I want to give you some knowledge about stamped silver that seems some of you don't understand or know about.
"925" or "SS" represents certified "sterling silver" and is stamped on jewelry to demonstrate the high quality of the product.
This stamp represents the fact that the piece of jewelry you are buying consists of 92.5% genuine silver. The other 7.5% will be alloy to help prevent tarnishing. Typically copper is used, although zinc, platinum or geranium are also common.
Infusing silver with other metals does not lower it’s quality and is industry standard. Fine silver (99.9% pure) is too soft and malleable for producing functional objects and suffers too much damage. It quickly tarnishes when exposed to hydrogen supplied in the air. The alloy gives it strength and makes it more resistant to scratching and damage.
thank you i already knew that fact, but in todays market a 925 stamp doesnt mean its solid sterling silver, to many people are stamping them 925 but are no more than plated silver. not solid, that is why i asked, just because it has 925 does not make it solid sterling silver.
I have a magnet that is 10x strong and it does not react to it in the least. So I would say it was solid. it is very powerful. if come within an inch of something it would react and I put it against it and just a hair from it several times and no reaction.