Sell Your Silver in Birmingham

No British city is more closely tied to silver than Birmingham. When the Birmingham Assay Office opened in 1773 — won for the city by the industrialist Matthew Boulton — it took the anchor as its town mark, and ever since, an enormous share of the nation's silver and silver jewellery has been made and hallmarked here in the Jewellery Quarter. If you're holding Birmingham-marked silver, or any sterling at all, Mozeris Fine Antiques will value and buy it: free insured courier from any Birmingham address, instant valuations and same-day payment.

We're a family-run firm of antique and precious-metal specialists, and we read hallmarks for a living. Most of our Birmingham sellers handle the whole sale from home — we collect by fully-insured, tracked courier at no cost, verify your silver at our office, and pay the same day. For larger or higher-value collections we offer by-appointment valuations.

We Buy Silver From Birmingham and Across the UK

We buy all genuine silver: sterling and Britannia standard, antique and modern, English and continental. That includes tea and coffee services, trays and salvers, candlesticks and candelabra, canteens of cutlery and individual flatware, christening mugs and presentation pieces, sauce boats, entrée dishes, cigarette and vesta cases, photograph frames, vinaigrettes and small collectables, plus silver coins and scrap. Birmingham produced vast quantities of small silver — boxes, novelties, mounts and souvenir ware — much of it highly collectable today. Every piece is judged on hallmarks, weight, maker and condition; fine maker silver is worth far more than melt, so never sell good silver as scrap without a specialist opinion.

Understanding the Birmingham Anchor Hallmark

A full Birmingham hallmark tells the whole story of a piece. You'll typically find four or five marks struck together: the anchor (Birmingham Assay Office), the lion passant (sterling standard, .925), a date letter that pins the year of assay, the maker's or sponsor's mark (initials of the silversmith or firm), and sometimes a duty mark (a monarch's head, used 1784–1890). Reading those marks correctly is what separates a fair, accurate offer from a guess — and it's exactly what we do. Send clear photos of the marks and we'll identify the office, year, maker and standard before quoting.

Selling Silver in Birmingham — How It Works

1. Send us photos of your silver and its hallmarks through our online valuation form.
2. We email an instant indicative price, usually within one working day.
3. If you accept, we book a free insured courier collection from your Birmingham address.
4. Your silver is independently checked and weighed at our office.
5. We make a firm offer; on acceptance you're paid by same-day bank transfer.