How much is 1kg of silver worth?

What counts towards a kilo

Only solid silver counts, and only the silver part of each piece. Before you weigh:

• Solid silverSterling, Britannia and continental silver
• Silver-handled knivesResin-filled handles on steel blades: weigh them separately
• Weighted basesCandlesticks and cups filled with pitch or plaster
• Silver plateEPNS, EP, A1 and "silver plated" pieces
• Stones, glass and woodLiners, handles and gemstones are weighed out

Not sure whether a piece is plated? See silver marks and numbers.

EPNS and silver plate

EPNS means electroplated nickel silver: a very thin layer of silver over a base metal. There is too little silver to be worth recovering, so plated pieces have almost no scrap value. A few, such as Old Sheffield Plate or plated pieces by collected designers, sell on their own merits. Not sure what you have? How to tell if silver is real.

When a kilo is worth more than its weight

A kilo of broken or plain modern sterling is worth its weight. A kilo of Georgian spoons, a boxed canteen or a piece by a known maker is usually worth more. That is why we assess every piece individually. See how silver is valued and what silver cutlery is worth.

Selling a large amount

For larger lots, house clearances and probate, we can value from photographs first, then arrange a collection or a visit to Mayfair or Braintree. We pay by bank transfer the same day we receive it. If you have inherited silver, what to do with inherited silver may help.

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