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Weiss · April 20, 2018 5:27PM

Been finding some interesting things made out of silver recently. Not just your typical beat up silverware or candle sticks.
How about a post of "things" made of silver (or gold, or Pt)?

Picked up these salt & pepper shakers today and the more I look at 'em, the more I'm inclined to keep them for my own collection. I think they're post-WWII items made for returning G.I.s to buy as gifts.

Pictured here with a set of silver mint julep "sipper spoons" of the same era and style:

And two of my favorite sterling pieces: Brown & Sons sterling cream pitcher and sugar bowl, circa 1910:

Downtown1974 · April 20, 2018 5:48PM

Great looking items, Weiss. I’d love to get into that aspect of silver stacking, but I rarely run into these types of items at reasonable prices. It would be nice to have these to display, unlike bars and rounds which end up locked in a safe.

Smudge · April 20, 2018 7:09PM

Always after me Lucky charms. Bad photo of wife's Sterling silver charm bracelet. Note the hot dog with mustard. Show ready.

Type2 · April 20, 2018 9:07PM

My wife said I was crazy when I brought them home they are .925 as well.

GRANDAM · April 20, 2018 9:49PM

How much do they weigh?

Type2 · April 21, 2018 12:21AM

One is 32.75-Oz, the other is 34.05 Oz.

Weiss · April 21, 2018 4:35AM

Those are awesome, @Type2 !

WildIdea · April 21, 2018 6:23AM

I’m pretty stoked to be able to share a new addition to my visible gold ore specimen sub set natural gold collection. I haven’t found a nice piece that was affordable since 2011. Believe me, I try! This piece is about 3-4 inches long and has small gold scattered across the top of the exposed seam and sporadically throughout. Displays well. From Nevada.

Recently met a guy that is a geologist and miner and he gave this piece to me last night out of friendship. Thought I would share it with my friends here. With some other pieces, I’m going to cab and mount in some jewelry soon And will share them when done.

ricko · April 21, 2018 6:25AM

@Type2... Those roosters are amazing... Cheers, RickO

metalmeister · April 21, 2018 8:58AM

asheland · April 21, 2018 10:49AM

I got these last night, $5 for the SET!
They are Danish 826/1000 made in 1925:

asheland · April 21, 2018 10:53AM

Jimnight · April 21, 2018 10:53AM

Real nice stuff!

asheland · April 21, 2018 10:54AM

Got this just today;

mrkbrown87 · April 21, 2018 11:07AM

Got me a new beautiful 5 Toz Engelhard Bar from the awesome @cmanbb . I've looked for one if these for a very long time and he kept me in mind. So excited to own this baby.

asheland · April 21, 2018 2:11PM

Nice Engelhard!

Weiss · April 21, 2018 4:39PM

Some older "souvenir spoons"...

Smudge · April 21, 2018 4:59PM

At the risk of sounding boorish, what is this thing? It is marked Bailey Banks & Biddle sterling, and weighs 38 GM's.
It's upside down in the photo, sorry can't figure this pad out.
Not weighted.

PerryHall · April 21, 2018 5:03PM

Looks like a vase for silk flowers. Perhaps it had a glass insert at one time for use with real cut flowers in water. Only a guess and I could be wrong.

Smudge · April 21, 2018 5:07PM

Sounds reasonable.

ricko · April 22, 2018 7:35AM

I agree, it appears to be a base for what likely was a crystal insert.... vase, candle holder etc.. Cheers, RickO

Type2 · April 22, 2018 8:46AM

Here is some stuff I picked up for $2.00 over spot.

cmanbb · April 22, 2018 9:50AM

Lot of 10oz bars. Four different series.

mrkbrown87 · April 22, 2018 7:24PM

@Type2 said:
Here is some stuff I picked up for $2.00 over spot.

@Type2 What's on the reverse of all those Johnson Matthey bars? Very nice haul!!

Type2 · April 22, 2018 10:56PM

@mrkbrown87 said:

@Type2 said:
Here is some stuff I picked up for $2.00 over spot.

