FREE: Gorgeous! Engagement? Wedding? White Topaz Heart Shaped Ring, Size 8, .925 Sterling Silver FILLED!

The listing, Gorgeous! Engagement? Wedding? White Topaz Heart Shaped Ring, Size 8, .925 Sterling Silver FILLED! has ended.

This listing is for a GORGEOUS topaz heart shaped ring. It is a size 8. This ring is SO much prettier in person. The ring would be beautiful for an engagement ring or a wedding ring. The center stone is a 8mm by 8mm heart. Then it has small 1mm stones surrounding the heart, then also part way down on the band. It is .925 sterling silver FILLED! Yes, I said filled. I had to research the gold filled items then along came the silver filled and I had never heard of it, but it's awesome! Read below at the bottom!
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What is silver filled?
With the ever increasing price of precious metals, most notably gold and silver, many artisans are turning to other metals to keep their jewelry affordable for everyone.
For comparison, think of the gold filled jewelry we have been buying for years. When solid gold is out of our price range, gold-filled is a more acceptable substitute.
You can think of silver-filled the same way. It is either a 5% or 10% layer of a sterling silver bonded to (filled with) a copper-alloy or brass-alloy center. Depending on the manufacturer, they may mark it as
95/5, 90/10, .925/10, .925/5, 1/10th or 1/20th. It is definitely not the same thing as silver plated, which a very thin layer of silver is laid on top of a copper-alloy core. Silver plate can wear down or nick while wearing it showing the copper underneath. This does not happen with silver filled metals. The bonded layer is thick enough to withstand small nicks and will never wear off. If your allergic to silver plate, but not sterling silver, you should be able to wear silver filled without an allergic reaction.