Of course it does! Sterling is about 92% pure and uses a base metal for strength. Yuri Geller wasn't bending Stainless Steel spoons, he was bending Sterling.
There is anecdotal evidence that eating off sterling silver spoons or drinking from Silver cups helped people survive the plague in Europe.
Try to buy a set of Sterling Silver on eBay and you will see what it is worth.
Which country and what coin?
No US silver dollars were struck in sterling (92.5% pure) silver alloy. Circulating dollars were struck in "coin silver", which is a 90% alloy, while American eagle bullion coins are 99.9% pure. Please check your coin again and post a new question with its date and country of origin.
ho w much is 92.5 sterling silver flatware at current prices
for sterling, my benchmark is kitco, which buys sterling scrap (>100 oz) a quick bit of math shows that their buy price for sterling is 83% of the price for pure silver, even though sterling silver contains about 93% of the silver. while that's an unattractive ratio, bob is absolutely right that, as long as the spot price rises, you can realize a profit. my suggestion, if you are going to proceed with buying sterling, would simply be to familiarize yourself with the realities of selling the silver you buy, what kind of return relative to the spot you can secure, and use this knowledge to evaluate your maximum bids along with your outlook, time frame, shipping costs, and risk tolerance.
It depends on what kind of silver you are asking about. Silver coins and bullion that are .999 fine silver are worth the most. Silver US dollars, halves, quarters and dimes minted before 1965 are 90% pure and command a good price also. Sterling silver, which is 92 1/2% pure is worth a little less. Antique sterling was worth considerably more than the silver content a while back, but for the most part that has changed... Between a completely crashed antiques market and a sky high silver price, you are generally better off selling sterling for the silver content by weight. Silver plated items have a microscopic amount of actual silver and are pretty much worthless these days. To get an accurate idea of what your silver would sell for, you can look for the website for the Silver and Gold Exchange. There is a button on their webpage named "Live Price Chart" that shows an up to the minute listing of all kinds of silver items and what they are currently paying. If you Google "Silver and Gold Exchange" you will find them. They also have a very good article on how to tell if your items are sterling silver or silver plated in their "Education" section under "Is It Sterling?".
Sterling Silver Set Value: $225
Sterling silver is 92.5% silver with 7.5% copper and no nickel.
No. Sterling Silver is 925 Silver (they are one in the same)Sterling Silver - Sterling silver is a composition of 925 parts pure silver with 75 parts of copper
Because sterling silver is an alloy, most of the value in the object. There are calculators for the melt value of sterling silver. In August 2016, the value was $15.52 per troy oz.
how much sterling silver is in one place setting
First of all, theres no such thing as "silver plated sterling". Sterling is 92.5% silver, anything plated is just plated. If the item is solid sterling silver, its metal value depends on the current price of silver - but it may be worth more as a collectible. If it's plated base metal it has very little value.
most likely its sterling silver which isn't pure silver and it depends on the rarity/collector value of the spoon. Probably not much more then $5 or $10 for a basic sterling spoon
Yes, sterling silver is worth lots of money. "Sterling" refers to a high degree of purity. The value of sterling silver is quite literally the market price for silver, which as the time of this writing is about USD $31.67 per troy ounce.
It depends on the purity and weight of the silver as to the value. If it is an unusual rosary, perhaps that will add value.
If you have the Sterling Silver version (says Sterling on the edge) figure roughly the melt value of 1 oz. of silver - $10-$15. ::further contribution:: Actually, the sterling silver Roberts Zodiac coins have no sterling content marking whatsoever. In terms of value, it depends on whether or not you have the mini coin or the large size. The large coin is 7/8 oz silver.
No, it can be relatively expensive if bought new, but it has no long-term intrinsic value like sterling silver does, because the silver content is almost nil.
First.. are you sure it is Sterling? Onieda made a lot of "silver plated" items, which currently have zero value. The word "STERLING" needs to be stamped on the tray in order for it to be sterling and worth money.