Silver Price Go Down? (facetious Title)

[GB_Amateur]

I don't know if it's the same on cellphones but on computers there are (Google?) ads at the top of each page and another interspersed among the posts to that thread.  I'm not complaining as I realize they help pay the bills.  I seldom click on them (don't want to targetted any more deeply than I already am) but occasionally I do.

I noticed the following ad and took a screenshot:

You can see on the inside of the ring it says 'S925'.  OK, what gives?  Does the 'S' mean 'plated' because it's hard for me to believe a solid sterling ring (with lots of blingy 'stones') is only $2.60.  Or is it like those sites that tell you "so-and-so got a new iPhone for $5.95...")?

I also wondered if it's fake marking.  I've read you guys getting gold jewelry which was marked a certain Karat and it turning out to be plated.  Tougher and tougher everyday for detectorists, beach and jewelry specialists included. 

[PI-Man]

I found an earring the other day marked 925, but it had a gold plated something over top that was coming off of the so called 925 silver underneath.  Confusing when looked at.  I am only guessing where it was manufactured, but I’ll keep that to myself.

[King-Of-Bling]

I've seen on Amazon 50 rings for about $20. I've thought about a double shot of these and helping my fellow hunters out. You know , testing their detectors out and learning their machine. And..these rings look pretty nice , so they could experience that " heartbreaker" feeling. But infact , they are all junk ! Only real problem I see is that I might be hunting that same seeded beach in another week. Only to get all pissed off....at myself. Lol

[GB_Amateur]

14 hours ago, PI-Man said:

I found an earring the other day marked 925, but it had a gold plated something over top that was coming off of the so called 925 silver underneath.

I think that situation can be legit -- an item marked '925' gilded with gold.  I found a reward pin like that (probably 40+ years old) which I'm pretty sure is actual sterling.  Not saying yours was, though.

[cuniagau]

Having "Gold" taste on a "silver" budget!!!  I find a lot of gold plated .925 jewelry on my beaches.  Some I acid test it and it test positive for .925, but for the most part my Equinox rings up high so I usually know that it is at least ringing up as silver even though it has the look of gold.  

[PI-Man]

King-Of-Bling

put me down for an additional 1000 on top of your 50.  That will give me a whole winter of fun down here.

[kac]

Pure silver is still under $30 an oz. We just get way more excited when it's in coin form. 🙂

My guess they stuck the S in front of the 925 to reinforce it's sterling. As for marks on jewelry I have found that the marks are not always what the metal really is. Old rings that say 10k 14k etc are just that but there is a lot of garbage out there that is marked as one thing but it really isn't. Some rings have a low end core and heavy rolled metal over them ie rolled gold.

Big tip off is when you get an average gold ring that chimes in way up near zincolns when they should be below a nickel.

Rose gold on the other hand may chime in bit higher as it has a higher copper content but shouldn't be off the charts like a penny.

[Dean Stone]

Stainless Steel coated with 925.