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solid metal835 stamp on silver: what it means.
835 means 83.5% pure silver. it's a european standard found mostly on vintage german, dutch and scandinavian jewelry and silverware.
- metal
- 835 silver
- 83.5% silver
- also stamped as
- 835 · .835
- solid or plated
- solid all the way through
what it's worth today
live spot price · updated Sep 23, 2026, 11:47 PM UTC
melt value of the metal only, from the live spot price. buyers pay less than melt; stones, craftsmanship and maker add value.
the mark
what 835 means.
835 is 835 parts silver per 1,000, a little more silver than 800 and a little less than sterling.
you'll most often find it on spoons, brooches and older costume-adjacent silver jewelry, frequently with a maker's mark and a national or town mark beside it.
before you trust it
how to check a 835 stamp.
- hold a strong magnet to it. silver isn't magnetic, so a piece that clings to the magnet is plated steel or another base metal.
- for certainty, ask a jeweler or gold buyer for an XRF scan. it reads the metal's composition in seconds without scratching the piece, unlike an acid test.
questions
the 835 stamp, answered.
other stamps
every mark is searchable in the hallmark decoder. selling vintage or estate pieces? see photography for vintage and estate sellers.
selling what you found?
photograph it like it's worth something.
bling ai turns a phone photo of a piece into a listing shot that looks like a campaign, so good jewelry sells for what it is.
