Sterling Silver Jewelry
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Sterling silver is an excellent choice for jewelry because it’s long lasting, easy to care for, and so beautiful. Silver is the most common of all the precious metals. Fine silver is pure silver but it not commonly used for jewelry because it is way too soft and bends and breaks far too easily.
Instead 925 parts of silver are mixed with 75 parts of copper which is enough copper to firm up the silver to make beautiful jewelry. This 925 grade is called sterling silver throughout the world and is recognized as the purest form of silver available for jewelry.
It doesn’t matter whether you are buying on line or at your local store, silver jewelry has always been popular but in recent years its popularity has exploded.
You can also pick up silver jewelry at garage sales and estate sales. The pieces themselves may not be to your taste, but it is easy to take them apart and use the components for making your own jewelry.
Silver likes to be worn because it helps keep it shiny and beautiful. Left hanging for any length of time means you’ll need to polish it to remove the tarnish. In our fast paced world silver is an excellent choice. Just as we have wash and wear clothing silver is an excellent grab and wear style of jewelry.
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Even the Royals pawn their jewels
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The Crown Jewels of England and Wales are kept in the Tower of London, England. Edward the Confessor (King of England 1042-66), was probably the first British monarch to put together a regalia of a crown, sceptre and so on, set with precious stones. During an overseas campaign he was short of money to pay his troops and pawned the lot.
In 1649, Oliver Cromwell ordered the Crown Jewels to be broken up because of their symbolism of the “detestable rule of kingsâ€. The jewels were removed from their settings and sold and the precious metals were sent to the Mint to be made into coins. Luckily, there were detailed records of the Crown Jewels and it was possible to reproduce them later.
You can read more about the British Crown Jewels and the Monarchy at the official website. If you’re looking for jewelry that’s a bit more contemporary, have a look at http://www.jewelleryportalonline.com