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<p>[QUOTE="Any Jewelry, post: 723866, member: 2844"]Only some parts of the Continent, but then they never used it everywhere.</p><p>I know people call 800 Continental silver, but it isn't. It was used in some European and other countries, but not all and not in all periods of history, so it can never be called Continental silver imo. The countries that used 800 traditionally had higher finenesses as well, so 835, 935, 950 and 959 are Continental silver too.<img src="styles/default/xenforo/smilies/wink.png" class="mceSmilie" alt=";)" unselectable="on" /></p><p>Most countries are changing to 925.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Any Jewelry, post: 723866, member: 2844"]Only some parts of the Continent, but then they never used it everywhere. I know people call 800 Continental silver, but it isn't. It was used in some European and other countries, but not all and not in all periods of history, so it can never be called Continental silver imo. The countries that used 800 traditionally had higher finenesses as well, so 835, 935, 950 and 959 are Continental silver too.;) Most countries are changing to 925.[/QUOTE]
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