It means the piece is 800 parts per 1000.Or simply put 80%
silver and 20% of some other metal ,usually copper for strength.
Stirling silver has to be .925 or 92.5% silver to qualify as
Stirling
It depends solely on the piece- 800 could be 800/1000 silver or 800/1000 gold- If the piece is silver, it's likely an older European piece.. If the piece is gold it's likely French 19k gold (EXTREMELY uncommon, but still can be found today.)
What Doe's on silver jewelry mean?
It means the piece is 800 parts per 1000.Or simply put 80%
silver and 20% of some other metal ,usually copper for strength.
Stirling silver has to be .925 or 92.5% silver to qualify as
Stirling