It depends on the manufacturer, some do use nickel as a filler, some use copper, and other metals as a filler, but if it says 925 on it I wouldn't worry too much about it. It is genuine Sterling silver. Most jewelers would be able to tell you what else it contains, either by testing or just by kowing who the manufacturer is.
silver is usually stamped 925
Sterling silver is stamped "sterling" or "925". Other metals may say "nickel free," "stainless," "surgical steel," "silver plated," "WGF" (white gold filled), "nickel silver," "Peruvian silver," "German silver," "Tibetan silver," "Bali Silver," and a number of other things, but NOT sterling or 925. That's the key.
No. Sterling Silver is 925 Silver (they are one in the same)Sterling Silver - Sterling silver is a composition of 925 parts pure silver with 75 parts of copper
It is same amount of silver in 925 silver as in sterling silver. Sterling silver is 92.5% silver or fineness mark of 925.
According to policy and practice, 925 sterling silver must have be marked 925 on the item.
Nickel Free 925 silver. Namely, sterling silver which is free of nickel traces.
silver is usually stamped 925
Sterling silver is stamped "sterling" or "925". Other metals may say "nickel free," "stainless," "surgical steel," "silver plated," "WGF" (white gold filled), "nickel silver," "Peruvian silver," "German silver," "Tibetan silver," "Bali Silver," and a number of other things, but NOT sterling or 925. That's the key.
No. Sterling Silver is 925 Silver (they are one in the same)Sterling Silver - Sterling silver is a composition of 925 parts pure silver with 75 parts of copper
It is the nickel in some silver jewelry that reacts with your body chemistry to turn your skin and the jewelry black. .925 Sterling Silver, such as that offered by Tiffany and Silpada, contains no nickel. .925 sterling silver is 92.5 pure silver, with only 6.5% copper added for stablity.
It is same amount of silver in 925 silver as in sterling silver. Sterling silver is 92.5% silver or fineness mark of 925.
No. The standard number for sterling silver is 925, or .925.
According to policy and practice, 925 sterling silver must have be marked 925 on the item.
Yes. Sterling refers to the original purity of silver in British coinage (the "Pound Sterling"), which was 92.5% (or 0.925) silver.
Sterling silver is 92.5% silver and usually the rest (7.5%) is copper. So .925 would be classified as sterling silver, which is in fact silver
The sterling silver standard has a minimum millesimal fineness of 925
The 925 hallmark is indicative of 92.5% Sterling Silver.