Sterling Silver by definition is an alloy of silver containing 92.5% by weight of silver and 7.5% by weight of other materials, usually copper. Fine silver which is produced using 99.9% pure silver is too soft for most jewelry so the most popular style of silver for jewelry is sterling silver. Often sterling silver jewelry has an imprinted 925 stamp on jewelry to verify its authenticity of sterling silver. Sterling silver as a metal is more resistant to tarnish however the other metals used to make sterling silver can often allow sterling silver designs to tarnish. A popular technique to prevent tarnish is plating sterling silver with rhodium. Rhodium is a very expensive, high shine metal that resists tarnish and allows for a long life of a piece of jewelry using the most basic of care. We welcome you to look over our line of sterling silver jewelry for the hottest celebrity style, silver rings, silver bracelets, silver necklaces and silver earrings.