How much is my silver worth? It depends first on what you have: silver scrap, a coin, or a bar, then on weight and purity. A live metal price is a floor for the silver content, not a collector payout and not a dealer bid. Photograph any fineness mark and the whole piece, then compare current listings.
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Example
A 100 troy ounce .999 Johnson Matthey silver bar
Melt tracks the silver price for the exact weight and fineness; dealer premiums vary
A 100 troy ounce .999 Johnson Matthey silver bullion bar. Weight and fineness set a melt floor, and branded bars often include a dealer premium. Photograph the stamped weight, fineness, and serial, and be cautious of counterfeit bars on higher-value pieces. Photo: 100 Troy oz. Silver Bullion Bar from Johnson Matthey.jpg by Ausecure, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons. See also photo credits.
Identify what you have
Silver in a drawer is not all the same market. A 90 percent silver United States coin, a marked 999 bar, and a sterling jewellery chain are different amounts of metal, and some coins also have a collector premium above melt. Photograph the piece, any weight or fineness stamp, and a scale reading if you have one. Not sure what the mark says? Snap it and the app reads it for you.
For gold rather than silver, use the gold guide. For hallmarked jewellery, use the jewelry guide. For Morgan and Peace dollars, use the silver dollar guide.
Weight and purity
Dealers and melt tables usually work in troy ounces. A gram is a fraction of a troy ounce (one troy ounce is 31.1035 grams). We will not invent a retail price per gram or per kilo. The honest path is to confirm the weight and the fineness, then scale from a sourced ounce figure or from current listings for a similar piece. Sterling is 92.5 percent silver. A 90 percent silver coin is not sterling, and a piece marked 800 or 999 is a different purity again.
Sourced metal price vs collectible premium
NGC's melt-value table, updated 10 November 2026 at 6:55 p.m. Eastern, listed a silver ask of $51.62 per troy ounce. That is a dated snapshot, not a live ticker and not what a scrap dealer will automatically pay, because a dealer bid is often below a simple melt calculation. A Morgan or Peace dollar (0.7734 troy ounces of silver) had a melt of $39.92 in that same snapshot. Collectible dates and sharper coins can sit above melt. Clad coins and most modern circulating dollars are not a silver floor at all.
Listed vs sold
The range we show comes from current public listings, which are asking prices. A sold price can be lower. When we find enough listings, we show them so you can see the spread. If listings are thin, we label a rough estimate rather than inventing a precise number. We use a live metal price as a floor for silver content in the app. See How we price.
Where to sell
Common silver coins and bars often go to a coin shop or a bullion dealer. Scrap jewellery may go to a precious-metal dealer. A distinctive collectible coin may do better in a public listing. The app can draft a listing for eBay, Facebook Marketplace, or Gumtree. Cited metal figures are in US dollars from NGC. A scan still helps if you are in the UK, Australia, or Canada.
Scan and list
- Photograph the piece, any fineness or weight mark, and a scale reading if you have one.
- Confirm whether it is a coin, a bar, or jewellery, and the purity if the mark is readable.
- Review the Worth about figure and the listed range when we find enough current public listings, and treat melt as a floor, not as a collector price.
You can start with a free web scan in the box on this page.
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What makes How Much Is It Worth different
One photo is enough to start, and you can add up to two more angles. We identify the item first, you confirm or correct it, then we look up a Worth about figure and a listed range from current public marketplace listings. Those are asking prices, which can sit above what a piece finally sells for. You see the listings themselves when we find enough of them.
Coins and banknotes also draw on Numista. Trading cards use PokéWallet, with a source credit where that data appears. Gold and silver use a live metal price as a floor. If listings are thin, we show a clearly labelled rough estimate rather than inventing a precise number. The app can draft a listing for eBay, Facebook Marketplace, or Gumtree once you are ready to sell. For the short version of this process, read How we price.
FAQ
How much is my silver worth?
It depends first on what you have: a coin, a bar, or scrap jewellery, then on weight and purity. A live metal price is a floor for the silver content, not a collector payout and not a dealer bid. Photograph any fineness mark and the whole piece.
How much is a gram or a kilo of silver worth?
Dealers and melt tables usually work in troy ounces. A gram is a fraction of a troy ounce (one troy ounce is 31.1035 grams). We do not invent a retail price per gram or per kilo. Confirm the weight and purity, then scale from a sourced ounce figure or from current listings.
What was the sourced silver price you cite?
NGC's melt-value table, updated 10 November 2026 at 6:55 p.m. Eastern, listed a silver ask of $51.62 per troy ounce. A Morgan or Peace dollar had a melt of $39.92 in that snapshot. Those are dated figures, not a live ticker.
Is jewellery worth the same as a silver bar of the same weight?
Not usually. Sterling is 92.5 percent silver, a scrap bid is often below a simple melt, and a collectible coin can sit above melt. Identify the mark and the type of piece first.
Related metal guides
Sources
- NGC, Coin Melt Values, updated 10 November 2026 at 6:55 p.m. Eastern. Silver ask $51.62 per troy ounce; Morgan and Peace dollar (0.7734 troy oz) melt $39.92; 1964 Kennedy half dollar (0.36169 troy oz, 90% silver) melt $18.67; 1965-1970 Kennedy (40% silver) melt $7.63; 40% silver Eisenhower dollar (1971-1976) melt $16.32.
- How the app prices items is described on How we price.
Updated 11 November 2026. Written by Harris, who built How Much Is It Worth. Figures that we cite include a source and a date. They are not a certified appraisal. See How we price.
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