The document lists 45 facts about silver, including that pure silver has the highest electrical and thermal conductivity of all metals. It is commonly used in electrical applications like solar panels and batteries due to this property. Silver also has antimicrobial properties and is used for medical purposes such as wound dressings and surgical equipment. Historically, silver was considered more valuable than gold in ancient Egypt and medieval Europe.

1. 45 FACTS
ABOUT
SILVER
BROUGHT TO YOU BY GARFIELD REFINING
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FACTS ADAPTED FROM LIVESCIENCE.COM, SILVERUSERSASSOCIATION.ORG,
SILVER4SCHOOLS.COM, SILVERINSIGHTS.COM, SCIENCEKIDS.CO.NZ,
BLOG.MYJEWELRYDEALS.COM, AND HILLSGROUPINC.COM

2. PURE SILVER HAS THE HIGHEST
ELECTRICAL AND THERMAL
CONDUCTIVITY OF ALL METALS.
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3. SILVER CAN BE USED AS A GERMICIDE
AGAINST LOWER ORGANISMS WITHOUT
HARMING HIGHER ANIMALS.
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4. SILVER CAN BE DEPOSITED INTO
VARIOUS BODILY TISSUE.
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5. COMMERCIAL FINE SILVER IS AT LEAST
99.9% PURE SILVER.
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6. SILVER OCCURS ORGANICALLY IN ORES
SUCH AS ARGENTITE, LEAD, COPPER,
GOLD, AND COPPER-NICKEL.
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7. STERLING SILVER IS THE
MOST COMMONLY SEEN FORM
OF SILVER TODAY.
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8. SILVER IS USED IN MIRROR PRODUCTION
AND DEPOSITED ON GLASS OR METALS.
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9. SILVER IS ACTUALLY A POOR REFLECTOR
OF ULTRAVIOLET LIGHT.
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10. OVER 30% OF INDUSTRIAL SILVER
CONSUMPTION IN THE UNITED STATES IS
FOR PHOTOGRAPHY PRODUCTION.
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11. SILVER IS USED TO MAKE SOLDER AND
BRAZING ALLOYS.
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12. SILVER IODIDE IS USED IN SEEDING
CLOUDS TO PRODUCE RAIN.
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13. THE ACT OF PROCESSING SILVER
SOMETIMES CREATES THE POWERFUL
EXPLOSIVE, SILVER FULMINATE.
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14. HUMANS LEARNED TO SEPARATE SILVER
FROM LEAD AS EARLY AS 3,000 B.C.
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15. SOLAR PANELS AND AUTOMOBILE REAR
WINDOW DEFOGGERS TAKE ADVANTAGE
OF SILVER’S CONDUCTIVE QUALITIES.
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16. ONE OUNCE OF SILVER CAN BE DRAWN
INTO 8,000 FEET OF THIN WIRE.
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17. ONE GRAIN OF SILVER CAN CREATE A
SHEET THAT IS 100X THINNER THAN
PAPER.
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18. THE TOP PRODUCERS OF SILVER ARE
THE UNITED STATES, MEXICO, CANADA,
PERU, RUSSIA, AND AUSTRALIA.
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19. UNITED STATES COINAGE BEFORE 1965
CONTAINED 90% SILVER.
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20. HOSPITALS USE SILVER ON A DAILY
BASIS FOR X-RAY FILM.
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21. SILVER IS USED FOR BATTERIES WHERE
DEPENDABILITY IS MANDATORY SUCH AS
PACEMAKERS, HEARING AIDS, AND
SPACE TRAVEL.
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22. AS OF 2007, 455.5 MILLION OUNCES OF
SILVER WERE USED FOR INDUSTRIAL
APPLICATIONS.
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23. SILVER ION TECHNOLOGY HAS BEEN
INSTALLED IN THE SAMSUNG WASHING
MACHINE TO REMOVE BACTERIA
WITHOUT BLEACH.
