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Weiss
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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:

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  • Downtown1974
    Downtown1974 Posts: 7,189 ✭✭✭✭✭
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    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
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    Always after me Lucky charms. Bad photo of wife's Sterling silver charm bracelet. Note the hot dog with mustard. Show ready.

  • GRANDAM
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    How much do they weigh?

    GrandAm :)
  • Type2
    Type2 Posts: 13,985 ✭✭✭✭✭
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    One is 32.75-Oz, the other is 34.05 Oz.



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  • Weiss
    Weiss Posts: 9,942 ✭✭✭✭✭
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    Those are awesome, @Type2 !

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

  • asheland
    asheland Posts: 24,548 ✭✭✭✭✭
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    I got these last night, $5 for the SET! >:)
    They are Danish 826/1000 made in 1925:

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  • asheland
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  • Jimnight
    Jimnight Posts: 10,846 ✭✭✭✭✭
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    Real nice stuff!

  • asheland
    asheland Posts: 24,548 ✭✭✭✭✭
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    Nice Engelhard!

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  • Weiss
    Weiss Posts: 9,942 ✭✭✭✭✭
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    Some older "souvenir spoons"...

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  • Smudge
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    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
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    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.

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  • Smudge
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    Sounds reasonable.

  • ricko
    ricko Posts: 98,724 ✭✭✭✭✭
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    I agree, it appears to be a base for what likely was a crystal insert.... vase, candle holder etc.. Cheers, RickO

  • mrkbrown87
    mrkbrown87 Posts: 909 ✭✭✭
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    @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!!

    Mark Brown

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  • Type2
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    @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.



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  • johnny9434
    johnny9434 Posts: 34,117 ✭✭✭✭✭
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    ya gotta love to see the old poured bars that are still around

  • ricko
    ricko Posts: 98,724 ✭✭✭✭✭
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    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
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    @ricko I have two consecutive WASR10's.

    and 16oz

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  • cmanbb
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    @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
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    Picked up some new bars today.



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  • ricko
    ricko Posts: 98,724 ✭✭✭✭✭
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    I really like the bars with the USS Constitution on them... being an old Navy guy... ;) Cheers, RickO

  • ricko
    ricko Posts: 98,724 ✭✭✭✭✭
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    @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
    coinsarefun Posts: 21,781 ✭✭✭✭✭
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    Picked it up while shopping in downtown Los Angeles today.
    Cheaper than anywhere on the net B)
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  • Type2
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    @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.



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  • Type2
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    @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.



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  • ricko
    ricko Posts: 98,724 ✭✭✭✭✭
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    @Type2.....No... across the top of the bar.... above the ship. Cheers, RickO

  • Type2
    Type2 Posts: 13,985 ✭✭✭✭✭
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    It's just the plastic wrap.



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  • mrkbrown87
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    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.

    Mark Brown

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  • CCC2010
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    Thanks for sharing you beautiful bar Ricko!!! <3B)

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  • InYHWHWeTrust
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    Keeping it going...

    Do your best to avoid circular arguments, as it will help you reason better, because better reasoning is often a result of avoiding circular arguments.
  • Downtown1974
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    That run of 1/10 gold eagles is off the charts!!!

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

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  • ricko
    ricko Posts: 98,724 ✭✭✭✭✭
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    Nice 1/10 gold eagles... I considered doing a run of those, but went with the one ounce gold instead.... Cheers, RickO

  • InYHWHWeTrust
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    @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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