautiful gizmos, it also found application in science. 925 sterling silver is especially in demand due to its good electrical conductivity. In addition, this metal is used in photography, when creating mirrors, where silver is preferable to aluminum for better reflection. Sometimes this metal is used to disinfect water.
Allergic reaction
Some people are allergic to silver. Therefore, the use of such dishes is not recommended. Small children should also not wear products made of this metal.
Silver samples. How are they calculated?
Currently in Russia there is a metric system that calculates the percentage of silver per 1000 units of the alloy in which it is included. This means that 925 silver in one kilogram contains 925 grams of silver, and the rest is copper. Until the beginning of the twentieth century, there was a spool system. Often one could notice on the coins the words "spool 2 shares 10.5". The whole system was built on a unit equal to 96 spools - a pound. In addition to 925 samples, there are other, lower ones. For example, 800, 830, 875, which are inmainly used to create silverware and tableware.
Investments
Many people invest their money in silver coins, because the cost of investment coins is getting higher and higher every year. However, everything depends on the world price, which determines the value of precious metals. On each product made of such an alloy, a sample should be finely written. Most often, it cannot be seen without a magnifying glass, but it is available, because this is how you can distinguish precious metal from fake.