Silver Supplier Comparison Chart
© Jeffrey Herman (updated 1/4/2006, 3:15 p.m. EST)

 

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Pricing example for a piece of sterling 6"x 36"x .040 (47.15 ozs.):
$5.50 Handy & Harman market price used in all pricing (current pricing is on the chart below) +
$2.25 (Fabrication charge) =
$7.75 x 47.15 ozs. = $365.41

• Fab. =Fabrication charge

For help with calculating weight & pricing, check these charts:

• Sterling Circles Chart
• Sterling (Troy Ozs. per Square Inch) Chart
• Silver Wire Chart
• Comparative Weights Chart

• Manufacturer Safety Data Sheets (MSDS)
• Excellent Guide for Silver Solder Specs.

Standard Sterling & Solder Prices are in BLACK Argentium® Sterling Silver & Solder Prices are in DARK BLUE Note the small weight difference between Argentium® Sterling Silver and Standard Sterling

Academy Metals (Sterling Prices) 250oz. minimum order,  6905 Washington NE, Albuquerque, NM 87109, 505/345-1805
6"x12" .040 / 18g 1 piece	6"x36" .040 / 18g 1 piece	6"x36" .040 / 18g 2 pieces	6"x36" .040 / 18g 3 pieces	12"x12" .040 / 18g 1 piece	12"x12" .040 / 18g 2 pieces	Round Wire .128 / 8g
Fab: $.90	Fab: $.90	Fab: $.90	Fab: $.90	Fab: $.90	Fab: $.90	Fab: $1.25

G&S Metals (Sterling Prices) No minimum order, PO Box 7985, Ann Arbor, MI 48107, 800/852-3860, gs@gsgold.com, www.gsgold.com
6"x12" .040 / 18g 1 piece	6"x24" .040 / 18g 1 piece	6"x24" .040 / 18g 2 pieces	6"x24" .040 / 18g 3 pieces	6"x24" .040 / 18g 4 pieces	Tubing 1oz.	Round Wire .040 / 18g
Fab: $2.45	Fab: $1.90	Fab: $1.65	Fab: $1.30	Fab: $1.30	Fab: $12.40	Fab: $2.75
Argentium Sterling Silver
6"x12" .040 / 18g 1 piece	6"x24" .040 / 18g 1 piece	6"x24" .040 / 18g 2 pieces	6"x24" .040 / 18g 3 pieces	6"x24" .040 / 18g 4 pieces	Tubing 1oz.	Round Wire .040 / 18g
Fab: $3.30	Fab: $3.30	Fab: $2.90	Fab: $2.35	Fab: $2.35	Fab: $15.00	Fab: $4.68
Argentium Sterling Silver is now available in casting grain. From peter Johns, the developer: At present the 970 is only available in casting grain and at the moment only one company to my knowledge is selling it, but I think this will soon change.  I believe that when people start to understand the 970 they will soon realise how revolutionary it is, very low copper but it can be easily made harder than standard sterling.

Hauser & Miller (Sterling Prices) Below pricing for credit card orders, 10950 Lin-Valle Dr., St. Louis, MO 63123, 800/462-7447, 314/487-1311
6"x12" .040 / 18g 1 piece	6"x36" .040 / 18g 1 piece	6"x36" .040 / 18g 2 pieces	6"x36" .040 / 18g 3 pieces	12"x12" .040 / 18g 1 piece	12"x12" .040 / 18g 2 pieces	Round Wire .128 / 8g
Fab: $2.36	Fab: $1.88	Fab: $1.48	Fab: $.92	Fab: $2.68	Fab: $2.28	Fab: $2.70

Hoover & Strong (Sterling Prices) 10700 Trade Rd., Richmond, VA 23236, 800/759-9997, 804/794-3700, Fax: 800/616-9997
6"x12" .040 / 18g 1 piece	6"x36" .040 / 18g 1 piece	6"x36" .040 / 18g 2 pieces	6"x36" .040 / 18g 3 pieces	12"x12" .040 / 18g 1 piece	12"x12" .040 / 18g 2 pieces	Round Wire .128 / 8g
Fab: $2.55	Fab: $2.05	Fab: $1.65	Fab: $1.40	Fab: $3.65	Fab: $3.30	Fab: $3.05
Argentium Sterling Silver
6"x12" .040 / 18g 1 piece	6"x36" .040 / 18g 1 piece	6"x36" .040 / 18g 2 pieces	6"x36" .040/18g 3 pieces			Round Wire .128 / 8g
Fab: $3.30	Fab: $2.90	Fab: $2.35	Fab: $2.30			Fab: $3.40

