800 silver melt value calculator
Short answer
800 silver is 80 % pure silver: 0.8 g of fine silver in every gram. Melt value is the weight of metal × 0.8 × the spot price per gram.
800 silver melt value calculator
Enter a weight and a stamp to see the sum.
Today's spot price: LBMA precious metal prices, Kitco live gold or your own dealer's quote. This page never contacts a price service.
Worked examples, with an example price
These figures use the example price of $51.87 per troy ounce, a snapshot of 2026-11-10 (source: api.gold-api.com). It is not a live price. Each row was computed by the same engine as the calculator.
| Weight | Fine silver | Melt value (example) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 g | 0.8 g | $1.33 |
| 2 g | 1.6 g | $2.67 |
| 5 g | 4 g | $6.67 |
| 10 g | 8 g | $13.34 |
| 20 g | 16 g | $26.68 |
| 1 troy ounce (31.1035 g) | 24.8828 g | $41.50 |
Reading the stamp
See what 800 means on jewelry. A stamp is a statement, not proof: confirm with an assay if the money matters.
Other melt-value pages
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Frequently asked
How much fine silver is in 800 silver?
0.8 g of fine silver per gram of metal (80 %).
How do I calculate the melt value of 800 silver?
Weight of metal × 0.8 × spot price per gram. The spot price per gram is the price per troy ounce divided by 31.1034768. It is melt value, not an appraisal.
How many grams is a pennyweight?
1 dwt = 1.55517384 g exactly (1/20 of a troy ounce).
Sources
- Arithmetic: karats / 24 × 1000 (no external source)
- Hallmarking Act 1973, Schedule 2 (revised text)
- Vienna Convention on precious metals, Technical Decisions Rev. 13 (in force 1 Oct 2026)
- Douane française, table of guarantee marks (2009)
All sources are listed with the method on the sources page.