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Message:: [QUOTE="TheOLdGuy, post: 110765, member: 878"]I certainly cannot disagree with the first three words, but had to find what might be causing that unusual reaction. Found some probable causes, and also that we do have a not only attractive, but rare lady here. Congrat's. Silver is beautiful, however pure silver is too soft and can easily scratch and become damaged, so it is alloyed with copper to make Sterling Silver (92.5% silver+7.5% copper). This is how we get the mark 925 for sterling silver. That can cause a chemical reaction that can turn skin a green color. Don't panic, this "green finger effect" is a reaction especially if you have high body acidity. It happens to only about 2-3% of people but percentage is increasing due to increased percentages of chemicals in our environment and food we eat. Sometimes these reactions are occasional and happen when someone eats something with high acidity like tomatoes, if someone is taking certain medications, or due to excitement.[/QUOTE]