NIVAG Posted January 14, 2012 Share Posted January 14, 2012 Anyone know the price for silver thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bonjon Posted January 14, 2012 Share Posted January 14, 2012 Here you go:Clicky Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Leah-Lacie Posted January 14, 2012 Share Posted January 14, 2012 Unless you have a lot, its not worth bothering, put it that way, and if you do have a lot, you will be disappointed with what you get for it. I took some to a jewellers, along with some gold, and he said not to bother weighing it in, its not worth it, all he does is collect the silver up in boxes in the cellar, and when he wants to retire, he will take it and weigh it all in somewhere else, and it will cover a holiday by that time, in about 20 years. Its literally a few pence per gram. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Full Moon Posted January 14, 2012 Share Posted January 14, 2012 The price heavily depends on the purity of your stuff. 24ct gold/silver item worth a lot and 18ct or 12ct items are much cheaper or worthless. The so called sterling silver jewlery --I think-- is quite cheap. It is very low in purity. The simple way to find out the purity level is: try to change its shape(but don't damage it:hihi:). Gold/silver in high purity is soft. I used have a realy good silver jewlery, it is so soft and I can bent it or change its shape very easily. But the sterling silver one is quite hard. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Leah-Lacie Posted January 14, 2012 Share Posted January 14, 2012 Is sterling silver low purity? I know the '925' hallmark means its 925 parts silver to every 1000, I would say thats rather high? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Full Moon Posted January 17, 2012 Share Posted January 17, 2012 Just according to the theory I learnt in High school, the gold and silver both have an obvious property ---softer than many other metal material. I have a 24ct gold ring. It is so soft that I can bend it easily though it is as thick and wide as normal gold wedding ring. I don't know what does the '925' hallmark mean, I think the sterling silver is low purity. A friend bought an silver chain 15 years ago, it was about £10! It should worth much more than that now. Her is much softer than what I bought sterling silver one. Mine was bought last year for £15 pound. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Full Moon Posted January 17, 2012 Share Posted January 17, 2012 Jewelry and silverware are traditionally made from sterling silver (standard silver), an alloy of 92.5% silver with 7.5% copper. In the US, only an alloy consisting of at least 90.0% fine silver can be marketed as "silver" (thus frequently stamped 900). Sterling silver (stamped 925) is harder than pure silver, and has a lower melting point (893 °C) than either pure silver or pure copper.[6] Britannia silver is an alternative, hallmark-quality standard containing 95.8% silver, often used to make silver tableware and wrought plate. With the addition of germanium, the patented modified alloy Argentium Sterling silver is formed, with improved properties, including resistance to firescale. Sterling silver jewelry is often plated with a thin coat of .999 fine silver to give the item a shiny finish. This process is called "flashing". Silver jewelry can also be plated with rhodium (for a bright, shiny look) or gold. All this form:http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Silver Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
denlin Posted January 17, 2012 Share Posted January 17, 2012 Anyone know the price for silver thanks Scrap value is about £2-£3 a gram so a normal weight necklace will be worth about 50p - £1 so your best bet is to keep it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Full Moon Posted January 17, 2012 Share Posted January 17, 2012 Oh dear me! I'd prefer keeping all mine stuff till the end of my life then. Each piece has a story. Love them Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anna B Posted January 17, 2012 Share Posted January 17, 2012 1 oz of pure silver is worth approx £19.00 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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