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.
Sterling silver is 92.5% pure silver. The crap you find in a cheapo drugstore ring is only silver by color, not by content...usually they're alloys of nickel and/or aluminum. Fine silver (99.9% pure) should not turn you black or green either. Posted at 11:48pm Jul 14, 2008 EDT