I have a passion for cooking and have spent many years mastering the art. My specialties are cooked from scratch southern-style, down-home dishes and meals, antique and handed-down family recipes, and I love creating my own recipes. I'm also experienced in home-canning and freezing foods.
Sterling silver is an alloy of silver containing 92.5% by mass of silver and 7.5% by mass of other metals, usually copper.The sterling silver standard has a minimum millesimal fineness of 925.Fine silver, for example 99.9% pure silver, is generally too soft for producing functional objects; therefore, the silver is usually alloyed with copper to give it strength while preserving the ductility and appearance of the precious metal.ine silver, for example 99.9% pure silver, is generally too soft for producing functional objects; therefore, the silver is usually alloyed with copper to give it strength while preserving the ductility and appearance of the precious metal.
Silver, in its pure form, is very soft and like gold is alloyed with other metals. Sterling Silver is marked 925 which means it is certified as having 92.5% pure silver, plus 7.5% alloy---usually copper. Vermeil is gold plated sterling silver.Sometimes it is gold plated pure silver, or nearly pure (97%) silver. The gold is usually 18k or higher, up to pure 24k gold. Vermeil has a lot more gold than other gold plated pieces.Vermeil is regulated by the FTC and has to have a minimum gold thickness of 2.5 microns on all surfaces.he term gold filled is actually a misnomer. It is not a tube that is filled with gold. It's actually a thin layer of gold that is bonded to a base metal, usually brass. It's sometimes called rolled gold or rolled gold plate.