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24. LANCE ARMSTRONG USED SILVER
COATED FABRIC TO CONTROL
INFLAMMATION AND PROMOTE
HEALING DURING COMPETITIONS.
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25. MANY OF THE WORLD’S AIRLINES USE
SILVER WATER FILTERS TO PROTECT
PASSENGERS FROM DISEASE
TRANSMISSION DURING FLIGHTS.
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26. NASA CHOSE SILVER AS THE PURIFYING
AGENT IN THE FIRST SPACE SHUTTLE
PROGRAM.
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27. SILVERED WINDOWS ON CARS REFLECT
70% OF SOLAR ENERGY.
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28. SILVER IS USED EXTENSIVELY FOR
COMPUTER KEYBOARDS, TVS, AND
MOBILE PHONES.
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29. SILVER DOES NOT CORRODE.
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30. THE ACT OF TURNING ON A HOUSEHOLD
APPLIANCE ACTIVATES A SWITCH WITH
SILVER CONTACTS, WHICH COMPLETES
THE ELECTRICAL CIRCUIT.
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31. 1 OUT OF EVERY 7 PAIRS OF
PRESCRIPTION GLASSES IN THE UNITED
STATES INCORPORATES SILVER.
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32. THE ONLY WORD IN THE ENGLISH
LANGUAGE THAT RHYMES WITH “SILVER”
IS “CHILVER”, WHICH MEANS “EWE LAMB”.
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33. SILVER IS USED TO REPRESENT THE
TWENTY-FIFTH WEDDING ANNIVERSARY.
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34. BEFORE 1797, BRITISH PENNIES WERE
MADE OUT OF SILVER.
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35. ARGENTINA WAS NAMED FROM
“ARGENTUM”, THE SILVER’S LATIN NAME.
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36. SILVER IS THE METAL OF THE MOON.
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37. SILVER, IN ITS PURE FORM, IS SO SOFT
THAT IT MUST BE MIXED WITH OTHER
METALS TO MAKE INTO JEWELRY.
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38. IN ANCIENT EGYPT AND MEDIEVAL
EUROPE, SILVER WAS CONSIDERED MORE
VALUABLE THAN GOLD.
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39. SILVER COMPOUNDS WERE USED IN
WORLD WAR I TO PREVENT INFECTION.
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40. FOR EVERY OUNCE OF GOLD ON EARTH,
THERE ARE 17 OUNCES OF SILVER.
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41. COIN SILVER MELTS AT A SLIGHTLY
LOWER TEMPERATURE THAN STERLING
SILVER DUE TO ITS COPPER ALLOY.
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42. “ALPACA SILVER” ACTUALLY HAS NO
SILVER CONTENT. IT IS AN ALLOY OF
METALS SIMILAR TO STAINLESS STEEL.
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43. SILVER ALLOYS ARE USED IN DENTAL
FILLINGS.
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44. KING HENRY II OF ENGLAND STARTED
SILVER CURRENCY AROUND 1158.
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45. ANCIENT PHOENICIANS USED SILVER
BOTTLES TO STORE WATER, WINE, AND
VINEGAR.
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46. IN 1900, THERE WERE 12 BILLION OUNCES
OF SILVER IN THE WORLD. THERE ARE ONLY
300 MILLION OUNCES OF ABOVE-GROUND,
REFINED SILVER LEFT TODAY.
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47. ABOUT GARFIELD
REFINING
Garfield Refining Company is a 120 year old precious metals refinery
that buys gold, silver, platinum, and palladium. Most of all, we pride
ourselves on our customer service and generations of satisfied
customers. We find that great payouts and honesty create loyalty
from all of our types of clients-- including private sellers, dentists,
jewelers, pawnbrokers, gold buyers, or really anybody that needs
refining. Garfield Refining is proudly family owned and operated and
proudly American, located in Philadelphia PA since the 1800s. We
approach refining as part industrial blue-collar hard work and part
cutting-edge technological sophistication —
Give us a call to discuss our process and services:
800-523-0968