One purchase this week....over 1500g sterling

[silverdollarbill]

Things have been really slow lately. Didn't buy a single thing yesterday and thought the same was about to happen today. I went to a late estate sale that was mostly restaurant stuff. I was late and all the regulars where there. There was a drawer full of silverware no one was looking at it. I picked it up and the person running the sale said they had it checked out and it was plated. The first couple pieces where but then I started pulling out multiple sterling pieces from many different makers. I bought the box for $60.

About one third of pieces where sterling. 40 pieces in total. Over 1500g of silver and that is not counting the knives.

This is my best silverware score ever. The regulars where staring at me when I left. None of them must have taken a second look.

HH
bill

 

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[2Minnesota]

Awesome!! Are the ones on the lower right Wallace grande baroque? Or baroque?

 

[silverdollarbill]

Awesome!! Are the ones on the lower right Wallace grande baroque? Or baroque?

Yes, they look like grand baroque to me too.

 

[JimDon]

Nice score.

 

[captain flintlock]

Great find! I always root through flatware even if someone says " it's all plate ". Keep up the good work!!

 

[cyberdan]

My very first yardsale purchase was a small spoon that the seller (estate sale company employee) said was plated. I stopped at the sale on a whim wondering what it was like inside. I put the spoon down and went back to my car and got my magnifying glass. (I think I had just finished metal detecting and had all my equipment) Came back and took a better look and it said sterling on the back. I asked and got $1 price. I bought it and the rest is history. I didn't even know what a gram was at that time.