What does an 800 stamp on a piece of jewelry mean?

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What an "800" stamp means...

In a silver object marked "925" the sterling is composed by 925 thousandths of pure silver and by 75 thousandths of other metals among which there is copper. The sterling "800" is composed by 800 thousandths of pure silver and 200 thousandths of other metals.

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