Most finished silver jewelry will have a quality stamp somewhere on the piece. This stamp is the quickest way to identify quality. Diese winzigen Markierungen sind möglicherweise nur unter Vergrößerung lesbar, and pieces are only required to bear a stamp when there is sufficient surface area available. Aus diesem Grund, many smaller pieces are unstamped even though they are quality alloys. The types of silver used in jewelry are described in detail below.