Buying Silver and Platinum Jewelry Silver and Platinum

Jewelry made of Platinum and Silver are very popular. Platinum is even more expensive than gold. When buying jewelry pieces made of platinum, make sure to ask if its “900 platinum,” or more. This is the highest quality platinum simply because it means that 900 of the 1000 parts per one thousand used are pure platinum. In layman terms it is 90% Platinum and 10% other metals. You can find less expensive platinum jewelry if you decrease the PT, or Platinum percentage. However, this will mean that other metals have been mixed in to create the platinum piece.

Silver follows a similar method. Most silver, or sterling silver, pieces contain 92.5% silver. They are sometimes marked 925, which means that 925 parts per thousand are pure silver. According to the law, quality marked silver must have the name or a U.S. registered company trademark to stand behind the silver piece. When buying pieces of silver, make sure to look for that trademark.

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