Silver - Houston Cash for Gold

How Much Is Sterling Silver Flatware Worth? The 60 Second Check Every Houston Seller Should Do

Alexis Suza / November 5, 2026

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Silver, Selling Guides

How to Identify Antique Silver Jewelry: Hallmarks, Age, and Value

Alexis Suza / November 2, 2026

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Silver

Silver Eagles vs Silver Bars: Which Sells for More in Houston?

Alexis Suza / October 26, 2026

Silver

Sell Antique Silver Jewelry in Houston

Alexis Suza / October 18, 2026

Home Services Antique Silver Jewelry Buyer Antique & Vintage Silver Buyer · Houston, TX Sell Antique Silver Jewelry in Houston Victorian lockets, Taxco bracelets, Navajo turquoise, Georg Jensen brooches, and whole estate boxes, valued for maker and age, not just weight. Paid the same visit. Call (832) 295-9155 Free Online Appraisal Hallmarks read for you Tested in front of you Paid the same day Walk-ins welcome The short answer You can sell antique silver jewelry in Houston at Houston Cash For Gold, 1801 Durham Drive Suite 9 in the Heights, near downtown, Montrose, and the Galleria. As an antique silver jewelry buyer, we purchase Victorian and Georgian pieces, Art Nouveau, Taxco and Mexican silver, Native American silver and turquoise, Scandinavian designer silver, and full estate lots in any condition. We read the hallmarks, identify the maker and period, and test and weigh every piece in front of you. Your offer covers the silver content plus any collector value, and you are paid the same day. Call (832) 295-9155. What we buy Antique and Vintage Silver Jewelry We Buy Signed or unsigned, tarnished or broken. Old silver is often worth more than it looks. Victorian & Georgian Lockets, mourning jewelry, bangles, and brooches with British hallmarks. Art Nouveau & Arts and Crafts Flowing, hand wrought pieces from around 1890 to 1920, signed or unsigned. Taxco & Mexican Silver Eagle marked and TS or TA coded pieces, from Spratling to Los Castillo. Native American Silver Navajo, Zuni, and Hopi silver with turquoise, coral, and stamped work. Scandinavian Designer Silver Georg Jensen and other Danish and Norwegian pieces marked 925, 830, or 830S. Lockets, Charms & Brooches Charm bracelets, cameo brooches, photo lockets, and sweetheart jewelry. Marcasite & Stone Set Silver Art Deco marcasite, garnet, amethyst, and paste set in sterling. Estate Lots & Broken Pieces Inherited jewelry boxes, single earrings, and damaged antiques, all sorted for you. Hallmarks, maker, and period are checked before the scale ever comes out. How we value antiques Antique Silver Jewelry Buyer in Houston: Collector Value First Searching for an antique jewelry buyer near me usually starts with one worry: will they just weigh it and melt it? Not here. Melt value is only the floor. We look for everything that can push an old piece above its silver before we ever quote. Hallmarks and maker. We read the stamps and identify the silversmith, workshop, or retailer. Period and style. Georgian, Victorian, Art Nouveau, Art Deco, and mid century pieces each have their own market. Stones and craftsmanship. Natural turquoise, garnets, marcasite, and hand work all count. Silver content. Tested and weighed on a certified scale, so the floor is never in doubt. Read your marks Antique Silver Hallmarks and What They Tell You Old silver marks say more than purity. They can point to a country, a decade, and sometimes a maker. Check clasps, the backs of brooches, bangle interiors, and locket bails. For modern US pieces, the FTC Guides for the Jewelry Industry require at least 92.5% silver for anything sold as sterling. Mark Silver What it usually means Lion passant 92.5% British sterling, used since 1544, often with a town mark and date letter Sovereign’s head 92.5% British duty mark, struck between 1784 and 1890 800 with crescent and crown 80.0% German silver standard mark, used from 1888 830 or 830S 83.0% Scandinavian silver, common on older Danish and Norwegian pieces Eagle with a number 92.5% or more Mexican assay mark used from 1948 to 1980, the number identifies the workshop TS or TA code 92.5% Mexican registration codes used after 1980 Coin, Pure Coin, Standard About 90% Early American coin silver, mostly before the 1860s German silver, Alpaca, Nickel silver None Copper, nickel, and zinc alloys that contain no silver Floor vs ceiling: a 50 gram sterling bracelet holds 50 × 0.925 = 46.25 grams of pure silver, about 1.49 troy ounces. Multiply by the day’s silver price and that is its melt floor. If the same bracelet is a signed piece from a known Taxco workshop, collectors may pay well above that number, which is why we identify before we weigh. Signed and early pieces are priced as collectibles, not as scrap. Names that matter Vintage Silver Jewelry Buyer in Houston: Makers Worth More Some names change the math completely. Mexican silver from William Spratling, Los Castillo, Hector Aguilar, and other early Taxco workshops draws steady collector demand. So does Danish silver from Georg Jensen, American pieces from Tiffany & Co. and Unger Brothers, and signed Navajo, Zuni, and Hopi work with natural turquoise or coral. Unsigned does not mean worthless. Well made Victorian lockets, Art Deco marcasite, and hand wrought Arts and Crafts pieces still sell above melt. Have modern sterling too? We can price it in the same visit (see our sell silver jewelry in Houston page). 1544Year the British lion passant sterling mark began 1948Year Mexico’s eagle assay mark came into use 925Parts silver per 1,000 in sterling $0Cost of an appraisal, with no obligation Our process How Selling Antique Silver Works Here One visit, start to finish. Every step happens where you can see it. 1 Walk In Bring the pieces, any paperwork, and a photo ID. No appointment needed. 2 Identify We read hallmarks and look for the maker, period, and style. 3 Test and Weigh Metal tested and weighed on a certified scale in front of you. 4 One Clear Offer Silver value plus collector value, explained piece by piece. 5 Get Paid Accept and you are paid the same day. Or walk away free. Tarnish and patina are normal on antique silver. Bring it as is. Condition and cleaning Sell Estate Silver Jewelry in Houston Without Polishing It The dark patina in the recesses of old silver is part of what collectors want. Heavy polishing flattens that contrast, rounds off crisp detail, and wears away the hallmarks that prove age and origin. Dips and ultrasonic cleaners can also damage turquoise, pearls, and old glued

