Silver has always been a sought after precious metal for designing and making fashion jewelry. This is because silver has certain qualities that lack in most other inexpensive raw materials used to make fashion jewelry. It is malleable and can be exchanged or resold with ease. Since fashion jewelry changes very quick, buying sterling silver jewelry can be quite cost-saving. Sterling silver rings have always been in fashion withfor both mens jewelry and womens jewelry. The reasons for this are that sterling silver fashion jewelry exudes one’s personal style, showcases romantic commitment, is a symbol of national heritage and is a status symbol. Sterling silver rings are thus the best way to make a strong fashion statement.

Why sterling silver rings?

In addition to the above reasons, sterling silver rings also have a few other advantages:

a. First and the foremost reason as to using sterling silver rings is that one can have many such affordable sterling silver rings with burning a hole in the pocket.

b. To top this, sterling silver rings are highly durable and are made of the purest grade of silver (92.5% purity). This makes sterling silver rings more sturdy and robust than comparable jewelry making metals like gold. Gold rings need to be maintained and taken care of.

c. Another great reason to use sterling silver rings is that they are easier to maintain and can resist a lot of wear and tear. Even platinum rings can resist a lot of wear and tear but would break the bank if you really want to build up a collection.

d. Owing to the lower cost of ownership for sterling silver rings, the popularity and market for sterling silver rings has grown steadily and they are more popular than gold rings and platinum rings today.

All the above points add to the popularity of sterling silver rings, be they in the form of women’s rings, mens rings, CZ wedding rings or cheap engagement rings and birthstone rings

Sterling silver rings come in many forms

Sterling silver rings come in various designs and are used for various purposes – fashion able women’s rings, fashionable men’s rings, silver wedding rings, sterling silver engagement rings, sterling silver mood rings and sterling silver birthstone rings. Designed for both men and women, sterling silver rings offer a wide choice according to individual tastes and are normally offered with gemstones embedded.

Varieties

Sterling silver rings come embedded with like onyx and topaz. Also, sterling silver rings comes in the engraved form in which one can engrave their own names or like the members of US Military to specify their occupation or profession – “ARMY” or “NAVY”. Sterling silver rings are also used to specify religious preferences or even to bask in the national heritage.

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This week I must address the latest Commodity and Futures Trading Commission (CTFC) findings that, “The U.S. commodities regulatory body found no evidence that silver prices had been manipulated downward by short sellers after re-examining long-term and recent allegations of misconduct.”

Yes, that still is the official findings so far! What I mean is that nothing, absolutely nothing has come from the CFTC to the public after their recent hearings. At some point the public will read the findings or recommendations of the CFTC by for right now I am not holding my breath.

I was asked by Dow Jones to comment on the CFTC findings. The first point I stated was, “It is to manipulate the trend in a market, but it is possible to “manage” the price within silver’s uptrend.” I went on to state that the price of silver can be managed, within certain boundaries, through short selling. I believe silver would be far higher if not for selling of “vast amounts” of silver that doesn’t exist, or “naked shorts.”

Now some I know well in the industry build a case that all or almost all of the silver sold short on the exchange is not sold naked but indeed is true hedging, primarily by base metals mining companies.

This at the surface level may appear to be correct, until it is realized that almost all of the real physical silver that is delivered to end users (primarily to industrial consumers) is accomplished by means of over-the-counter contracts known as “forwards.” This is not accomplished in the futures market!

My point is simple: If the true sale of physical silver is done in an unregulated market based upon private contracts, then what is the purpose of the futures market?

Why did the London Bullion Management Association trade billions ounces of paper silver?

Why did the futures and options exchanges trade almost 60 billion ounces of silver (on paper) last year?

Let’s get a bit real here. If the total silver supply is roughly one billion ounces and we can measure NINETY times that amount being “traded” on the reporting exchanges, does it not beg the question why?

Further remember, there is a whole vast amount of silver “trading” going on in the OTC market that does not report at all. It could easily be as large as the reporting exchanges. Let’s be conservative here and state only 10 billion ounces of silver is dealt in the OTC market.

So when I state naked sales and can prove perhaps the amount of silver exists on paper than exists in the physical world, you must question the logic of “hedging.” The derivatives markets are alive and well in both silver and gold, and there is roughly one hundred ounces “claimed” on paper for every physical ounce of silver.

So, ask a very basic question: How is the price of silver set? As if there is less than a billion ounces of physical silver? Or is the price acting as if there is a hundred times as much silver? For those who don’t know, this is a rhetorical question! Think fractional reserve banking system, which keeps about one percent of the total (reserve), because what depositor is going to cash in on their demand deposits? One percent is what the bank needs to keep the present day scheme going. In the case of banking, more “money” can be created by a computer keystroke. But real silver, well . . . that will pose a problem.

