FREE: ♦♦♦Genuine India Ruby Ring 7.5♦♦♦

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Gorgeous, genuine Indian Ruby in 925 Sterling Silver overlay setting (stamped 925). Size 7.5. Large stone is a deep burgundy or magenta color. It is unmarked, and it's stunning. The setting is very simple. The ring measures 1 1/8" long and 7/8" wide. It's not quite round but almost is. The color of the stone is deep and bright.

Rubies from India are much less expensive and more plentiful than in the US. Rubies are commonly used in jewelry in India. While they are still precious stones, they are often sold without fancy cutting or faceting so that they are affordable to all.

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Sterling Silver:
Fine silver is 99.9 percent pure or more, but it is very soft and unsuitable for most uses. Sterling silver is defined as 92.5 percent pure or higher. Sometimes, as you note, 95 percent pure silver is sold; this has more silver than the minimum it needs to be called sterling but its still sterling.
The remaining 5 to 7-1/2 percent is usually copper because this has been found to be the best metal to alloy with the silver to not discolor it, while making it hard.
Silver Overlay:
Silver overlay is a process of taking nickel silver and applying a layer of solid sterling silver....it is many times thicker than "Plated". The overlay is then engraved, etc....whereas plated items are engraved and then plated with a very thin electro plate of silver.
The process of using sterling silver overlay is done by the finest silversmith. It has the great appearance of solid sterling at a reduced cost but will far out last plated products.
Of course there are good quality plated items and cheap quality plated items. Not all plated items are cheap....for instance some of the finest dinnerware (forks, spoons, etc) are plated. terling overlay is much better and more expensive than plated but not as high a solid sterling silver.