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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Lon Chaney, post: 1160472, member: 29844&quot;]Well, I&#039;m pretty sure that&#039;s because random sterling rounds or whatever has an unknown alloy, usually.&nbsp; 90% and 40% silver coins are well known, because they&#039;re all made the same, and by the government.&nbsp; They all contain the same mixture of silver and copper.&nbsp; And .999 rounds are obviously pretty much solid silver, with&nbsp; just an incredibly tiny bit of copper in them.</p><p>But, sterling doesn&#039;t follow those guidelines because many pieces are different.&nbsp; Of course it&#039;s .925 silver, but the .075 is sometimes a mystery.&nbsp; Hence the lower price.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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