Another question that has always bothered me is, Why does the CFTC set a limit of 7.5 million ounces of silver as the most that can be taken off the exchange in a given delivery month? If you look back and see the Comex inventory level change when Warren Buffett made his purchase, you will notice a huge off take of physical silver from the Comex. This cannot happen again; the rules state there is a limit on the amount of physical silver that can be taken off the exchange. So, for the umpteenth time, I will answer the following question.

“Why doesn’t some big investor come along and just buy up the remaining silver?”

Answer: It cannot be done. There are delivery limits now! Let me repeat!! It cannot be done, there are delivery limits NOW!! Oh, you might ask, “Is there any limit to the amount of silver that can be sold on paper?” Well, the main purpose of this missive is to prove that there is no limit to the amount of paper silver that can be created!

I could go on, but I think I’ll cool off and continue this discussion next week. In summary this week, I will share a letter I received very early on when addressing this same issue. This came from a Comex floor trader. Notice the price level in the letter—the price action can be “managed,” but the trend, as I said then and am stating again, is higher. Much higher. As Abraham Lincoln said, “You can fool some of the people all of the time, and all of the people some of the time, but you cannot fool all of the people all of the time.”

Mr. Morgan:

I enjoyed your newsletter excerpt of Feb 12, which I found on the Kitco website. You stated perfectly some key reasons for silver’s problems in getting out of its own way, and your call for further weakness was prescient.

I guess I’m part of the problem. I’ve traded COMEX futures actively from the pit for over 15 years. Over the years, the amount of futures contracts that we’ve traded has surely dwarfed the actual physical market, making it difficult for silver to manifest its true fundamentals.

As you alluded, it’s “Groundhog Day” again on the floor. Over the past month I watched one fund accumulate an eye-popping long position, and I followed its progress as best I could through the open interest and commitment figures. When prices started slipping away from last week’s test of the .85-.90 level, I could hardly believe my eyes when I saw early evidence that this fund was starting to sell. I went across the pit to a trader who I knew was trying to stick with his longs and I said, “I’ve got bad news for you — that selling you see over there may take three weeks.”

The fund sold heavily all last week. The usual bank traders were sopping it up, secretly relieved, I think, that prices had failed to break into ground they could not control. Younger traders ask me how these funds can keep getting chopped up like this. They don’t realize that a 30-cent chop in silver is a minor inconvenience compared to the strong positions most of these guys have in gold and crude.

As you know, the banks will continue to play puppet master as long as the silver game remains “closed.” The banks know the upper parameters of the funds’ buying power; the banks know when the funds have reversed themselves into an untenable short position. It will take new “players” to get the “Bill Murray” silver market out of this loop. Certainly investment demand is the wild card that banks and recurrent short sellers cannot control.

Silver will be called lower on Tuesday a.m. and, although I’m a bull, I’ll be getting short on the bell. There is no short-term success in getting in the funds’ way.

A Comex Floor Trader

So in closing, I want you to think about paper silver versus real silver. Think about how much paper is flying around compared to the amount of physical silver that exists. Think about the derivatives problem we are witnessing in the mortgage markets, and ask, “Can the precious metals derivatives be far behind?”

David Morgan

Mr. Morgan has followed the silver market daily for over thirty years. Much of this Web site, www.silver-investor.com, is devoted to education about the precious metals.

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Fashion jewelry can gleam with the all many the colors of the rainbow – yet have you ever wondered just how jewelers get such wonderfully colored gemstones and where exactly they came from?

Of the thousands of different kinds of minerals found in the world today, only a few hundred have ever been used as gemstones. But down throughout history good quality gemstones have been difficult to obtain.

For as long as mankind has been digging these precious minerals from underneath the earth and making jewelry from them, others have been working equally hard to “fake” them!

This is why today more than ever, knowing more about gems – and being sure of what you are paying for is critical.

Unknown to most consumers, there have been major changes in the gem industry over the last few decades.

There has been the growth of new synthetic stones as well as new gem treatments to either enhance their appearance or hide flaws and newly discovered rare gemstone deposits have been found in remote locations around the world.

Now more than ever fashion jewelry is available in every hue or color imaginable. But the question remains, “Are you getting what you paid for?”

Whether you are a committed collector or investor or just someone who enjoys dressing up and showing that special signature piece, a lack of gemstone knowledge can prove costly.

This is why you need to know the differences between synthetic, imitation & treated fashion jewelry.

Synthetic or created jewelry is grown inside a crystal-growing laboratory. These beautiful pieces have same appearance (color and clarity) as well as the same chemical structure as a natural gemstone but are totally man-made.

Created gemstones are just as lovely as the natural stones but contain certain tell-tale inclusions (an inclusion is anything inside a gemstone that is not part of the original mineral base).

