These silver jewelry findings are better described as silver colored or toned rather than silver plated since not all of them are actually plated with silver. To save you money, we seek out the jewelry findings that are going to give you the results you want, silver colored findings to finish off your jewelry in the same color tone as the silver plated beads you may have used. Some of them are silver plated, and some are made of a different material, such as nickle. SEE ALSO OUR STERLING SILVER JEWELRY FINDINGS