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We are your Silver purchase
and Loan
Pawn Shop. You can Sell any kind
Silver items. Cash - 5 minutes. No Credit
Check.
Some of the more common silver items that we buy
include:
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Silver Jewelry (rings, chains,
bracelets, earrings, necklaces, etc.)
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Sterling Silver Flatware & Serving Sets
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Silver Bars
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Silver Coins
The biggest
difference is that sterling is usually
alloyed (mixed) with another metal, such
as nickel or zinc to harden the silver for
everyday use. Most sterling silver is
92.5% pure silver, while pure silver is
99.9% or 99.5% pure.
All
companies pay based on the silver purity
and weight of the silver item. A common
hallmark you will find on sterling silver
jewelry is '925'.
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Common Types of Silver
Sterling Silver – This is probably the most well known type of silver
since it is used to produce most jewelry,
flatware, and decorative pieces. It is an
alloy that contains 92.5% silver and 7.5%
copper which is added to give the silver
more strength and durability. Sterling
silver items are typically stamped with
“Sterling”, “925” or some other
distinctive hallmark.
Fine Silver
– Containing 99.9% silver, fine silver is
too soft for producing functional items so
it is most commonly used to make bullion
bars or coins for manufacturing of
commodities trading.
Coin Silver in the United States, coin silver is typically 90% silver and 10% copper (according to FTC guidelines). It gets its name from a time when people made it by melting down silver coins which were generally of the 90% silver standard. Of course, since this same process was used all over the world and there was a significant variance in the silver content of coins, the percentage of silver can be harder to determine in older items. Most coin silver items are marked by either "900" or "800," depending on fineness.
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