nickels, sliverware

lordmarcovan

Liberty nickels

1898 G4 $4.00
1899 G4 $4.00
1905 G4, 3 pc. @ 3.00 ea. = $9.00
1906 G4 $3.00
1907 G4 $3.00
1908 G4, 2 pc. @ 3.00 ea. = $6.00
1909 G4, slightly scuffy $3.00
1910 G4, 2 pc. @ 3.00 ea. = $6.00
1911 G4, 2 pc. @ $3.00 ea. = $6.00
1911 G4, struck over major lamination obv. $6.00

15 coins, total marked prices: $50.00. Half price = $25.00



Buffalo nickels

1914 AG3 $8.00
1915 VG8 $6.00
1918 G4 $5.00
1918-D AG3+, borderline G4 $9.00
1920 G4 $2.00
1921 AG3 $2.00
1923 G4 $3.00
1923 G6 $3.00
1923 VG8, hairline rev. $2.00
1923 F15 $5.00
1925 G4, some tiny specks $1.00
1925 G4, 2 pc. @ 3.00 ea. = $6.00
1925 VG8 $4.00
1925-D G4, planchet flaw obv. $8.00
1925-S G4, 2 pc. @ 5.00 ea. = $10.00
1925-S G6 $6.00
1926 G4 $2.00
1926 VG8, 3 pc. @ 2.00 ea. = $6.00
1927 G4, 2 pc. @ 2.00 = $4.00
1927 G6 $2.00
1927 VG8, 4 pc. @ 3.00 ea. = $12.00
1928 G4, 2 pc. @ 2.00 ea. = $4.00
1928 G6 $2.00
1928-D G4 $2.00
1929 G4 $2.00
1929 G6, 2 pc. @ 2.00 ea. = $4.00
1929 VG8, 2 pc. @ 2.00 ea. = $4.00
1929-D G4 $2.00
1929-S VG8, sm. scr. obv. $1.00
1929-S F12 $2.00
1929-S VF20 $3.00
1930 G6 $2.00
1934-D VG8 $3.00
1935 G6 $2.00
1935-D G6 $2.00
1935-D VG8 $2.00
1935-D VG10 $2.00
1935-D F12 $3.00
1935-S VG8 $2.00
1935-S VG10 $2.00
1936 G6, 3 pc. @ 2.00 ea. = $6.00
1936 VG8 $2.00
1936-D VG10 $2.00
1937 G6, 2 pc. @ 2.00 ea. = $4.00
1937 VG8 $2.00

59 coins, total marked prices: $168.00. Half price = $84.00

Take everything here for $99.00 delivered.

lordmarcovan

This Gorham Sterling flatware set (patent 1895) came from the estate of my maternal grandmother, Evelyn Elizabeth Radeker (1916-1993).

It's been sitting in a box under my bed these past few years, while I wondered what to do with it. Now that silver's gone through the roof, that wondering has become more intense. What's a fair price for Sterling flatware like this?

I've responded to one member's BST ad, as he seems to be an upstanding sort of fella and his forum references are good. But before I lock in at his offered price, is there anything I should know? Is that a competitive price?

Thanks.







(12 pcs.) Butter knife, est. weight 27 g ea., 15 cm long
Marked "PAT. 1895 (hallmarks: lion, anchor, old English 'G') STERLING", monogrammed "EER"
Total est. weight 324 g.



(12 pcs.) Cocktail fork, est. weight 15 g ea., 14 cm long
Marked "PAT. 1895 (hallmarks: lion, anchor, old English 'G') STERLING", monogrammed "EER"
Total est. weight 180 g.



(10 pcs.) Fish/dessert fork, style 1, est. weight 30 g ea., 14.8 cm long
Marked with hallmarks: lion, anchor, old English 'G', "PAT. 95 STERLING", no monogram
Total est. weight 300 g.



(8 pcs.) Fish/dessert fork, style 2, est. weight 37 g ea., 16.3 cm long
Marked "PAT. 1895 (hallmarks: lion, anchor, old English 'G') STERLING", monogrammed "EER"
Total est. weight 296 g.



(12 pcs.) Salad or small dinner fork, est. weight 50 g ea., 15.8 cm long
Marked "GORHAM STERLING", monogrammed "EER"
Total est. weight 600 g.



(12 pcs.) Large dinner fork, est. weight 63 g ea., 19 cm long
Marked "GORHAM STERLING", monogrammed "EER"
Total est. weight 756 g.

(24 pcs.) Table knives, all match the set but differ subtly by three types/styles
Unmarked Sterling silver handles, stainless steel blades, some marked "GORHAM STAINLESS * (star)"
Total est. weight undetermined- to be priced by the piece rather than weight(?)




One small table knife is an oddball, differing in size from the others. It is included in the count above, however.


(8 pcs.) Table spoons, est. weight 50 g ea,, 17.9 cm long
Marked "PAT. 1895 (hallmarks: lion, anchor, old English 'G') STERLING", monogrammed "EER"
Total est. weight 400 g.


(12 pcs.) Tea spoons, est. weight 31 g ea., 14 cm long
Marked with hallmarks: lion, anchor, old English 'G', "PAT. 95 STERLING", monogrammed "EER"
Total est. weight 372 g.

(12 pcs.) Coffee/dessert spoons, est. weight 16 g ea., 13.6 cm long
Marked with hallmarks: lion, anchor, old English 'G', "PAT. 95 STERLING"
Six are monogrammed "EER", some of which are also stamped "R.H. RICKERT" on back, six are unmonogrammed
Total est. weight 192 g.

(6 pcs.) Long handled iced tea spoons, est. weight 30 g ea., 19.2 cm long
Marked with hallmarks: lion, anchor, old English 'G', "PAT. 95 STERLING", no monograms
Total est. weight 180 g.


(1 pc.) Odd-sized small fork, matches the pattern but is different size than all the others, est. weight 28 g
Marked "PAT. 1895 (hallmarks: lion, anchor, old English 'G') STERLING", no monogram
Total est. weight 28 g


(1 pc.) Grapefruit spoon, est. weight 24 g, 14.5 cm long
Marked "GORHAM STERLING", with "EER" monogram
Total est. weight 24 g


(1 pc.) Bread knife, est. weight 72 g, 24 cm long
Marked with hallmarks: lion, anchor, old English 'G', "PAT. 1895 STERLING"
Total est. weight 72 g
Interestingly, though it matches the pattern, this piece is monogrammed with an old English "H".
When she married the second time, my grandmother took the surname Henry. I got this piece years before I got the others, though all came through the same family channels. There might be a whole set of Henry silverware out there, for all I know.
Unlike the table knives, this piece is solid Sterling- no Stainless steel blade.



TOTAL PIECES: 131 (Of which 24 are the two-piece knives with the stainless steel blades).
The group photo above shows one tiny circa-1900 "NIAGARA FALLS" souvenir spoon that wasn't part of the set, which I kept aside.

TOTAL ESTIMATED WEIGHT IN GRAMS: 3,724 (Just a ballpark figure, as these were weighed on a "not legal for trade" postal scale.)
NOT including the 24 table knives with Sterling handles and stainless steel blades.