Silver is the most common jewelry, although
the price is not expensive, but there was a charm to make the people love it
deeply. Miao in China, silver jewelry is a very common, you can see the
beautiful decorations of the Miao nationality there many silver jewelry. Silver
was used in ancient jewelry, we referred to the silver jewelry, silver 92.5%.
How, then, to determine pounds of jewelry?
First, identify them through hallmark. The
hallmark often contains the information about the purity of the silver alloy
used in production or the handcraft of the silver jewelry, or silversmith or
the company which made the piece, or date and location of tradesman.
Second, check the glossiness and color of
silver jewelry. Generally speaking, the genuine sterling silver jewelry enjoys
pure white color and looks glossy. The fake silver jewelry seems dull and lacks
luster on the first sight.
Third, bend the jewelry. The genuine silver
can be bent easily but won’t be broken. If the piece need great efforts to bend
it which means it contains low percentage of silver.
Fourth, throw the jewelry to know the
silver-bearing percentage. Toss the piece lightly and if it spring lowly and
with smooth sound when it falls onto floor, the jewelry contains much silver.
Fifth, you can test the jewelry with nitric
acid. This is the most direct way and effective way to identify the silver.
Silver jewelry is really attractive in
itself and many gemstones can be inset in it. Go to the store and choose a
piece of silver world of warcraft jewelry for yourself.