Estate grab bag = decent gold haul + Help with cup!

[Spartcom5]

Hey guys got back from an estate sale that was locally featured in my area so there was a TON of people there, got there about 4 hours after they had opened and everything was picked through, they still had a case full of overpriced sterling flatware... However everyone missed this bag full of gold pins, maybe because it was right next to the Nazi badges? No idea, anyways there were 4 10k pins weighing to a total of 7.8 grams for $35! Can't go wrong with that!
Also found this cup with these small stamps on it, they are of a head facing to the right, weighs 77 grams, had them tested at the coin store and they tested positive for silver, don't know what percentage though?? Help?

 

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[Spartcom5]

Think I just found the guy on the Fraternity key, very interesting, PCAD - Keith Robert Kolb
Would you guys ever think about scrapping something like this?? Don't think I would...

 

[GibH]

Looks like a French sterling mark to me.

French Hallmarks - Online Encyclopedia of Silver Marks, Hallmarks & Makers' Marks

 

[captain flintlock]

That's a nice haul!! Great job!

 

[JimDon]

Definitely French. Nice buy. Was it sold as silver or plate?

 

[Spartcom5]

It was sold as plate for $10 right next to the very tarnished cups they had, it stood out like a sore thumb and nobody looked twice at it.... Worth melt or more?

 

[GibH]

Easily worth more than melt.

 

[captain flintlock]

Think I just found the guy on the Fraternity key, very interesting, PCAD - Keith Robert Kolb
Would you guys ever think about scrapping something like this?? Don't think I would...

If it's in really nice shape I wouldn't scrap it. Too many people scrap the nice stuff and once it's gone, it's gone! I either flip the good stuff or keep it.

 

[diggummup]

Good eye and nice picks. As already stated it's French, the actual makers mark is the diamond shaped impression on the bottom of the cup, you may be able to trace it down here- French Makers' Marks - A - Online Encyclopedia of Silver Marks, Hallmarks & Makers' Marks . The one on the side of the cup is the Minerva head guarantee mark, it looks like a 950 mark. The only thing I ever think about scrapping are damaged and broken pieces, usually jewelry or candlesticks.