sterling

Hey everyone, Earlier this year I purchased a 1799 Draped Bust Silver Dollar for only $11. I purchased it as scrap not realizing its true value until I got home! The seller had a bunch of silver out, most of it silverplate but some sterling cutlery and coins. I gave him my best offer for the...

Hi there, Im new to this site.. looking to get some info on a Biltmore Estate engraved spoon I have here. I picked it up at a local yardsale about 10 years ago..I have tried looking online for some information on it, but I cant seem to find another one just like it. Any help would be...

I know I don't post every time I go hunting or every time I find something interesting but I figured I'd post a little report on some of my recent milestones. My 7th sterling silver fork A nice 925 ring as my 50th dug ring. I found an 1882 Indian head cent to add to my collection. (Not my...

Anyone here know anything about Tiffany & Co flatware? I bought a sterling spoon for $1. The stamp reads "sterling patent 1891 Sacket T&Co." Tiffany & Co?! What should I do with it? If I could make a tank of gas off this, that would be great. Haha. Broke biology undergrad student talking hopes...

I went to an annual neighborhood sale in my area this weekend and I almost didn't go because it's usually the same 4 houses that set up every year and it's the same stuff. I was surprised to see a neighbor setting up that never had one before. The couple were bringing things out from their...

Yesterday I told you guys about having found 4 sterling silver forks while out hunting with my little boy. Well today we went back and after filling my pouch with trash twice and removing a wheel barrel full of dirt trying to clean out the hole of all targets, bang we found two more sterling...

Todays weather was awesome so I took my little boy out for a dig at a local park and hit a spot where I had found a couple of sterling forks in the past. After digging a sizable pile of trash and broken glass we found the good stuff once again. It's too bad they weren't all sterling, but adding...

I dug this Dolan and Bullock Sterling and 14k bracelet a couple of days ago and can't find much info on dating their hallmarks and haven't found another thats just like it. It weighs 41g and that's about all I know.

I could tell you a big drawn out story but in this case the pics tell most of the story. Saturday I found this Olan Mills pendent, it's not stamped other than the TM name, so I'm guessing it's plated. There's still a bit of glue from where I believe it would have had a portrait. Today I...

1) Tag Heuer - Professional 200 meter - Watch WT1114. $10 2) Filigree Flower Brooch - (hallmark - K.C.Z or K.G.Z.) .925 -- C - clasp $3 2.5" inches Sorry for the blurry pics of watch. It looks so much nicer in person! Does anyone know how old the brooch could be by looking at the...

Stopped at a garage sale this morning. There was a lot of vintage things. I went straight to the jewelry table. I didn't find anything of interest but while I was there I overheard the seller tell a customer that the candlesticks he was asking about were sterling. ($25 for the pair). Well, when...

I recently found this old belt and buckle. The buckle is marked "Sterling. Mexico". Nothing else. It has a unique overlay design so I'm confused if it is all sterling? The overlay clearly looks different. Any thoughts?

I didn't kill them! But I did find three unique vintage whale skin belt today. Marked R A Hughes Pty Qld (Australia). Plus a rattlesnake belt. Made in USA. Plus, a beautifully hammered vintage leather belt with sterling silver buckle set. (Mexico). (I also recently bought a "seal skin"...

I went to an annual church rummage sale. I go there every year, however, this time I paid the $3 admission fee to go to their sneak preview the day before they opened. There had to be 25 people in line waiting to get in when I arrived. There was large area that was full of jewelry. Everyone was...

I picked up a sterling bottle opener for $22. Not sure if I paid too much for it. I really like the details on it, plus it's double sided. It appears to be solid sterling not weighted. It weighs 2.5 oz and measures 3.75" long. Hallmarked on side reads - " Peru-Plata Esterlina Amano - MEK "...

Found in recycling bin today: Sterling silver belt buckle with Mexican motif and coin or medallion inlay. Stamped 925. Needs cleaning but definitely cool looking. Teotihuacan Mexico [ATTACH=CONFIG] Question... Is that a coin, medallion or just a circular design inlay? Thx!

I am hoping to get some opinions from Treasurenet folks. I picked up this vanity hand mirror, marked sterling, at an estate sale. It was in a box full of metal junk. Anything in box was $1. I have always wanted to find an ornate sterling mirror, but not in this condition. It's pretty banged up...

Picked this necklace up in a jar of jewelry at Goodwill over the weekend. Each link is a riveted spiral. Looks like it says MNW (I think), .925, a pineapple stamp (maybe?), some sort of script looking stamp, and A11. All I know is that it's sterling and the A11 means it was made in Sweden in...

I was hoping someone on treasurenet is good at diciphering cursive signature. Apparently, I thought I was good at it however, today I met my match. My eyes are so tired staring through a magnifying glass trying to figure different words and names on this bracelet. The bracelet is a sterling...

This past Friday I went to a garage sale that had jewelry. I wasn't able to get to it until noon so I really wasn't excepting to find anything good. I figured it was picked over but I took a ride over being it was only a few mins away and I was curious. When I got there the lady holding the sale...