Posted: 6/30/2012 12:14:15 PM EDT
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So, I'm helping some friends clean out their deceased parents' house. I've been instructed to take this stuff to a resale shop, where I'll probably be offered $20 or something.
Any idea how much this stuff is worth? I don't want them to get fleeced. The fork with the weird tines is marked "1881 RCGERE." The other fork is marked "International Silver Co" then USN in big letters, as pictured. The grandfather served in WWII as a submariner, so I'm guessing that's where the USN fork came from. The big platter is marked "Gorham" with some other markings. The oblong thing is marked "Continental Silver CO, Wild Rose, Brilliantone." 
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If your doing it from a value standpoint, silver is at it's lowest price in over a year. Hold off if you can. Eh, I'm more interested in making sure they just get a fair price in this market. __________________________________________________________________ Cross-platform gun database/electronic bound book (v1.3.2) (and the original thread). Paultards: maximizing libertarian losses since 2008. «nolite confidere in principibus, in filiis hominum quibus non est salus» |
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Are there any markings that give tell you the percentage of silver? You'll need to weigh it too.
A simple way of finding out is to go to one of those gold and silver buyer places that are a cancer upon every strip mall in America. They will tell you what percent silver it is, how much it weighs, and then offer you shit for it. Decline but take the knowledge with you. |
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Are there any markings that give tell you the percentage of silver? You'll need to weigh it too. A simple way of finding out is to go to one of those gold and silver buyer places that are a cancer upon every strip mall in America. They will tell you what percent silver it is, how much it weighs, and then offer you shit for it. Decline but take the knowledge with you. No such markings.  At least nothing that I can discern as such. The USN fork does have a couple vertical marks then "(S)" but nothing else.
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Quoted: Sterling silver will have some sort of "hallmark" on it.Quoted: Are there any markings that give tell you the percentage of silver? You'll need to weigh it too. A simple way of finding out is to go to one of those gold and silver buyer places that are a cancer upon every strip mall in America. They will tell you what percent silver it is, how much it weighs, and then offer you shit for it. Decline but take the knowledge with you. No such markings. At least nothing that I can discern as such. The USN fork does have a couple vertical marks then "(S)" but nothing else. __________________________________________________________________ Cross-platform gun database/electronic bound book (v1.3.2) (and the original thread). Paultards: maximizing libertarian losses since 2008. «nolite confidere in principibus, in filiis hominum quibus non est salus» Take it to a jeweler maybe? My boss is a retired jeweler and is teaching me some useful things where I work. I work for a non ferrous "scrap yard". We see that kind of stuff a lot. |
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The larger pieces may have more value as collectors items, if they are silver, than they will bring for melt value. Check Ebay to see if you can find similar items. Exactly what I was thinking. Check Ebay first. Well, after some more research, I'm certain they're all plated silver. Searches of Ebay, etc., yielded oodles of similar/identical items for pretty cheap. Nothing of any significant value here, it seems. The resale shop didn't even want the two platters. __________________________________________________________________ Cross-platform gun database/electronic bound book (v1.3.2) (and the original thread). Paultards: maximizing libertarian losses since 2008. «nolite confidere in principibus, in filiis hominum quibus non est salus» |
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Well, after some more research, I'm certain they're all plated silver. Searches of Ebay, etc., yielded oodles of similar/identical items for pretty cheap. Nothing of any significant value here, it seems. The resale shop didn't even want the two platters. The platters are primarily comprised of a copper mix plated with silver. I still have a big ass tray from a silver service I sold to a refiner. They typically won't take them or some pieces like dinner knives which are mainly stainless (blades). |