Britannia

Britannia Silver - has 95.8% silver purity.
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Britannia or pewter
A somewhat dull silver-colored alloy of tin, antimony, and copper.
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Britannia Silver: A silver alloy composed of 958 parts silver in 1000 hallmarked with the figure of Britannia. Britannia silver was mandatory in England from 1697 to 1720 to prevent the melting down of sterling coins to create silver objects.

Britannia metal
A type of pewter having the tin hardened with antimony and copper. Sometimes marked EPBM when plated. It is used mainly in sheet form but can be cast.
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Britannia metal was commonly used for tea and coffee pots, as well as for most of the pieces previously cast by pewterers. Much of it was made in Sheffield and Birmingham.

Britannia Silver has a pure silver content of 95.85% and no more than 4.16% copper. This silver is marked in the U.K. and Ireland as "958 silver." It is an even more pure form of silver than sterling silver. Hence it's higher valuer.

Britannia
A dull silver colored alloy of tin, antimony, and copper.
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Britannia Silver
A silver alloy with a minimum fine silver content of 95.8%, that is resistant to firestain and is more easily worked, and work hardens less quickly than, sterling silver
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There are two types of silver alloys � Britannia Silver, which is at least 95% pure silver, and Sterling Silver, which is at least 92.5% pure silver. Sterling silver is typically used in jewellery. The remaining 7.

Its success was so great that it was followed by the Canadian Maple Leaf, China's Panda, Australia's Nugget, Britain's Britannia, the United States' Eagle, Belgium's ECU and Austria's Philharmoniker.

Among the peoples of Gallia and Britannia, the middle finger, it is said, is used for this purpose.

Many alloys are found in jewelry including Alpaca, Brass, Britannia Or pewter, Britannia silver, Bronze, Coin silver, Colored gold, Electrum, Gold(under 24Kt), Green gold, Nickel silver, Niello, Pewter, Pinchbeck, Pot metal, Rose gold, ...

Compounds & Effects - Britannia Metal
Skin contact may cause lesions and ulcers. Inhalation can cause respiratory irritation, possible pneumonia, liver, and kidney damage, and possible heart damage.
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"Britannia Silver" is 95.84% Ag
"Mexican Silver" is 95% Ag + 5% Cu
"Sterling Silver" is at least 92.5% Ag; harder than pure Ag.
U.S "Coin Silver" is 90% Ag
Vermeil (Vur-MAY) is sterling silver with gold plating.

It is used to form a wide variety of alloys including Brass, Britannia, Bronze, various solders, and Nickel Silver.

958: 95.8% pure silver, also known as Britannia silver
925: 92.5% pure silver, also known as sterling silver
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White Metal Alloys with heavy tin or lead content, such as pewter. Also called Britannia metal or tin plate. One of the most commonly used metals in costume jewelry.
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= Gold or Silver Electroplate
G.F. = Gold Filled (usually preceded by numeral; i.e., 14K G.F. or 10K G.F.)
N.S. = Nickel Silver
G.S. = German Silver
B.M. = Britannia Metal
W.M. = White Metal
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Silver Plated WareMade by electroplating fine silver on a base metal alloy - usually nickel silver or Britannia metal, sometimes brass or copper. Solid GoldFine gold or gold of 24 karat.

See also: Silver, Metal, Alloy, Sterling, Jewel