on the inside of my ring it says s.sil 9543 . the ring is quite old but i dont know what this means can anyone help?
2007-02-04 18:46:37 · 5 answers · asked by charleecuteface 1 in Beauty & Style ➔ Fashion & Accessories
S.Sil stands for sterling silver. The number refers to the item's millesimal fineness.
Millesimal fineness is a system of denoting the purity of platinum, gold and silver alloys by parts per thousand of pure metal in the alloy.
For example, an alloy containing 75% gold is denoted as "750".
It is an extension of the older carat (karat in North American spelling) system of denoting the purity of gold by fractions of 24, such as "18 carat" for an alloy with 75% (18 parts per 24) pure gold.
The millesimal fineness is usually rounded to a three figure number, particularly where used as a hallmark, and the fineness may vary slightly from the traditional versions of purity.
The most common millesimal finenesses used for precious metals
Sterling Silver
999 (Fine silver used in bullion bars, also known as three nines fine)
980 (common standard used in Mexico ca.1930 - 1945)
958 (equivalent to Britannia silver)
950 (equivalent to "French 1st Standard")
925 (equivalent to Sterling silver)
900 (equivalent to "Coin silver" in the USA, also known as one nine fine)
830 (common standard used in older Scandinavian silver)
800 (minimum standard for silver in Germany after 1884)
2007-02-04 19:08:57 · answer #1 · answered by sharrron 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
yep, your ring is Sterling Silver, where I come from Silver has a number 925 so I'm not sure what those numbers mean. I was under the impression the numbers were used globally, but I could be mistaken...
Hope this helps!
2007-02-05 02:54:29 · answer #2 · answered by psycho_faerie 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Maybe it is a type of silver??? cause I have a ring that is similar.
2007-02-05 02:54:15 · answer #3 · answered by Rose 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
its sterling silver...i have a similar ring but it reads s.sil 9599
2007-02-05 03:00:57 · answer #4 · answered by starfire 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Italian Sterling silver.Usually 14k. Imported. =)
2007-02-05 02:55:03 · answer #5 · answered by Vergil D 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