Refining. Dublin and all of Ireland.
Silver refining in Ireland
Refine your silver with us in Dublin or by insured post from anywhere in Ireland. Sterling, coin silver and scrap come back to you as 999 grain or a bar, minus our fee on the fine content, which is taken in metal. No cash fee, no invoice.
What silver we refine
Sterling (925) cutlery, canteens, tea sets, trays and jewellery, Britannia (958), coin silver (900), continental (800) and workshop scrap. Everything is weighed and XRF tested on intake, so unmarked pieces and mixed lots are no problem: you get the fine content figures before anything is refined.
Worked example: a sterling canteen
You send a 2 kg canteen of sterling cutlery (92.5%).
- Gross weight
- 2,000 g
- Base metal removed
- 150 g
- Fine silver content
- 1,850 g
Our fee and your return are both worked out from the 1,850 g, not the 2,000 g, and we confirm them before refining. What comes back is 999 silver grain or a bar.
Our refined silver also goes into lab-grade silver salts, sold through Liffey Chemicals.
Silver refining calculator
Enter what you have and see the fine silver in it, valued at the live London price. Your fee and return are worked out from that figure and confirmed before anything is refined.
Choose a purity and enter a weight to see the fine metal in your lot.
Our fee comes out of the fine content, in metal. The rest returns as 999 silver.
Fine content is confirmed by XRF on intake; the fee and your return are confirmed before anything is refined.
Refining silver, question by question
Where can I refine silver in Ireland?
We refine silver in Dublin and take lots from anywhere in Ireland by insured post. Tell us it is a refining lot, post it or drop it in, and we return 999 silver grain or a bar to you.
What silver can be refined?
Sterling (925) cutlery, canteens, tea sets and jewellery, Britannia (958), coin silver (900), continental (800) and workshop scrap. Fine content is measured by XRF on intake, so unmarked and mixed lots are fine.
What does silver refining cost?
One fee, taken in metal rather than cash, worked out on the fine silver content measured by XRF on intake. We confirm the fee for your lot before anything is refined. There is no cash charge and no invoice.
Is silver plate worth refining?
No. The silver layer on EPNS and other plated items is so thin that the recoverable silver is negligible. We will tell you that plainly rather than take the lot.
Can I sell the silver instead of refining it?
Yes, at our published buy price, paid by bank transfer. See the silver page for today's price per gram.
Full details of the process, grain versus bar and our fee are on the main refining page. Refining gold too? See gold refining in Ireland. Rather sell than refine? See sell silver.
Start a silver refining lot
Tell us a rough weight and whether you want grain or a bar back. We confirm the details, give you a lot number and you follow it from intake to return.