Sterling Silver Question

[jgrinz]

IS its price the same as Bullion silver OR is sterling a MIXED metal with a percentage of Silver content ??

 

 

 

 

[pendragon1998]

Sterling silver is .925; pure silver bullion is usually .999 silver. FYI: britannia silver is .958

 

 

Edit:

I went to wikipedia and found some complementary info:

 

* 999 (Fine silver used in bullion bars, also known as three nines fine)

* 980 (common standard used in Mexico ca.1930 - 1945)

* 958 (equivalent to Britannia silver)

* 950 (equivalent to "French 1st Standard")

* 925 (equivalent to Sterling silver)

* 900 (equivalent to "Coin silver" in the USA, also known as one nine fine)

* 875 (could be found in former USSR)

* 830 (common standard used in older Scandinavian silver)

* 800 (minimum standard for silver in Germany after 1884; Egyptian silver)

 

[jesbroken]

Thanks, Michael. Very informative and worthy of saving post.

Jim

[jgrinz]

Thanks mike - trying estimate an OLD Franklin Mint Item for a customer

 

[pendragon1998]

[astrostu]

Doesn't the Royal Canadian Mint use 0.9999 silver? Or is that just gold (along with 0.99999 gold now, too)?

[TheMightyDuke]

Astrostu, yes, the Silver Maple Leaf contains .9999 silver, vs. .999 that the U.S. uses in the Silver Eagle.

[pendragon1998]

This is a three significant figure world.