I enjoy using silver knowing that as a precious metal, it will retain its value over time. It is a nice alternative to gold in terms of both real cost and environmental costs due to mining. Silver is often found in the ores of copper, gold, or zinc, so is seen as a by product at some mines.
From the Butte, Montana mining district alone, 725,486,448 ounces of silver were mined. This is over ten billion dollars in the current silver price.
Most of my Jewelry utilizes sterling silver chain and findings. Sterling silver is an alloy of silver containing 92.5% by weight of silver and 7.5% by weight of other metals, most commonly copper.
Silver has the highest optical reflectivity of any metal, is antimicrobial, and can allegedly protect you from werewolves. Silver is the best conductor of both heat and electricity of all known metals. Silver forms crystals in the cubic pattern, and is one of the earliest metals to have been used by humans.
Silver in its native form.
The silver molecule.
