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That Silver Set Is Not Doing You Any Good in the Cabinet

Let's be straight about something. That silver flatware set wrapped in tarnish-proof cloth and stacked in the china cabinet has not been used in years. You keep meaning to polish it. You keep meaning to use it for Thanksgiving. But it just sits there. Meanwhile, silver prices are above $80 an ounce, the highest they have been in over a decade.

We are at 748 Bound Brook Rd in Middlesex, right on Route 28. People drive in from Bound Brook, Dunellen, Green Brook, Piscataway, and South Plainfield because we make the process fast and honest. No appointments. No waiting around. You walk in with your silver, and you walk out with cash in your hand.

Here is the thing most people do not know about silver flatware: the weight adds up fast. A single sterling dinner fork weighs around 1.5 to 2 troy ounces. Multiply that by a service for 12, add in the serving spoons, the butter knives, the sugar tongs, and you might be looking at 70 to 100 troy ounces of sterling silver. At current prices, that is a significant amount of money.

But first, you need to know if what you have is actually sterling or just plated. This is where people get confused, and where we save you time. Sterling silver is stamped ".925" or "Sterling" on the back. Some older American pieces are marked "coin" which means .900 purity. Silver plate is usually marked "EPNS" (electroplated nickel silver), "silverplate," or "A1." Plated items have almost no melt value because the silver layer is extremely thin.

We use an XRF spectrometer to confirm what your silver actually is. The device shoots X-rays at the metal and reads back the exact composition. It takes about 10 seconds per piece. No acid, no scratches, no damage. You see the results on the screen. If the reading comes back at 92.5% silver, you have sterling. If it reads mostly copper and nickel with a trace of silver, you have plate. Simple as that.

Beyond flatware, we buy silver jewelry (chains, rings, bracelets, pendants), silver coins (Morgan dollars, Peace dollars, pre-1965 dimes and quarters), silver bullion bars and rounds, tea services, candlesticks, and scrap silver. Broken? Tarnished? Missing pieces? Does not matter. We are buying for the metal content.

Working families around Middlesex have been bringing us silver for years because we do not play games. You get a number based on that day's spot price and the weight of your silver. Take it or leave it. Most people take it because they know the number is fair. Read our 2026 silver pricing article to understand how these values are calculated.

Stop by our Middlesex store on Bound Brook Road. Easy access from I-287 and Route 28. Or call (732) 629-7600 to ask us anything before you visit. You can also browse our silver buying page or check out all six of our locations across Central Jersey.

Sterling Silver (.925): Contains 92.5% pure silver. Marked "Sterling," ".925," or with a lion passant hallmark (British pieces). This has real melt value and is what we pay top prices for.

Coin Silver (.900): Contains 90% silver. Common in antique American spoons and small items from the 1800s. Worth slightly less per ounce than sterling but still valuable.

Silver Plate (EPNS): A thin layer of silver electroplated over base metal like nickel or copper. Marked "silverplate," "EPNS," "EP," or "A1." The silver content is negligible and melt value is very low.

Mexican Silver (.950): Actually purer than American sterling at 95% silver. Common in jewelry and decorative pieces. Worth more per ounce than .925.

Not sure? That is exactly why we test everything with our XRF analyzer. Bring it in and we will tell you in seconds. No charge for testing.