925 china???

trout · Nov 7, 2016

The wife and I just got back from Myrtle Beach. other than some clad she found a hair clip stamped 925 china and was wondering if anyone knows what this means. I tried searching the net but lots of conflicting statements.

Thanks
trout

GroundSweeper · Nov 8, 2016

925 is sterling silver. Congrats!

China is country of origin.

GKL · Nov 8, 2016

trout said:
The wife and I just got back from Myrtle Beach. other than some clad she found a hair clip stamped 925 china and was wondering if anyone knows what this means. I tried searching the net but lots of conflicting statements.

Thanks
trout

I did a search and several results indicate it's related to the silver content.

An ebay page had a listing for a "STERLING SILVER MINI HAIR CLAW CLIP .925"

and here is a quote from an info page on another site -

"Sterling silver is an alloy of silver containing 92.5% by weight of silver and 7.5% by weight of other metals, usually copper. The sterling silver standard has a minimum millesimal fineness of 925."

that quote is from - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sterling_silver

amc rulz · Nov 8, 2016

Hold on, - 925 - CHINA. Why do I feel a bit uneasy here - :no:

Mud-puppy · Nov 8, 2016

With any jewelry, its good to be a bit cautious...Theres lots of fakes out there that are marked 925 and some is marked 14k Italy, Still, good job on getting out and finding it! Hope its the real deal there!
Mud

rreahard · Nov 8, 2016

Mud-puppy said:
With any jewelry, its good to be a bit cautious...Theres lots of fakes out there that are marked 925 and some is marked 14k Italy, Still, good job on getting out and finding it! Hope its the real deal there!
Mud

Yeah, with all the fake Morgans and stuff from China it's always good to maintain a bit of skepticism.

trout · Nov 8, 2016

Thanks all for the replies

925 china???

trout

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GKL

amc rulz

Mud-puppy

rreahard

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trout

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