Why My Silver Necklace Turned Copper Color?

Your silver jewelry turns a copper color because it’s not actually solid silver. It’s copper that’s been plated with silver. Over time, as the silver wears away, the copper underneath becomes exposed.

Besides having it re-plated, nothing you can do to fix the problem except ensuring you buy real solid silver next time.

Genuine silver jewelry can be very inexpensive when hunting for the real silver price is not an issue. Sometimes it can cost less than the fakes. The key to getting real silver is buying from reputable dealers and looking for hallmarks. Metals are usually hallmarked with a stamp from an essay office.

Usually, you will see things like the number 9.25, which is the purity of the solid silver. 9.25 means 92.5% pure (100% pure is too soft and will break and dent).

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It’s important not to mistake worn silver plating for solid silver that has tarnished. It’s impossible to get silver that does not tarnish. All solid silver will tarnish over time. Sometimes it can happen very quickly in specific environments. It results from the oxidization process, and nothing can be done other than a coating or plating the silver.

Many people choose to have silver rhodium plated. You can also get e-coated silver. It’s also possible to buy solvents that form a protective layer on the surface of the silver. Silver lacquer is one such protective solvent. However, it can yellow over time and also become hard to remove.

Rhodium plating is probably the best option as rhodium is very hard-wearing. However, it may still wear through to the silver underneath.

Another option to deal with tarnishing is to polish the tarnished silver with silver polish. This is an abrasive compound that will remove the oxidized top layer of the silver piece and expose a fresher layer underneath. Though obviously, you may “round-off” sharp corners by over-polishing and removing certain decals over time.