Shaded Silver and Chinchilla Persian Cats

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The Chinchilla silver Persian is an almost pure white cat with a springling of black tipping that gives it a sparkling silver appearance. They are significantly lighter in all over color than the Shaded Silver Persian. The Chinchilla should have a tiny amount of black tipping on the face and legs. True Chinchillas are becoming rarer every day as many Silver and Golden breeders add other color Persians to their breeding programs. I have three silver persian cats. One of them is listed on her CFA paper as being a Chinchilla. She matches the description above except for the black tipping on the face and legs. She has a shimmer of black tipping down her back, but none on her face and legs as is described in the CFA for chinchilla silver. It is the breeder of the cat that determines the color, so I am thinking she must have fit the description well enough to be registered as Chinchilla. My other two cats are listed as shaded silvers.