Silver is a metal that has provoked many emotions and disputes for many years. People either love it or hate it, there are many cool and interesting facts about silver you should know.

Silver is a soft, lustrous material which has the atomic number 47. It used to be more precious than gold, some people believed that it has power over emotions, love and health. The sources silver is extracted from are the ores of copper, copper-nickel, lead, lead-zinc. They are mostly found in Peru, Mexico, Australia or China. In the Ancient Greek it got the name “white, shining” and this name reflects its properties very well. It has been valued as a precious metal for many centuries, not only s it used for jewelry, ornamentation but was also used for coins.

Silver is usually combined with other metals e.g. copper, gold, lead as they enable to shape it freely. The compounds of silver are also useful for photography, medicine electricity. Its disinfecting, antiseptic properties help to prevent infections. Silver as a precious metal is used to make valuable objects and they intend to show the status of the person who has it. To avoid the quality of silver from being reduced the standard combination has been introduced. So the sterling silver contains 92.5% of silver and 7.5% of copper, which should be marked “.925″ on each product.