Silver melt value calculator
Enter the purity and weight of your sterling, coin silver or fine silver to see its melt value at today's spot price, plus the value per gram and ounce for each silver standard.
How to figure the value of silver
- Find the mark. Look for 925, Sterling, 900, Coin, 800 or similar. No mark often means plated.
- Weigh it. Grams are most accurate. Leave out weighted pieces and knife blades, or estimate only the silver part.
- Enter the purity and weight above. The calculator converts the weight to troy ounces and applies the purity.
melt value = grams ÷ 31.1035 × silver purity × silver spot price
Silver standards around the world
Sterling (.925) is the standard for American and British silverware and jewelry. Older American silver marked “Coin” is usually .900. European silver is often .800, .830 or .835, and Russian silver may be marked 84, which equals .875. The table on this page lists the melt value of each standard per gram and per troy ounce.
Silver coins are easier to value by type than by weight. See coin melt values for Morgan dollars, Walking Liberty halves, Mercury dimes, Silver Eagles and more.
Common questions
How much is sterling silver worth?
Sterling silver is 92.5% pure. Its melt value is its weight in troy ounces times 0.925 times the silver spot price. Enter the weight above with “.925 Sterling silver” selected to see today's value.
Is silver plate worth anything as scrap?
Very little. Pieces marked EP, EPNS, “silver plate”, “quadruple plate” or with a maker's name and no 925 or Sterling mark have only a thin coating of silver over another metal. Their value is as used goods, not as silver.
What is weighted sterling?
Candlesticks, candy dishes and some bowls are often made of thin sterling filled with cement or pitch to make them heavy. They are marked “weighted”, and only a small part of their total weight is silver.
How much silver is in a sterling knife?
In most sterling flatware sets, knives have hollow sterling handles filled with cement and a stainless steel blade. Only the thin handle shell is silver, so knives hold much less silver than their weight suggests. Forks and spoons are usually solid sterling.
How much silver is in old US coins?
US dimes, quarters and half dollars dated 1964 and earlier are 90% silver, and Kennedy halves from 1965 to 1970 are 40% silver. See the coin melt values pages, or use the junk silver calculator to value them by face value.