How inclusions can be found in all types of gemstones as part of their natural evolution. However with careful examination, the hallmarks of a man-made stone can found in manufacturing inclusions. This why when buying high-end pieces you should only work with a reputable jewelry dealer you can trust or have it appraised by a gemstone expert.

Now on the other hand, imitation or simulated gemstones are pieces that are created from a blend of either man-made or natural materials and should only be presented as a that is sold as an “imitation” or look-alike piece jewelry.

Imitations are the fashion pieces that most of us are familiar with. Imitations have a long history and somewhat checkered past since the first recorded “paste” (faceted glass) jewelry process was developed in 1840.

The 18th century was an age of rampant crime from footpads (muggers) in the large cities to highwaymen (horse & buggy version of carjackers) in the country, going about wearing natural gemstones was a certain invitation is being robbed.

The caused many well-to-do jewelry owners to have duplicate pieces created from paste glass, rhinestones, etc. for wearing out in the public view, while they kept their genuine and more valuable pieces safely locked away at home.

Now of course, owning a fantastic looking piece of fashion jewelry made with imitation stones is a sign of smart fashionista and shopper.

The last category is treated or enhanced gems. These gemstones are also natural stones, just like their higher priced twins, but have had their appearance and colors “enhanced” with the use of various dyes or are improved with the use of mineral or metal coatings to give it their variety of colors.

So as you can see understanding what you actually are buying can directly affect the cost of your jewelry. Keep the above tips in mind the next time you go jewelry shopping.

Why Are American Silver Eagle Coins a Good Investment Now?

Like other precious metals, silver is often used as an
investment. Although no longer considered to be legal
tender in the US, silver has been regarded as a store of
value and a form of currency throughout the world for more
than 4,000 years.

If you compare the price of silver to the price of gold you
would see that silver is considerably more volatile. That’s
because there are fluctuations in the way silver is used.
There can be large fluctuations between store of value and
industrial uses that affect its valuation. And, because
silver has lower market liquidity than gold its volatility
also is greater.

Silver still often tracks the price of gold because of the
intrinsic value of the metal. However, the gold/silver
ratio can vary by quite a bit. The lower the ratio the more
expensive silver is when you compare it to gold.

In 1792 the United States fixed the gold/silver ratio by law
at 1:15. This meant that you could buy 15 troy ounces of
silver with one troy ounce of gold. During the 20th century
the ratio was 1:47. In other words, on average, one troy
ounce of gold would buy 47 ounces of silver.

On September 22, 2010 gold hit a new high. At the close of
the market one troy ounce of gold was selling for ,291.20.
At the close of the market the same day, one troy ounce of
silver was selling for .30. On that day the gold/silver
ratio was 1:67. In other words, one troy ounce of gold
would buy 67 ounces of silver.

Silver has been appreciating rather dramatically since 2005.
To put things into perspective, the yearly cumulative
average price of silver in 2000 was .95. In 2005 the
yearly average cumulative price rose to .31. Throughout
2009 the average cumulative price of silver was .67.

It appears that silver is rising in price very dramatically.
Perhaps it’s because people are concerned with the economy.
Since the global recession began in 2008 investors have been
increasing their demand for precious metals. That’s because
when inflation increases precious metals have historically
increased in value.

One of the most popular ways to invest in silver is to buy
silver coins. One example is the American Silver Eagle
bullion coin. The American Silver Eagle is the official
silver bullion coin of the US. It is only struck in one
troy ounce sizes and is guaranteed to contain one troy ounce
of 99.9% pure silver.

Theses coins sell for a very small premium over the spot
price of silver. Because of that American Silver Eagle
coins have become one of the most popular ways many people
use to invest in silver.

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During ancient years, ‘Pearl’ was referred to only 100% natural pearls because until recently cultured pearls did not exist. However, nowadays other than the gemologist, all the people consider that the hollow “cultured pearl” is the real thing, and this is all due to mass ignorance.

Tahitian Pearls are the best natural pearls that are obtained from the waters of the Pacific Ocean. Tahitian Pearls are obtained from Black lipped oysters that have a tendency to grow much larger in the warm waters than in other areas. This enables them to produce larger pearls. Tahitians use large protected lagoons that are free from pollution to farm the pearl oysters. To product best quality Tahitian pearls, the oyster beds are watchfully controlled for water temperature and nutritional levels. Their ecological and natural conditions are also carefully monitored.

Formation of Tahitian Pearls

Tahitian pearls are formed from pearl oyster secretions called as aragonite. Aragonite is a structure of calcium carbonate. The shell’s interior is layered by the aragonite, which produces the Tahiti “mother-of-pearl” lining on the inside of the shell. The interior of the pearl is formed from a small three-sided prism.

