Sell Silver
For Cash in Boston, MA

Silver arrives under four or five headings, and each is read differently once it is on the scale. Bullion is judged on stamped weight and fineness, US circulating coin on its alloy, sterling on its marks, and scrap on clean metal alone.

• One-ounce sovereign bullion - American Silver Eagles at .999 and Canadian Maple Leafs at .9999, loose or in mint tubes of twenty.
• Bars and rounds - 1 oz, 10 oz and 100 oz pieces from Engelhard, Johnson Matthey, PAMP and generic refiners.
• Pre-1965 US coin - dimes, quarters, halves, plus Morgan and Peace dollars, all struck in the 90 percent alloy.
• Sterling marked 925 - flatware, hollowware, trays, cigarette cases, chains and rings.
• Continental 800 and 830 - European and Latin American pieces with a lower fineness mark but still solid silver.

Marks reading EPNS, A1, IS or silver on copper are plate over base metal, not a purity grade.

On silver, the packaging is part of the item. An original tube or a sealed card lets a lot be checked quickly, so bring the containers along with the metal.

• Mint tubes and boxes - the factory tube for Eagles or Maples counts twenty at a time instead of each coin loose.
• Sealed assay cards - PAMP and Credit Suisse bars are read through the intact card, so do not cut one open.
• Graded holders - slabbed coins stay in the plastic; breaking one out removes the grade and the certification number with it.
• The flatware chest - the case, the pattern name and any serving pieces kept in a separate drawer belong with the set.
• Weighted pieces - knife handles, candlesticks and shaker bases are filled with pitch or plaster, so flag which ones they are.

Loose stones and gold clasps inside a silver lot get weighed separately, so leave them attached rather than prying them off.