@Type2 What's on the reverse of all those Johnson Matthey bars? Very nice haul!!

This.

johnny9434 · April 23, 2018 10:03AM

ya gotta love to see the old poured bars that are still around

cmanbb · April 24, 2018 7:27PM

ricko · April 25, 2018 6:54AM

I see the top two are consecutive serial numbers.... Do you find them very often? I once had two handguns with consecutive serial numbers....Cheers, RickO

1630Boston · April 25, 2018 8:27AM

@ricko I have two consecutive WASR10's.

and 16oz

cmanbb · April 25, 2018 7:17PM

@ricko said:
I see the top two are consecutive serial numbers.... Do you find them very often? I once had two handguns with consecutive serial numbers....Cheers, RickO

Most sequential bars I own were purchased that way, although I have put together a few sets along the way.....

Type2 · April 26, 2018 7:56PM

Picked up some new bars today.

ricko · April 27, 2018 7:19AM

I really like the bars with the USS Constitution on them... being an old Navy guy... Cheers, RickO

Downtown1974 · April 28, 2018 4:51AM

The mailman brought this on Wednesday.

ricko · April 28, 2018 5:36AM

@Type2 ... I was looking at your 10 oz bars again, with the USS Constitution on them. The top left one has some letters at the top of the bar, but I cannot make out what they are. Can you explain? Thanks, Cheers, RickO

coinsarefun · April 28, 2018 1:28PM

Picked it up while shopping in downtown Los Angeles today.
Cheaper than anywhere on the net
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Type2 · April 28, 2018 1:44PM

@ricko said:
I really like the bars with the USS Constitution on them... being an old Navy guy... Cheers, RickO

Under the ship? it says USS Constitution.

Type2 · April 28, 2018 1:45PM

@ricko said:
@Type2 ... I was looking at your 10 oz bars again, with the USS Constitution on them. The top left one has some letters at the top of the bar, but I cannot make out what they are. Can you explain? Thanks, Cheers, RickO

Under the ship? USS Constitution.

ricko · April 28, 2018 2:53PM

@Type2.....No... across the top of the bar.... above the ship. Cheers, RickO

Type2 · April 28, 2018 10:01PM

It's just the plastic wrap.

topstuf · April 29, 2018 9:54AM

Type2 · April 29, 2018 10:39AM

ricko · April 29, 2018 12:02PM

Wow... after all this beautiful PM porn, I am almost embarrassed to show my silver bar.....Cheers, RickO

mrkbrown87 · April 29, 2018 4:14PM

Here is my latest pickup and got it for a very fair deal. I am looking for the chunkier types of academy as well. This is a 4.8 oz academy pour. Just a cool bar in my opinion that I have been looking to get for quite some time.

InYHWHWeTrust · May 2, 2018 1:38PM

Keeping it going...

CCC2010 · May 2, 2018 2:36PM

Thanks for sharing you beautiful bar Ricko!!!

InYHWHWeTrust · May 2, 2018 3:29PM

Keeping it going...

coinsarefun · May 2, 2018 3:39PM

I think I’ve posted these before but just in case I didn’t.
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Downtown1974 · May 2, 2018 5:13PM

That run of 1/10 gold eagles is off the charts!!!

asheland · May 3, 2018 6:15AM

I too like the 1/10 eagles in that black holder... Very nice!

ricko · May 3, 2018 6:51AM

Nice 1/10 gold eagles... I considered doing a run of those, but went with the one ounce gold instead.... Cheers, RickO

InYHWHWeTrust · May 4, 2018 9:46AM

@ricko said:
Nice 1/10 gold eagles... I considered doing a run of those, but went with the one ounce gold instead.... Cheers, RickO

Thank you, ricko. It's a way to stack and also feel 'numismatic.'

I confess to loving the Capital holders, especially the US Gold Vault 1/10 x 5 piece. Need to post those, I'm up to about 25 full ones now.

A YTD run of one oz AGE! Nice! ... I need to do some math and figure a time frame, darn it for coming to this place and getting expensive ideas

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