Mom Scores Sterling!!

[Silver_Fox]

I came home from yard sailing and my Mom was at the house. She got this whole pile for $2. 2 are marked sterling. The big spoon with the writing is 2.5 oz. It is marked Luther League-Zion Luth. Church-Aug 14, 1902. The small 1/2 oz. sterling pickle fork is marked B & O (B & O Railroad). Some have hallmarks so they might be sterling. Some I am saving for my collection, some for sale on Ebay. Hey, silver is silver.
HH, S_F

 

[Scalper]

Hell of a deal .... kudos to Mom that nice pile for 2.00 ... great addition to your silver stash

 

[jim4silver]

I have heard about scoring sterling silverware at yard sales. I was in the coin shop once when someone brought in a serving tray that he said he bought at a yard sale for 5 bucks or so. It was very tarnished up and I guess the owner just wanted to get rid of it. I did not hear how many ounces it weighed, but I know he got a few hundred for it from what I saw.

It would be great to find some sterling for cheap.


Jim

 

[Sky_Warrior]

Great find I found 40 full silver spoons at salvation army yesterday, they were 20 cents a piece so for $8 I got 40 full silver spoons, and I'm posting them on Ebay soon. NICE FIND

SEMPER FI

 

[Silver_Fox]

If you see a lot of them and can get them cheap just buy them all. You can check them with a loupe at home. Some of the old ones aren't marked sterling but have a hall mark. That is half the fun trying to research.

 

[Silver_Fox]

Nice score marine09666. I like your childhood experiment picture.

 

[LJ]

Mom did great!! I really like the bottom spoon in the 2nd picture.

 

[Goes4ever]

what a deal!