found 3 oz`s of silver today

[centfladigger]

I found these 2 items totaling 3 oz. or roughly 85 grams. Before we started the clean out of the house I talked to the neighbors and they informed me the lady had died 2 years ago and she had distant family that came down and took over her house, they left when the money ran out. The house was trashed and they "tossed"it before they left. I did find these left behind. My buddy kept everything else, I had other work to do.
The bracelet is Bayanihan .925 and I found the exact same bracelt online for $163 someone is selling. Dont know much about this company except is was started in the Philipines in the early 70`s
The sterling box looks to be a pill boxsnuff box very heavy and nice. I will research more on it later

[centfladigger]

I found the makers mark and its made by Mauser Manufacturing, says from 1800`s-1903

its a unicorn horse with wings and horn animal looking mark

[Goldmanford]

Awesome score - were these just found in the junk that the folks left or were they actually put out to the trash when you guys found these?

I sometimes pick up scrap crap I see in back alleys and on two different occasions I have stopped at a huge pile of junk next to the alley where it is apparent the landlord must have just piled all the left-behind belongs of the former tenant out for trash pickup. I have found gold (one a necklace and the other a heavy spinner-type pendant) in the scraps left behind. I sold the spinner for $153.

[centfladigger]

this was in the house left to be thrown out.

[bdxample]

Just out of curiosity, where are you from in Florida?

[diggummup]

Nice saves. And I say saves because it sounds the trash is where it would/could have ended up.

BTW- Based in Massachusetts, the Bayanihan company was started by Thomas Burns in 1974 after he served in the peace corp in the Philippines and they are no longer in business.

[centfladigger]

Nice saves. And I say saves because it sounds the trash is where it would/could have ended up.

BTW- Based in Massachusetts, the Bayanihan company was started by Thomas Burns in 1974 after he served in the peace corp in the Philippines and they are no longer in business.

thanks for the info and you are correct on the items. Most of the clean out guys want the big stuff, the tools and lectronics, no smalls they often get overlooked

bdxample, Im outside of Tampa

[diggummup]

The smalls are the best! Ephemera is good too and for the most part, always overlooked.