Sterling Silver Serving Pieces Value

Hello i have 2 6 gorham silver goblets numbered 272 and with the initial g for gorham on the goblets you just happen to be my third sight that i came across in my journey to give these wonderful sterling silver pieces a home they are in wonderful conditioned and i was wondering if you would be interested i also have 2 6 reed and barton 1810.

Sterling silver serving pieces value.

Price guides publications. Selling here means that your sterling silver will be purchased at its melt value which is approximately 50 of the current silver spot. Free shipping on many items. Sterling silver objects are made of 92 5 silver and 7 5 other metals usually copper.

Unspecified unknown type of silver. So while something may shine like silver don t let it fool you. One of the best reasons to own sterling silverware is the wide variety of unusual serving pieces that are available. P pattern ratings are as follows.

The following is a price guide for sterling silver flatware patterns. Reed barton. A silver plated piece is simply a base metal that is coated with silver. Sterling silver holds intrinsic value as a precious metal but antique silver pieces can be even more valuable than their silver content would indicate.

Sterling silver flatware guide. We called around and at the time of writing with a silver spot at 16 80 a sterling salad fork would net 13 while soup spoons net almost 15. A highly collected. Make offer virginia 21 engraved by dominick and haff sterling silver asparagus serving tong old colonial towle sterling rare pierced long handle butter pick mono d 124 99.

Often ornate and made of silver or silver plate serving ware is sought for its beauty and worth more than for its function. P please see the sterling silver pattern images to find your pattern s rating a b or c. B moderately collected. The silver value is figured based on the total amount of actual silver content not including other metals used to make sterling silver alloy.

The first step in identifying and establishing the value of silver is to ascertain whether the piece is silver or silver plated. The sterling silver melt value calculator shown below can find the total silver value of sterling silver items measured by the weight unit of your choice. Sure you probably could get away with using your tomato server to serve asparagus but if you invite us to dinner and do that we might frown in displeasure. Unfortunately silver plated items hold.