How to Sell Silver Rounds

Make sure your silver rounds are actually made of silver. You can determine this by checking their size and weight. Silver rounds should be about 40mm in diameter and weigh 1 troy oz.., which is 31.1g. If you don't have a coin scale, you can weigh each silver round at the post office on their scale. If the round weighs less than 1 oz., it is not 99.9 percent silver. Most buyers will not purchase silver rounds that are not 99.9 percent silver.

Separate your silver coins from your silver rounds. Silver coins are actual money, and have a country and value stated on them. Silver rounds are not money. They are bullion, and can be made by both government and private mints. Silver coins are generally worth more than silver rounds, because they have numismatic value on top of their bullion value.

Check the spot price of silver. The spot bid is what wholesale buyers are paying for silver, while the spot ask is what they are selling silver for. Find the spot bid price that is stated in dollars per ounce. It changes every day, so it is important to know what it is on the day you sell your silver rounds. You can find the spot price of silver in the business section of any newspaper or at the Kitco website (follow the link in Resources).

Add up the number of ounces of silver you are selling and multiply it by the spot price of silver. The total is the spot price for the lot of silver rounds you are selling.

Take your silver rounds to a coin or bullion dealer. Most will gladly examine your lot for free and offer you a price. If your lot contains only low-quality silver rounds, a good offer is 5 percent below the spot price of silver. This allows for the buyer's profit. If your silver rounds are brilliant, uncirculated in quality and contain silver bullion coins from a major government mint (like that of the U.S.A., Canada, Austria or China), a good offer is 10 percent above the spot price of silver.