Sterling silver is used for jewelry, silverware, etc. where appearance is paramount. This alloy contains 92.5% silver, the remainder being copper or some other metal. Silver is of the utmost importance in Photography, about 30% of the U.S. industrial consumption going into this application. It is used for dental alloys. Silver is used in making solder and brazing alloys, electrical contacts, and high capacity silver-zinc and silver-cadmium batteries. Silver paints are used for making printed circuits. It is used in mirror production and may be deposited on glass or metals by chemical deposition, electrode position, or by evaporation. When freshly deposited, it is the best reflector of visible light known, but is rapidly tarnished and loses much of its reflectance. It is a poor reflector of ultraviolet. Silver fulminate, a powerful explosive, is sometimes formed during the silvering process. Silver iodide is used in seeding clouds to produce rain. Silver chloride has interesting optical properties as it can be made transparent; it also is a cement for glass. Silver nitrate, or lunar caustic, the most important silver compound, is used extensively in Photography. Silver for centuries has been used traditionally for coinage by many countries of the world. In recent times, however, consumption of silver has greatly exceeded the output.
Sterling silver is used for jewelry, silverware, etc. where appearance is paramount. This alloy contains 92.5% silver, the remainder being copper or some other metal. Silver is of the utmost importance in photography, about 30% of the U.S. industrial consumption going into this application. It is used for dental alloys. Silver is used in making solder and brazing alloys, electrical contacts, and high capacity silver-zinc and silver-cadmium batteries. Silver paints are used for making printed circuits. It is used in mirror production and may be deposited on glass or metals by chemical deposition, electrode position, or by evaporation. When freshly deposited, it is the best reflector of visible light known, but is rapidly tarnished and loses much of its reflectance. It is a poor reflector of ultraviolet. Silver fulminate, a powerful explosive, is sometimes formed during the silvering process. Silver iodide is used in seeding clouds to produce rain. Silver chloride has interesting optical properties as it can be made transparent; it also is a cement for glass. Silver nitrate, or lunar caustic, the most important silver compound, is used extensively in photography. Silver for centuries has been used traditionally for coinage by many countries of the world. In recent times, however, consumption of silver has greatly exceeded the output.
There is 24 grams of silver in a 1891 US silver dollar.
Some US city names that have the word "silver" in them are Silver Springs, CO, Silver Lake, MI, Silver City, NM, and Silver Creek, IN.
There is no silver in a 1990 US dime.
There were no silver dollars made in the US in 1946.
1964 was the last year US dimes for general circulation had silver in them however, the silver dime lives on in the silver proof set series issued by the US Mint.
There were no US silver dollrs minted in 1955, however, most US silver coins which were minted for circulation contained 90% silver and 10% coper.
1837 was the year US silver coins changed to .900 silver & .100 copper, that caused a slight reduction of silver.
There is no silver in a 1972 US half dollar.
No. 92.5% silver is Sterling. US coin silver is 90%.
The silver eagle coin has been the only US coin struck in pure silver. All other US silver coins were produced with an alloy of silver. Dollars, halves, quarters and dimes were produced with 90% silver prior to 1964. Halves were struck in 40% silver from 1965-1970.
The coin has .77344oz of pure silver.
The US did not make silver certificates in 1740.