Nickel silver is a bit of a misnomer - there is no silver in it - it is usually 60% copper, 20% nickel and 20% zinc...it just looks silvery and shiny.
As of today a 12" x 12" SHEET OF 770 HO2 Nickel silver is selling at $50 approx. (0.032" thick)
Sterling silver (same thickness) is selling at $6.28 a square inch!!!! that would be over $900 for the same size sheet as the nickel silver...PLEASE remember this when comparing prices of jewelry etc.
There is a market for cheaper items, but I hope that the VI can still keep up its reputation for fine pieces at good prices.
The high percentage of the base metal frequently leads to contact dermatitis or 'nickel allergy'.
"Allergy to nickel is a phenomenon which has assumed growing importance in recent years, largely because of the introduction of cheap fancy jewellery in which the underlying metal layer consists of nickel. 10 to 12% of the female population and 6% of the male population are estimated to be allergic to nickel. In fact the allergy is not caused by nickel itself but by the nickel salts which are formed under the effect of perspiration in contact with the piece of jewellery piece or watch. " [corrosion-doctors.org]
Sellers of this work usually call it Argentan or German or 'new silver', but it really is just an alloy of cheap metals. If you want silver look for 'sterling' or .999 or .925 or 'fine' silver.
Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 10/09/2012 03:28PM by sallyf.
Source: http://www.vimovingcenter.com/talk/read.php?4,189715,189715
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