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US silver coins were made from coin silver (.900 fine), not sterling silver (.925 fine).Please see the Related Question for more information.
Quarters were never made of sterling silver. It's too soft. They were made out of coin silver, which has more copper in it, until 1964.
Pre-1965 U.S. dimes are made of coin silver (900 fine), not sterling silver. In any case your coin is worth about $1 for its silver content.
US circulation coins prior to 1965 were made of coin silver, not sterling silver. Coin silver has more copper in it for hardness, so that the coins wouldn't wear out as fast.
US dimes before 1965 were 90% silver. Sterling is 92.5%. 1934 is a common date, only worth about $2.
International silver Co, US, used an Indian head mark.
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
"Sterling silver" refers to the purity of a particular silver object - specifically, sterling silver is 92.5% silver.
Oxidized silver is not necessarily sterling silver but sterling silver can be oxidized. Oxidation is a finish on silver, otherwise known as tarnish. Sterling silver can tarnish and silver plate can tarnish, too.
Oxidized silver is not necessarily sterling silver but sterling silver can be oxidized. Oxidation is a finish on silver, otherwise known as tarnish. Sterling silver can tarnish and silver plate can tarnish, too.
Hi,silver plating over sterling silver is not real sterling silver.Sterling silver is a unique blend of silver and usually copper. It contains 92.5% silver, that is why the number on sterling silver jewelleries and other stuff is 925.
Sterling silver contains 92.5% silver, so there are 4,625 grams of silver in 5,000 grams of sterling silver.
Sterling silver is 92.5% silver. It is unclear exactly when it was first used. It may have been the sterling silver penny.
It is same amount of silver in 925 silver as in sterling silver. Sterling silver is 92.5% silver or fineness mark of 925.
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
sterling does not tarnish
No. Sterling silver is not magnetic.