Most flatware (knives, forks, spoons) contains some copper (nickel silver).
Sterling silver, if it is to be used in dinnerware, must contain a few percent copper.
As a component in ceramic glazes, and to color glass.
Also called American silver, Feuchtwanger's composition, nickel silver gold certificate A form of U.S. paper money once redeemable in gold coin. Temporarily made illegal for most to hold between 1933 and 1964.
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We delved further into price and found some pieces available at Internet auctions like a carved snuff bottle that stands 2 1/2 inches tall with a nickel silver top.
German silver - An alloy of copper, nickel and zinc but no silver. Also called American silver, Feuchtwanger's composition, nickel silver.
59 troy ounces and some retailers sell it for 45 British Pounds, $70 US. The Manx crowns with pure silver can range from 10 to 18 British Pounds and $16 to $29 USD. Watch out for cupro-nickel silver coins, an alloy of copper and nickel.
 See also: Silver, Nickel, Copper, Gold, Alloy
  
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