The Walking Liberty Drops are hand sawn coin earrings made from silver Liberty or Mercury dimes (on top) minted in the US from 1916-45 and the front and the back of the same coin on bottom (my favorite coin) - the Walking Liberty half dollar minted in the US from 1916-47. The posts and backings are solid sterling silver. The coins are solid coin silver making the entire earring solid silver. These are very light weight and stand out beautifully on the ear!