Hallmarks, purity, valuation and what your pieces are really worth.
A practical guide for anyone who's inherited silverware and isn't sure where to start. How to identify it, assess value, and sell if you choose to.
Read more →How scrap silver prices work in the UK, what 80% of spot means in practice, and how to get the best price for your scrap silver today.
Read more →How to value a silver cutlery canteen — weigh it, read the hallmarks, calculate the scrap value. InstaSilver pays 80% of spot for all sterling silver canteens.
Read more →How to tell silver plated items from solid silver — EPNS, Sheffield plate, and electroplated silver vs genuine sterling. Practical home tests.
Read more →How to value a silver tea service — assess condition, weigh the pieces, read hallmarks. Current scrap value calculations for Victorian and Edwardian tea sets.
Read more →925 sterling silver explained — what the 925 hallmark means, why silver is alloyed, how to identify it, and what it's worth at today's prices.
Read more →Complete guide to UK silver hallmarks — the lion passant, date letters, and assay office marks for London, Sheffield, Birmingham and Edinburgh. How to identify genuine British silver.
Read more →80% of live spot, paid within 24 hours of receipt, free tracked Royal Mail.
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