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To: Glenn D. Rudolph who wrote (147559)9/17/2002 1:57:16 AM
From: umbro  Read Replies (1) | Respond to of 164684
 
Glenn,
Is fine silver supposed to be magnetic? <g>
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Posted: 2002/09/16 Mon 21:24 | © Miningweb 1997-2002


NEW YORK -- Earlier this month it came to my attention that hallmarked Sterling silver jewellery [sic] (925 fineness) being hawked at major US retail outlets and even prominent jewellers [sic] is probably little better than stainless steel.
Newsletter publisher Bob Chapman ran a simple magnetic test on Sterling products in Texas earlier this month and reported that nearly everything clung to his magnet for dear life. Sterling silver doesn't do that.

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