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Sterling Silver contains (by law) 92.5% pure silver and 7.5% of other metals - typically copper. Another way to describe the silver content of an alloy is by its millesimal fineness (the parts per thousand of pure metal, by mass, in an alloy). For sterling silver this is a minimum of 925.

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