CHUNKY!!! 14K and my first 9k .375 British hallmarked

[jnkhntr]

These were neatly packaged in sandwich bags and marked $1.00 each. The first piece is the 14K 17.3 grams, The British .375 9K weighs 6.6 grams
The stones in the 14K appear to be Rubies and Sapphires, no clue on the British stone. Any ideas?
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[vpnavy]

Nice buy. Thanks for sharing...

 

[jnkhntr]

I'm not sure how to market these. I am a little afraid of EBay's new policies (heavily favors buyers and leaves sellers open to scammers). I can scrap locally at 95% of spot
but it seems a shame to destroy these. Again the 9K is a first for me so I'm not sure how the refiner (scrapper) would treat it. Any suggestions?

 

[BigWaveDave]

Give it to a loved one

 

[Rodbuster209]

Great finds for a couple of bucks!

 

[insontis]

If you don't feel comfortable with eBay you could always look into live auctions or other avenues. If I were you I'd just hold onto them. Nice weight & a good investment.

 

[diggummup]

Ebay is perfectly fine if you know what your doing. I have yet to be taken as a seller. Selling these pieces to a refiner would be a crime imho. I would list these pieces at a minimum of double the scrap value and sell them accordingly. Any vintage/antique costume jewelry made with pm's will always sell well. The 9k brooch is probably Scottish, since the form is of a thistle. Your 3rd photo shows it in the upside down position. Hope this helps. If you want to sell them for scrap, pm me i'll buy them right now for 100% scrap value. That's how confident I am on the actual values.

 

[diggummup]

Make it 110%!

 

[insontis]

Make it 110%!

Make it 100%!

Yeah, but seriously, do not scrap these.

 

[jnkhntr]

Thanks Diggummup I value your opinion! I'm having a brief love affair with these pieces at the moment ( I'll get over it) These won't be scrapped. Here is one more photo of the Hallmark on the 9K. Sorry about the photo, best we could do quickly. It reads: W. B. s 9 .375 anchor symbol ( Birmingham) V (I think 1920)

 

[diggummup]

That Brooch was made by Ward Brothers. I found a very similar one that sold for $150 plus a 21% buyers premium. Says it only weighs 5.8 grams though. 041309: WARD BROTHERS 9KT Y/GOLD & AMETHYST BROOCH : Lot 41309