Word 1 of 10: STERLING
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A few of the words
- STERLING
- Sterling silver is 92.5 percent pure silver, with the rest usually copper for strength. That's why the little stamp on a spoon reads 925.Find this word in the grid to read its note.
- PLATINUM
- The name comes from the Spanish platina, meaning little silver. Early Spanish explorers in South America thought of it as a nuisance mixed in with their gold.Find this word in the grid to read its note.
- ASSAY
- An assay is a test of how much pure metal an ore or an alloy actually holds. Mints and assay offices have relied on the practice for centuries.Find this word in the grid to read its note.
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Precious Metals: a free online word search
Precious metals word search, free and printable, from the prospector's pan to the smith's anvil. Gold, silver and the long hunt for both.
About Precious Metals
James Marshall spotted flakes of gold in the millrace at Sutter's Mill in January 1848, and within a year tens of thousands of people were headed west to California with a pan and a shovel. Gold never tarnishes, so a coin pulled from a shipwreck can come up looking freshly struck. Silver and copper are another story, and they darken in a drawer if nobody polishes them.
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- 2Words run in straight lines.Across and down, and on the harder difficulties diagonally and backwards.
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