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Silver Buyer in Houston | Real vs Plated & Value

Alexis Suza / October 2, 2026

Silver Buyers · Houston, TX Silver Buyer in Houston: How to Tell Real Silver From Plated in Under a Minute Three quick tests, one stamp chart, and the one silverware trick that costs sellers the most money. Nearly everyone who walks in looking for a silver buyer in Houston is carrying at least one thing that turns out to be plated, and at least one thing they had written off that turns out to be solid. A tarnished tray from a grandmother’s china cabinet is often the real deal. The gleaming “silver” candlesticks that look brand new frequently are not. The difference is not something you need a jeweler to spot: with a magnet, a magnifying glass, and about sixty seconds, you can sort most of your own collection before you leave the house. Here is exactly how, and what each type is actually worth at the counter. Quick Answer Real silver is not magnetic, carries a purity stamp (925, Sterling, 900, or 800), and tarnishes to a warm black or brown rather than flaking. Plated pieces are marked EP, EPNS, Silver Plate, or nothing at all, usually stick to a magnet through the base metal, and show copper or grey showing through at worn edges. Solid silver is paid by weight and purity; plated silver has essentially no scrap value. The 60-Second Test Three Checks You Can Do at Your Kitchen Table Right Now 1. The magnet test. Silver is not magnetic. Grab a strong magnet, ideally a small neodymium one off the fridge, and hold it against the piece. If it grips, you are feeling the steel or nickel core under a plated surface. A weak, sliding pull on a heavy piece can also mean a magnetic clasp or a steel knife blade fitted into a genuine silver handle, so test the body of the item, not the hardware. 2. The stamp check. Use a magnifying glass and look at the clasp of a chain, the underside of a spoon handle, the rim of a tray, or the base of a bowl. Solid silver almost always announces itself. If the only mark you find reads EP, EPNS, A1, Silver on Copper, or Quadruple Plate, it is plated. 3. The tarnish read. Real silver oxidizes into a smooth, even black or warm brown film that follows the contours of the piece. Plating wears differently: it thins at the high points, so you see pinkish copper or dull grey peeking through on the raised edges of a handle or the rim of a tray. Once you know that pattern, you can spot plate across a room. Read the Marks What the Numbers Stamped on Your Silver Actually Mean Silver purity is expressed in parts per thousand. 925 is sterling, meaning 92.5% pure silver with 7.5% copper added for hardness. That copper is why sterling tarnishes at all; pure silver barely does. 900 is coin silver, the American standard before sterling took over in the mid-1800s, and it turns up on older spoons and serving pieces. 800 and 835 are continental European standards common on imported flatware. 958 is Britannia silver, softer and rarer. British pieces often skip numbers entirely and use pictorial hallmarks instead: a walking lion (the lion passant) certifies sterling, alongside a city mark and a date letter. Those marks are worth showing a buyer rather than scrubbing off, because they can add collector value on top of metal value. Reference Chart Silver Stamp Cheat Sheet Print this, or just keep it open on your phone while you sort through the cabinet. Mark What It Is Silver Content 999 / Fine Silver Bullion bars and rounds 99.9% 958 / Britannia British higher standard 95.8% 925 / Sterling / Ster Standard sterling silver 92.5% 900 / Coin Early American coin silver 90% 835 / 800 European continental silver 83.5% / 80% Lion passant British sterling hallmark 92.5% EP / EPNS / A1 Electroplated nickel silver Trace plating only Silver Plate / Quadruple Plate Plated base metal Trace plating only German Silver / Nickel Silver Copper, nickel and zinc alloy No silver at all That last row surprises people every week. “German silver” and “nickel silver” contain zero silver. The names describe the color, not the content, and they were never intended to deceive anyone, but a century later they routinely do. “Tarnish is not damage. It is a thin layer of oxidation that weighs nothing and costs you nothing. Polishing it off, on the other hand, removes real metal.” The Costly Mistake Weighted Silver: Why That Heavy Candlestick Is Lighter Than It Looks Here is the single biggest surprise in silver selling. Candlesticks, trophy cups, salt and pepper shakers, and knife handles are frequently made as weighted or reinforced pieces: a thin shell of genuine sterling formed around a core of plaster, cement, pitch, or resin. Look for “Weighted,” “Reinforced,” or “Sterling Weighted” stamped on the base. The silver is real, but you are holding maybe a few ounces of it inside a piece that weighs a pound and a half. A buyer has to estimate the shell weight, which is why a weighted candlestick pair rarely pays what its heft suggests. Nobody is shortchanging you; the filler simply is not silver. Hollow-handled knives work the same way. The blade is stainless steel and the handle is a sterling shell packed with cement. Bring them in anyway, just know the number will be lower than the flatware sitting next to them. Junk Silver Check Your Change Jar: Pre-1965 US Coins Are 90% Silver Dimes, quarters, and half dollars minted in the United States through 1964 were struck in an alloy of 90% silver and 10% copper. In 1965 the composition changed to copper-nickel clad, and the silver came out. Kennedy half dollars from 1965 through 1970 kept a reduced 40% silver content, and wartime “war nickels” from 1942 to 1945 carry 35% silver. The full breakdown of every alloy the Mint has used is published in the US