Layers of Tahiti pearls are formed due to the constant aragonite secretion of the oyster. The layers thus formed are about one micron or 0.001 mm thick and more or less four layers are produced in a day. Oysters that produce Tahitian pearls generally live for about two years, thus producing about two thousand layers. Therefore, Tahitian pearls have more layering as compared to most other pearls. These pearls emit a shimmering appearance when light reflects through the thin layers of Tahitian pearls due to the light refraction. Tahitian pearls are popular for the shimmer and brilliant colors.

Criterion

Pearls evaluation is based on certain criterion.

Dimension – The larger the pearl the more expensive it is. Tahitian pearls are much larger than the regular Chinese or Japanese pearls. Tahitian peals are about 9mm and 14mm. The largest Tahitian pearl measures more than 20.92mm or 13/16 of an inch in diameter and is called the Robert Wan Pearl.

Form – Even though round pearls are the most sought after, they also come in semi-round and semi-baroque. Round Tahitian pearls generally differ more than 2% from being sphere-shaped.

Quality – This is determined by the imperfections and the shine.

Luminosity – Tahitian pearl’s shimmering quality and luster is highly noticeable as compared to other pearls.

Exterior transparency – Tahitian pearl purity is influence by marks, scratches or irregularities on the exterior.

Pearl width – This depends on the amount of microscopic layers that surrounds the nucleus.

Colors

Tahitian, the mother of pearls comes in black. Tahitian Pearls also contain highlights of silver or even a tinge of gold. These pearls are unique in their color combinations, as they also can include the overtones of purple, blue and sometimes even green. Therefore, go ahead and select striking looking jewelry that is fashioned with gemstones and metals combined with a variety Tahitian Pearl shades!

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Traders throughout the globe are very surprised by the recent drop in world stock markets and are now investing in safe havens like gold and silver ingots. That’s a sensible idea as it will reduce the effect of currency inflation on the corrosion of the individual’s prosperity. On top of that, it is a wise financial maneuver not to put all eggs in a single basket.

Here are some of the Special Qualities of Silver

Even more than gold, silver is in high demand since it has a broad versatility of uses, including lots of industrial functions. In Internet technology it`s made use of as electric contacts since it has the highest electrical conductivity among all the elements. Its conductivity is higher than even copper.

In the field of dentistry it`s enormously valuable when alloyed with mercury, tin or other metals. In the field of medicine it is important as it is toxic to algae, fungi, bacteria and viruses, and as homeopathic remedies in colloidal compound forms.

Owning Silver Bullion Bars Is A Sensible Decision

Silver is in great demand these days essentially because of the properties talked about earlier but it is in limited supply and therefore its market price is steadily increasing. And in contrast to gold, a metal which has already exceeded its previous all-time high price per ounce, silver continues to be approximately 60-70% below its all-time high, so it has got much catching up to do before its value as an investment is exhausted.

Silver’s intrinsic value comes from the fact that it protects your wealth, is a highly accepted medium of exchange and it is true money at every step of the way. So each time there`s volatility or ruin and the economy falls into chaos, you’ll be extremely thankful that you have silver.

It is possible to purchase silver bullion by purchasing silver in the form of rounds, coins, nuggets or silver bullion bars. Some people buy silver coins because of their vintage or numismatic importance, but from my point of view it does not make a good investment, so I propose you to invest in standard bullion coins without any numismatic significance. Silver nuggets are little balls of silver and since they are rare, you can only buy them through auction sites like eBay or huge dealers. Silver ornaments and trinkets don’t give very good returns on your money spent since you pay for the making costs.

Crucial Hints

More than the other various types of silver I suggest you make investments in silver bullion bars due to the fact that it can be kept without difficulty, and the premium charges over and above the official price of silver are quite limited compared to other forms of silver investment vehicles. You’ll be able to buy silver bars in differing sizes, like 1 oz, 10 ounce, 100 oz, and 1000 ounce. Globally you can commonly buy bars denominated in grams or kilograms (I own a few kg ingots and a single big 30 kilogram bar). You want to Seek Out 99.99 percent pure silver.

Some things to be conscious of when buying silver bars is their purity level, way of manufacture, and their weight. You should also acquire bullion bars made by honest makers, for instance Sterling Silver, Engelhard, Wall Street Mint, and US Assay. This will help you be assured that your ingots are authentic and unmixed, and will also help you easily liquidate your ingots at any time you wish to, seeing as the above brands are of good standing.

Buying or selling of silver bars can also be carried out through the silver dealerships but they normally sell only in small amounts. For larger volume deals, it is highly suggested that you inquire with net-based dealers, lots of which sell silver bars with a low premium..

Learn more about Silver and Gold Comparison

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