What is .925 Sterling Silver?

(Source: http://www.aboutgems.org/Silver.php).
Fine silver, which comes in a 99 percent natural state, is too soft to use as jewelry, so most silver jewelry comes in the form of Sterling silver, an alloy with a silver content of 92.5 percent.
Items can also be silver plated, which is when another metal is simply coated with an outside layer of silver. In order to be called Sterling silver, the silver content must be at least 92.5%, or .925 silver.

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