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Mexican Silver Bangles

There is no visitor to Mexico who would come back without buying one piece of its silver jewellery, especially bangles. Mexico has always been extremely rich in its natural deposits of silver. It has also been one of the world’s primary producers of silver.

Mexico had an ancient tradition of silversmiths who create the world’s most beautiful silver bangles. The city of Taxco is known as the Mexico’s silver capital. Taxco is a small town located midway between Mexico City and Acapulco and has become a tourist destination for items made of silver including bangles, rings, earrings, etc. The bangles made there are so chic in the fashion-conscious circles that they have always created a special magic. The silver bangles designed by the Mexicans are filled with impressive craftsmanship along with unique imagination and exoticism.

The aesthetic of the 1960’s and 1970’s has influenced the Mexican silver in its own way because of which it is sold today in an extraordinary quantity. Older pieces with a more complicated and a heavier look generally find their way to vintage and other antique or collectible stores. The markings inside the silver bangles and other silver jewellery are always varying. Many pieces are marked or labeled “sterling” while many others, especially the old bangles are labeled as “silver” or “Mexico Silver“.

Some times a few pieces also state “Hecho in Mexico” which means that they have been manufactured in Mexico. The degree of purity can be determined by the international system of grading such as 925 or 800. Mexican bangles and other Mexican jewellery is often made up of tin or other base metal washed with silver or various other substitutes. This makes it all the more cheaper than pure silver.

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