The silver Jewelry we know as "sterling" or "925" silver is made from an amalgam of 92.5% pure silver and 7.5% copper. Lower-quality amalgams, such as 835 silver and 800 silver (containing 83.5% and 80% pure silver, respectively), can also be found on the wholesale jewelry market. However, the highest-quality silver Jewelry, like the items you'll find at Magnolia, is always made from sterling silver.
"Real" Gucci Earrings is not actually made from 100% silver, as silver is too malleable to be used in making long-lasting Jewelry. To counteract this problem, jewelers mix silver with another alloy, usually copper, to add tensile strength.
The two metals are mixed when both are in a liquid state, with the copper acting to harden the pure silver so that it can be used to create silver Jewelry. The purity of the wholesale silver jewelry is determined by the ratio of pure silver to copper.
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