92.5 Sterling Silver jewelry is undoubtedly far more affordable than gold but has the same elegance and style. That is why many are choosing sterling silver over other expensive types of jewelry.
Although affordable, Sterling Silver jewelry still comes with a price and you don't earn money just to waste it - so, it's essential that you only get genuine sterling silver jewelry.
To help you, we have gathered simple techniques to identify a fake sterling silver jewelry.
The smell technique
This is the easiest technique you can easily apply when trying to identify fake sterling silver.
How:
Simply smell the jewelry. If it smells then it's fake due to copper content. On the other hand, genuine sterling, silver does not have a smell.
The rub technique
How:
Rub the jewelry with a soft clean white cloth. If you DON'T find any black marks on the cloth after rubbing, then you are sure that that is fake. Real sterling silver, when rubbed in a cloth, should produce black marks because sterling silver oxidize.
The magnet technique
This is also an easy technique you can do.
How:
Just try the jewelry on a magnet. If it attracts then it's surely fake because genuine sterling silver does not attract to a magnet.
The eye-ing technique
Genuine sterling silver jewelry has hidden marking on it such as '925', 'Ster', or 'Sterling Silver'. If you don't find any then that's a sign it is fake.
The Nitric Acid technique
How:
Drop some nitric acid to the jewelry, if it causes them to lose their color then that is fake because real sterling silver does not react with nitric acid.
If the jewelry is composed of pure sterling silver, the area where you drop the nitric acid will appear creamy in color, unless, if fake, it will appear green in color.
There you have our 5 simple tips and tricks to identify fake sterling silver jewelry. If you don't apply what you just read, then it's not our problem anymore.
Beware and be smart!
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