Sterling Silver jewelry is widely used in the jewelry industry. It wears well, looks attractive, and is relatively inexpensive. Most silver jewelry is sterling silver. Sterling silver is a mix of 92.5 percent silver and another metal. A mix of this nature is necessary because silver by itself is too soft. It doesn’t hold its shape very well and wears very quickly.
In fact, if you look at your sterling silver jewelry, it should be stamped with “925” to indicate that it contains 92.5% silver. If you can’t find this mark, the piece can’t be considered sterling silver. The ring illustrated above uses sterling silver with a dragon design.
