Sterling Silver Calculator
How much is sterling silver worth? It's 92.5% pure silver, so the answer is the live per-gram rate below times your item's weight. Enter any weight to value rings, chains, flatware, or trays marked STERLING or 925.
What makes sterling sterling is the stamp: 925, STERLING, STER, or a British lion passant hallmark. No mark usually means plate, which has no meaningful melt value.
What Sterling silver is worth right now
| Amount — Sterling (.925) | Melt value now |
|---|---|
| 1 gram | $2.06 |
| 5 grams | $10.28 |
| 10 grams | $20.55 |
| 1 pennyweight (dwt) | $3.20 |
| 1 troy ounce | $63.93 |
| A teaspoon (20–30 g) | $41.11 – $61.66 |
| A heavy cuff bracelet (30–60 g) | $61.66 – $123.32 |
| A dinner fork (45–70 g) | $92.49 – $143.87 |
Computed from the live spot price on load; the printed figures are a 2026-08-23 snapshot. Item weights are typical ranges — weigh yours and use the calculator above for the exact number.
| 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.
Typical sterling item weights
A sterling teaspoon runs 20–30 g, a dinner fork 45–70 g, a heavy cuff bracelet 30–60 g, a charm bracelet 25–80 g. Weights vary; treat these as priors for a sanity check before you put pieces on a scale. Weighted items (candlesticks, knife handles) contain cement or steel cores: only a fraction of their scale weight is silver.
Selling sterling: weight class changes the buyer
A few rings sell fine at a local jeweler, but full flatware services and mixed sterling lots belong with coin/bullion dealers or mail-in refiners, because assay overhead makes small-lot rates poor everywhere. Under roughly 100 g, batch pieces together or accept a steeper spread; above that, refiner-tier rates (85–95% of melt) become realistic. The payout chips above turn today's melt into those real-world numbers.
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.