10 oz .999 Silver Grain/Shot

The Rawest Form of Silver You Can Buy

Silver shot skips every step that adds cost to a round or a bar: no die work, no design, no hallmark. Molten .999 fine silver is poured and cooled into loose granules, and what’s left is metal priced close to its melt value. This lot holds 10 troy ounces, sold by weight rather than by piece count.

Irregular by Nature, Not by Flaw

Each pellet cools into its own shape rather than a uniform bead: some pieces come out near-spherical, others flatten into teardrops, discs, or small lobed forms with a tail where the molten metal pinched off. Surfaces run bright and slightly dimpled from cooling. Sizes vary within the same lot, from grains barely bigger than coarse sand to pellets several millimeters across. Every piece differs, an inherent result of the pour, not a defect.

No Hallmark Means a Different Resale Path

Grain carries no stamp identifying a refiner, a weight, or a purity, so a dealer generally has to test it before buying it back, unlike a hallmarked round or bar a shop can recognize on sight. Resale runs more smoothly through a refiner than a coin shop for that reason. Piece count and individual pellet size aren’t specified and can’t be requested. No hallmark travels with it, which shifts where you’d sell it back.

Two Kinds of Buyers, One Format

Jewelers, casters, and silversmiths buy grain because it melts fast and evenly and portions accurately by weight with no cutting or prep beforehand. Stackers buy it because the cost per ounce runs below almost anything else on the market. Silver in this form tarnishes over time like any .999 product, so dry storage keeps it bright. Two different buyers, the same 10 ounces of .999 silver either way.

10 oz .999 Silver Grain Specifications

Every lot holds 10 troy ounces of .999 fine silver in loose granular form, weighed to the stated ounce count. 10 troy ounces, .999 fine, sold by weight, not piece count. Full current specs are on the Specifications tab above.

10 oz .999 Silver Grain FAQ

How is silver shot made?

Molten .999 fine silver is poured and cooled rapidly into loose granules rather than struck or cast into a fixed shape. Cooling shapes each piece, not a die.

Is silver grain IRA eligible?

Generally, no. Even though it meets the IRS’s .999 fineness minimum for silver, this loose, unhallmarked format isn’t accepted as an IRA-eligible product the way a bar or coin from a named refiner is. Purity alone isn’t enough, the format matters too.

Why does grain cost less than rounds or small bars?

There’s no die work, design, or hallmark stamping built into the price, so the premium reflects little beyond refining and handling. Less work, lower premium, the tradeoff for no design.

Who actually buys silver grain?

Jewelers, casters, and silversmiths who melt it down for their own work, and stackers who want the lowest cost per ounce on the market. Two buyer types, one raw format.

How should I store silver grain?

Dry and sealed away from air, the same as any .999 fine silver, since it tarnishes over time like other silver products. Dry storage keeps it bright, no special handling beyond that.

Curious about a hallmarked alternative instead? Browse our full Silver Bars selection.

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