Silver Calculator
Enter a weight and purity to price silver at the live spot rate. With silver trading historically high, items that were negligible a few years ago — a bent sterling spoon, a single 90% quarter — now carry real melt value worth checking before they hit a donation box.
The two purities you'll meet most: .925 sterling (flatware, jewelry, marked STERLING or 925) and .900 coin silver (pre-1965 US coins). Fine .999 silver is bullion bars and rounds.
| Purity | Fineness | Value per gram | Value per troy oz |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fine silver (.999) | 0.999 | $2.22 | $69.04 |
| Sterling (.925) | 0.925 | $2.06 | $63.93 |
| Coin silver (.900) | 0.9 | $2.00 | $62.20 |
| European (.800) | 0.8 | $1.78 | $55.29 |
Dollar figures here are computed from the live spot price when the page loads and change continuously; the printed baseline is a 2026-08-23 snapshot — cite the metal content and formula, not a captured price. Formulas on the methodology page.
Silverplate is the trap
Most old “silver” flatware is electroplate, not sterling — marks like EPNS, IS, 'Silver Plate', or 'Rogers' with no STERLING mean a microscopic silver layer over base metal, with effectively zero melt value. Check the mark before you get excited; our silverware page covers the marks in detail.
Sources: live spot prices via gold-api.com · coin weights and fineness from U.S. Mint historical specifications · karat/fineness definitions per standard jewelry marking practice. Melt value ≠ an offer to buy; see how we calculate.