About
The precious metal silver comes from the element Argentum, the Latin word meaning bright or shining. Discovered sometime around 4000 BCE, silver ore was first mined in order to make ornamental objects.
In the 11th and 12th century, in what we now call the British Isles,
silver pennies were printed with a small star. A penny like this was
called a steorling (most likely
pronounced like "sterling") in Old English, meaning "coin with star."��_
These steorlings were made up of 92.5% pure silver, with an alloy of
7.5% copper, just like sterling silver today. It was discovered that the
alloy was just as beautiful as pure silver, but stronger by leaps and
bounds.
Many recognized the advantage of a precious metal that was both
beautiful and durable: two traits that are ideal in a favorite piece of
jewelry.
Details
- recycled sterling silver
- 3 mm square band
- TLC for your sterling silver jewelry
