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<p>[QUOTE="Conder101, post: 2832482, member: 66"]Yes it is true. </p><p><br /></p><p>If you melt down 900 fine silver you only have to remove the 10% copper or you can add a little more silver to get sterling silver with is marketable. But for 40% silver you have to remove 60% copper which takes longer and is more costly. Suffice it to say it costs a lot more to turn 40% silver into 999 fine bars than it does to turn 90% silver into 999 fine bars or .925 bars that can be sold to the jewelry trade.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Conder101, post: 2832482, member: 66"]Yes it is true. If you melt down 900 fine silver you only have to remove the 10% copper or you can add a little more silver to get sterling silver with is marketable. But for 40% silver you have to remove 60% copper which takes longer and is more costly. Suffice it to say it costs a lot more to turn 40% silver into 999 fine bars than it does to turn 90% silver into 999 fine bars or .925 bars that can be sold to the jewelry trade.[/QUOTE]
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