The Never Ending FRIDAY Metals Thread!

@ZenithBullionPA said:

@RedneckHB said:
Estate sale find today..near the end of a 2 day sale.

36 spoons. 11.4 ozt. $37.

$37 total for 11.4 ozt???

Yup. Buck a spoon. All marked sterling, except one. I took a chance on it because it was stamped "Italy" and tarnished. It didnt test as silver.

@dcarr said:

@RedneckHB said:
Estate sale find today..near the end of a 2 day sale.

36 spoons. 11.4 ozt. $37.

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Estes Park is near here. We go there often. That spoon would probably sell for a premium at one of the souvenir shops in the town.

Mexican silver is often 800 fine, not 925. The Cape Hatteras spoon might not be silver (based on the color of it as it appears in the photo).

Still, quite a bargain for the lot.

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The Mexican silver is marked 925. I acid tested all spoons. There is one spoon from Holland that tests as silver, but is probably .800.

@dcarr said:

@RedneckHB said:

@dcarr said:

@RedneckHB said:
Estate sale find today..near the end of a 2 day sale.

36 spoons. 11.4 ozt. $37.

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Estes Park is near here. We go there often. That spoon would probably sell for a premium at one of the souvenir shops in the town.

Mexican silver is often 800 fine, not 925. The Cape Hatteras spoon might not be silver (based on the color of it as it appears in the photo).

Still, quite a bargain for the lot.

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The Mexican silver is marked 925. I acid tested all spoons. There is one spoon from Holland that tests as silver, but is probably .800.

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Some Mexican silver is actually 800 fine, even when marked "925" and/or "STERLING".

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And an acid test can help determine that. Most Mexican silver I've encountered is 900+.