Sterling Silver (.925) Price Per Gram Today
Sterling silver is the .925 jewelry/silverware silver standard — 92.5% pure silver alloyed with 7.5% copper for hardness. It's the legal hallmarking standard in the US, UK, and most jewelry-producing nations: any piece marked "Sterling," "STER," "STG," ".925," or stamped with the British lion-passant assay mark contains 92.5% silver by weight. At today's live silver spot price, the calculator below converts any weight (grams, troy ounces, or pennyweights) into the live melt value of the sterling content. Sterling is what you'll find in most antique flatware, modern fine-jewelry chains, and decorative sterling collectibles. For pre-1965 US dimes, quarters, and halves (.900 coin silver), use the Junk Silver Calculator for per-coin precision.
Live sterling silver (.925) price
Per gram
$2.25
Per troy oz
$69.97
Per pennyweight (dwt)
$3.50
Sterling silver value = (weight in grams ÷ 31.1034768) × 0.925 × current silver spot price per troy ounce. At a $35/oz silver spot, 1 gram of sterling is worth roughly $1.04.
Sterling silver FAQ
What is sterling silver worth per gram?
Sterling silver is 92.5% pure silver. Per-gram value = (1 ÷ 31.1034768) × 0.925 × current silver spot price per troy ounce. At a $35/oz silver spot, sterling is worth roughly $1.04 per gram of pure-silver content. The calculator above pulls live silver spot and computes any weight and quantity.
How do I identify sterling silver?
Look for one of these marks: ".925" (most common modern stamp), "Sterling" (or abbreviated "STER" / "STG"), or the British lion-passant assay-office mark. Typical mark locations are the inside of a ring band, the clasp of a chain, the underside of flatware handles, or the base of decorative pieces. Unmarked vintage silver may still be sterling; a jeweler can acid-test for a few dollars. "German silver," "nickel silver," "alpaca," and "silver-plate" all contain ZERO actual silver — they're nickel-copper alloys.
What is the difference between .925 sterling and .999 fine silver?
Sterling silver (.925) is 92.5% pure silver alloyed with 7.5% copper for hardness — strong enough for jewelry, flatware, and daily-handling pieces. Fine silver (.999) is 99.9% pure silver, too soft for most jewelry but the standard for investment bullion (American Silver Eagle, Canadian Silver Maple Leaf, .999 silver rounds and bars). At melt, .999 fine silver is worth slightly more per gram than sterling because it contains more silver, but the difference is small in scrap context.
Are 1965+ US coins silver?
Most are not. The Coinage Act of 1965 ended silver content in US dimes and quarters (which switched to copper-nickel clad). 1965-1970 Kennedy half dollars dropped from 90% to 40% silver before going clad in 1971. War nickels (1942-1945) carry 35% silver. Pre-1965 dimes, quarters, and halves are .900 coin silver — use the Junk Silver Calculator at /tools/junk-silver for per-coin precision on these.
Where can I sell sterling silver?
Local coin shops, pawn shops, and online silver dealers all buy sterling scrap, typically at 70-85% of melt value. Bulk lots (50+ troy ounces of pure silver, or ~1.7kg of sterling) often qualify for refiner pricing at 90-95% of melt. Antique sterling silverware by named makers (Tiffany, Gorham, Reed & Barton, Towle) often sells for 2-5× melt at auction — check maker marks before scrapping. The calculator above shows typical scrap range; antique-pattern silverware should get an antique-dealer second opinion first.
Is silver-plate worth anything?
Silver-plate is a microscopically thin layer of pure silver electroplated onto a base-metal core (copper, brass, or nickel-silver). The recoverable silver content is so small that scrap dealers rarely buy silver-plate at all; some refiners take it in bulk for pennies per pound. Pieces marked "EPNS" (electroplated nickel silver), "silverplate," "quadruple-plate," or "A1" are silver-plate, not sterling. The calculator here is for solid sterling, Britannia, and coin silver only — not silver-plate.