## Stunning ## - Silver Compact/Card Holder - ## Have a look ##

Zululand Coins

## Stunning ## -  Silver Compact - ## Have a look ##

You are bidding on a Sterling Silver Compact - Very Collectable

This stunning piece display's a very nice Pattern,  Silver at its Best. Measures 11cm from left to right and 8cm from

top to bottom

 Silver

Fine silver (99.9% pure) is generally too soft for producing large functional objects; therefore, the silver is usually alloyed with copper to give it strength, while at the same time preserving the ductility and beauty of the precious metal. Other metals can replace the copper, usually with the intent to improve various properties of the basic sterling alloy such as reducing casting porosity, eliminating firescale, and increasing resistance to tarnish. These replacement metals include germanium, zinc and platinum, as well as a variety of other additives, including silicon and boron. A number of alloys have appeared in recent years, formulated to lessen firescale or to inhibit tarnish, and this has sparked heavy competition among the various manufacturers, who are rushing to make claims of having the best formulation. However, no one alloy has emerged to replace copper as the industry standard, and alloy development is a very active area.

The item is Hallmarked but I cant say for sure that it is Sterling Silver