What is the price of sterling silver per troy ounce?

The current price for one troy ounce of sterling silver is $21.77 based on the most recent spot price.

How much is one gram of silver worth?

Based on the current spot price one gram of silver is worth $0.76.

How much is one ounce of silver worth?

One troy ounce of silver is worth $23.53 based on the current silver spot price.

How much is a kilo of silver worth?

A kilo of silver is worth $756.51 based on the current silver spot price.

What is the current silver spot price?

The current silver spot price is $23.53 per troy ounce.

How much silver is in sterling?

Sterling silver is 92.5% pure by weight. The remaining 7.5% is made up of other metals, usually copper. Pure silver is relatively soft. The additional metal is added to provide strength and durability.

How much is $1 face value of junk silver worth?

Junk silver contains 90% pure silver along with a 10% copper alloy. Based on the current silver spot price $1 face value of junk silver is worth $16.82.

Is silver a good investment?

While silver is an investment for some, other people use it as a store of value. When you buy silver with your money, it is like putting money into a traditional savings account at a bank. The value depends on the spot price of silver. Although spot price varies, over a long term period, most precious metals have remained stabled or have risen along with inflation. Precious metals are a safe, reliable and stable way to save money for when youu need it most.

Silver Spot Prices for the Last 30 days

What is 'Spot Price'

Gold and silver are traded globally as commodities. Trading is done based on contracts for the future delivery of the precious metals. The spot price of gold or silver is the price that it is currently trading at based on the future delivery of the commodity contract. By being traded as futures on the COMEX market, most gold and silver is sold long before it is mined and refined into bullion products.

Silver and gold bullion dealers buy, sell and price their products based on the ask and buy spot prices. The spot price of gold refers to the price of one troy ounce of gold and the spot price of silver refers to the price of one troy ounce of silver. Gold and silver must be of specific fineness requirements

The ask spot price is what people, commodity traders and bullion dealers is the silver spot price that they will be selling at per ounce. The buy spot price is the price at which the same groups will be buying silver.

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Silver Purities and their live silver spot price

The current live silver spot price is 23.53.

Silver Standard/Purity	Current Silver Spot Price Per Troy Ounce
Fine Silver	$23.53
Britannia Silver	$22.55
French First Standard Silver	$22.35
91 zolotnik Russian Silver	$22.30
Sterling Silver	$21.77
88 zolotnik Russian Silver	$21.55
US 90% Coin Silver	$21.18
84 zolotnik Russian Silver	$20.59
Scandanavian Silver	$19.53
German Silver 835	$19.65
German Silver 800	$18.82
Canadian Coin Silver	$18.82
US 40% Coin Silver	$9.41
US 35% Coin Silver	$8.24

Silver Spot Technical Analysis

Some precious metals investors will use spot charts to look for trading patterns that may emerge over time or when compared to other commodities or marketing indicators.

Charts like these can sometimes be confusing as a result of the extra lines and data points.

Even the detailed technical analysis shows how precious metals like silver have been the most effective store of value and wealth long before the creation of our modern banking system.

United States Coin 90% Silver - Spot Price per $1 Face Value

Up until 1964 all of the dime, quarter, half dollar and dollar coins were minted from 90% (.900 fine) pure silver. In 1965 the US Mint changed the alloy composition of the coins to remove the silver. The only coin that continued to be minted with silver was the Kennedy Half Dollar, which was minted from an alloy containing 40% silver from 1965 until 1970.

Coins from the United States that were minted with silver alloys that have no numismatic interest are commonly referred to as Junk Silver.

Junk Quarters
Coin	Years Minted	Silver Content	Total Weight	Silver Weight	Approximate Melt Value
Junk Nickels
Jefferson "War Nickels"	1942-1945	35%	5 grams	1.75 grams (0.0563 troy ounces)	$1.32
Junk Dimes
Liberty Head "Barber Dime"	1892-1916	.90	2.5	2.25 grams (.072 troy ounces)	$1.69
Winged Liberty "Mercury Dime"	1916-1945	.90	2.5	2.25 grams (.072 troy ounces)	$1.69
Roosevelt Dime	1946-1964	.90	2.5	2.25 grams (.072 troy ounces)	$1.69
Liberty Head "Barber Quarter"	1892-1916	.90	6.25	5.625 grams (.181 troy ounces)	$4.26
Standing Liberty Quarter	1916-1930	.90	6.25	5.625 grams (.181 troy ounces)	$4.26
Washington Quarter	1932-1964	.90	6.25	5.625 grams (.181 troy ounces)	$4.26
Junk Half Dollars
Walking Liberty	1916-1947	.90	12.5	11.25 grams (.362 troy ounces)	$8.52
Franklin	1948-1963	.90	12.5	11.25 grams (.362 troy ounces)	$8.52
Kennedy	1964	.90	12.5	11.25 grams (.362 troy ounces)	$8.52
Kennedy	1964-1969	.40	12.5	5 grams (.148 troy ounces)	$3.48
Junk Silver Dollars
Morgan Dollar	1878-1921	.90	26.73	24.06 grams (.773 troy ounces)	$18.19
Peace Dollar	1921-1935	.90	26.73	24.06 grams (.773 troy ounces)	$18.19

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What is a troy ounce?

The Troy weight is a system primarily used for measuring precious metals like silver, gold and platinum. One troy ounce is the equivalent of 31.1034768 grams. There are 12 troy ounces in a troy pound, rather than 16 ounces found in the 'avoirdupois' pound more commonly used for measuring weight in the United States.

The Troy Ounce, abbreviate as "t oz" or "oz t", is roughly 10% heavier than the avoirdupois ounce.

Where did the Troy Ounce Come From?

Many aspects of the troy weight system are derived from the Roman monetary system. Though the troy weight is believed to take it's name from the French town of Troyes. Troyes was a market town where the English and French began trading goods as early as the 9th century A.D. The Earl of Derby's written accounts of his travels throughout Europe in 1390 contain the first known written use of the troy weight system in describing the weight of a platter.