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silver price calculator.
the melt value of any silver piece, from the live spot price. set the fineness and weight to get the value per gram, the full melt, and a realistic scrap payout.
refiners and buyers pay a spread below melt. drop the payout to estimate a real offer, not the theoretical melt value.
melt value
$17.57
- .925 price per gram
- $1.76
- purity
- 92.5%
- weight
- 10.00 g
melt value only: the worth of the raw silver. it excludes stones, craftsmanship, and brand. a finished piece is usually worth more than its melt.
silver price per gram, by fineness
| fineness | stamp | purity | per gram |
|---|---|---|---|
| fine .999 | 999 | 99.9% | $1.90 |
| britannia | 958 | 95.8% | $1.82 |
| sterling | 925 | 92.5% | $1.76 |
| coin .900 | 900 | 90.0% | $1.71 |
| 800 silver | 800 | 80.0% | $1.52 |
the math
how silver value is calculated.
silver is priced by the troy ounce, which is 31.1 grams. that headline number, the spot price, is for pure (999) silver. every other calculation starts there.
divide spot by 31.1 for the price of one gram of pure silver, then multiply by the piece's purity and its weight:
(spot ÷ 31.1) × purity × grams = melt value
purity comes from the fineness mark. sterling (925) is 0.925, coin silver (900) is 0.90. the lower the fineness, the less silver, the lower the melt.
the same math runs the gold price calculator and the platinum price calculator, if your lot is mixed.
reading the stamp
not sure what your silver is?
solid silver is marked with a three-digit fineness or a word. plating marks look similar but mean base metal underneath.
999
fine silver
925
sterling · 92.5%
900
coin silver
EPNS
plated — no melt
a full list of silver, gold, and platinum stamps, including the plating marks that are not solid silver at all, is in the hallmark decoder.
melt vs. offer
why a scrap offer is lower than melt.
melt value is the theoretical worth of the raw silver. a buyer pays below it because they carry the refining cost, the risk, and a margin — typically 70 to 90% of melt for clean sterling, less for mixed or plated lots.
the payout control lets you model each of those against the live melt, so you walk in knowing both the floor and the realistic number.
the opposite is true if you make jewelry. a finished, well-photographed sterling piece sells for a multiple of its melt — the silver is the smallest part of what a buyer pays for.
questions
silver pricing, answered.
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the rest of the bench.
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gold price calculator
live gold value by karat and weight: melt value plus a realistic dealer payout.
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permanent jewelry pricing calculator
price welded bracelets, anklets, and necklaces: chain, labor, and overhead into a per-inch price and margin.
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platinum price calculator
live platinum melt value by fineness and weight, from 950 and 900 marks, plus a realistic dealer payout.
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hallmark decoder
read the stamp inside a piece: 925, 750, 585, 417, platinum and plating marks.
open tool →reference
ring size converter
convert a ring size across US, UK, EU and mm, with a full chart and how to measure at home.
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for silversmiths, not scrappers
a finished piece is worth more than its silver.
bling ai turns an iphone photo of your work into a campaign-ready shot, so buyers pay for the piece, not the melt.