Rio Grande (Sterling Prices) 7500 Blue Water Rd., NE, Albuquerque, NM 87121, 800/545-6566, 505/839-3000
6"x12" .040 / 18g 1 piece	6"x36" .040 / 18g 1 piece	6"x36" .040 / 18g 2 pieces	6"x36" .040 / 18g 3 pieces	12"x12" .040 / 18g 1 piece	12"x12" .040 / 18g 2 pieces	Round Wire .128 / 8g
Fab: $2.63	Fab: $2.13	Fab: $1.73	Fab: $1.20	Fab: $4.09	Fab: $3.69	Fab: $2.99
Argentium Sterling Silver
6"x12" .040 / 18g 1 piece	6"x24" .040 / 18g 1 piece	6"x24" .040 / 18g 2 pieces	6"x24" .040 / 18g 3 pieces	6"x24" .040 / 18g 4 pieces		Round Wire .040 / 18g
Fab: $3.80	Fab: $3.30	Fab: $2.90	Fab: $2.90	Fab: $2.35		Fab: $4.57

Stern-Leach (Sterling Prices) A Cookson Company, 49 Pearl St., Attleboro, MA 02703, 508/226-2701 Fax: 508/336-4440 (RI), Fax: 508/699-4030 (outside RI) Ask for Dennis O'Neil, VP Sales Administration. Discounts for pool accounts, minimum order 1 piece of any size listed. For turn-around, please call. All orders must be 50+ ounces. Largest stock sheet available: 19 5/8" x 39 3/8", maximum size available: 22" wide.
15"x 15" .043 1 piece	16"x 16" .043 1 piece	17" circle .043 1 piece	18"x 18" .043 1 piece	19 5/8"x 39 3/8" .043 1 piece		20" circle .043 1 piece	22"x 22" .043 1 piece
Fab: $4.511	Fab: $4.511	Fab: $4.511	Fab: $4.511	Fab: $4.511		Fab: $4.511	Fab: $4.801
Stock Material Sheet: 12” wide x 40” long x .012"-.065" Casting Grain				Special Order Sheet: Up to over 20” wide x 40” long Wire / Solder

Swest, Inc. (Sterling Prices) 11090 N. Stemmons Fwy., Dallas, TX 75229, 800/527-5057, Fax: 800/441-5162
6"x12" .040 / 18g 1 piece	6"x36" .040 / 18g 1 piece	6"x36" .040 / 18g 2 pieces	6"x36" .040 / 18g 3 pieces	12"x12" .040 / 18g 1 piece	12"x12" .040 / 18g 2 pieces	Round Wire .128 / 8g
Fab: $2.74	Fab: $2.15	Fab: $1.80	Fab: $1.20	Fab: $3.65	Fab: $3.30	Fab: $3.05

T.B. Hagstoz (Sterling Prices) 709 Sansom St., Philadelphia, PA 19106, 800/922-1006, 215/922-1627, Fax: 215/922-7126
6"x12" .040 / 18g 1 piece	6"x36" .040 / 18g 1 piece	6"x36" .040 / 18g 2 pieces	6"x36" .040 / 18g 3 pieces	12"x12" .040 / 18g 1 piece	12"x12" .040 / 18g 2 pieces	Round Wire .128 / 8g
Fab: $2.65	Fab: $2.25	Fab: $1.70	Fab: $1.70	Fab: $3.00	Fab: $2.65	Fab: $3.10

TSI, Inc. (Sterling Prices) 101 Nickerson St., Seattle, WA 98109, Mail order: 206/282-3040, Store: 206/282-3046
6"x12" .040 / 18g 1 piece	6"x36" .040 / 18g 1 piece	6"x36" .040 / 18g 2 pieces	6"x36" .040 / 18g 3 pieces			Round Wire .128 / 8g
Fab: $2.35	Fab: $1.85	Fab: $1.45	Fab: $1.20			Fab: $3.32

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