October’s Other Birthstone is Tourmaline
Tourmaline, October’s other birthstone.
Tourmaline is a beautiful gemstone that comes in many colors and shades. Silver City has many pieces of tourmaline jewelry in stock and on display!
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October’s birthstone is Opal
Opal is an amazing gem stone that represents October births.
Though opals are fairly soft, they make up for it in amazing color. Opals can show a kaleidoscope of colors brilliantly saturated for viewing pleasure. At Silver City we love opals and are always happy to show you our inventory of opal jewelry.
September’s birthstone is Sapphire
A true blue stone that everyone loves, sapphire is one of the most popular and historic gemstones.
If you’re in the market for sapphire jewelry, Silver City is always ready to meet your needs!
August’s Birthstone is Peridot
Peridot is the birthstone for August. A yellow-green colored stone that has been used in jewelry for hundreds of years. Less expensive then many other gemstones, peridot is a nice option for adding green in anyone’s jewelry box.
Identifying Sterling Silverware
Do you have a silverware set that you think might be valuable? Heres a guide on how to tell if your set is sterling or plated!
#1- Look at the markings on the back of the piece.
For hundreds of years, silverware has been required by law to be marked whether its Sterling Silver or not.
Sometimes these marks can be complicated, and occasionally confusing, but most of the time the marks on the back of silverware will tell you exactly what is made of without any other testing.
Good Marks- Sterling, 925
Bad Marks- AAA, triple plate, EPNS, IS, silver plate, copper, pewter
Marks that might mean its sterling or lower purity silver- Lions, 800, 900, no markings at all
If your pieces […]
Products are on the way!
SilverCityJewelers.com is proud to announce that we will soon be launching product pages so that anyone can shop our jewelry at home!
Each piece will be photographed at all angles, with no retouches, so that you can see a detailed view of each product. We will also have all the information posted straight from the piece’s appraisal. If you find you love one of our pieces, you can come in to our store and see it in person or buy it safely without needing to do any messy internet transactions.
As Silver City has a very large number of jewelry pieces, we won’t be able to list our entire inventory, but we will regularly add more […]