Sell Silver Near You

YML Refinery at 11115 Grand Ave #4, Youngtown, AZ 85363 buys silver from sellers across the Phoenix metro and surrounding Arizona communities. Select your nearest city below.

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What Is Your Silver Actually Worth?

Silver is priced on weight and purity, not on looks. Sterling is 92.5% silver and stamped 925, sterling flatware and hollowware are paid on actual silver content after any weighted handles are accounted for, and pre-1965 US dimes, quarters, and half dollars are 90% silver regardless of wear. Plated items carry no recoverable value, and a buyer worth using will tell you that for free rather than quietly folding them into a lump offer. YML Refinery tests everything with an XRF analyzer, weighs on certified scales in front of you, and quotes against the live silver spot price the moment you are standing there. Bring flatware sets, tea services, jewelry, bullion bars and rounds, junk silver, and industrial scrap. Weighted pieces such as candlesticks and some knife handles are filled with cement or resin, so those are quoted on recoverable silver only. Photo ID is required for any precious-metal transaction in Arizona.

Silver is priced on three numbers and nothing else: purity, weight, and the live spot price at the moment you sell. Sterling is 92.5% pure. Pre-1965 US coinage is 90%. Continental and older European pieces are often 800 or 830. Plate is worth almost nothing. Any buyer who quotes you a figure without first establishing which of those you have is guessing, and the guess will not be in your favour. We XRF every lot, weigh it in front of you, and show the calculation against live spot before we make an offer.

Selling Silver — Common Questions

Where can I sell silver near me in the Phoenix area?

YML Refinery buys silver at 11115 Grand Ave #4 in Youngtown, at the top of the West Valley off Grand Avenue. We are within about 10 miles of Sun City, Peoria, Surprise, El Mirage and Glendale, and roughly 17 miles from central Phoenix. Walk in Monday to Saturday, 9am to 5pm — no appointment. We weigh and test in front of you and pay cash the same visit.

What kinds of silver do you buy?

Sterling flatware and hollow ware, pre-1965 US coin silver, Morgan and Peace dollars, Silver Eagles, rounds, bars, scrap and broken jewelry, and industrial silver. We also buy silver plate, though plate carries only a thin surface layer and is worth far less than sterling — we will tell you honestly which you have before you decide to sell.

How do you work out what my silver is worth?

Silver value is purity times weight times live spot. Sterling is 92.5% pure and usually marked 925 or 'sterling'. Pre-1965 US dimes, quarters and halves are 90% silver — about 0.715 troy ounces per $1 of face value. We weigh your lot, confirm purity by XRF rather than a guess, and show you the arithmetic against the live spot price before making an offer.

Is silver plate worth anything?

Usually very little. Plate is a microscopic silver layer over a base metal, and recovering it costs more than it yields on most household items. Marks like EPNS, 'silver on copper', or 'A1' indicate plate. If you bring plate in we will identify it for you at no charge — we would rather tell you it is not worth selling than buy it under a vague quote.

Do you pay more than a pawn shop for silver?

Consistently, yes. Pawn shops price silver as collateral and typically pay well under melt. We are a refinery buyer — we price against live spot and take a thin margin, because our return comes from volume rather than from a wide spread on each transaction. Bring a quote from anywhere else and we will show you our numbers side by side.