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>>55423815

Hey frogbro good to see ya I thought you got janniebannied. Got a pic of the other side of that nice old spoon? I could imagine something like that selling for 2x or more over spot if put in a display case or cabinet at an antique mall with a price and descriptive placard next to it explaining why it's a based and patrician piece of silverware, hard to say really but if you were able to quickly direct the attention of burgerfat shoppers to the impressive age of such silver pieces I'm sure lots of people would stop and study the items more closely. The USA is a young country so anything over ~200 years old tends to impress normies here.

>>55423972
>cleaned?

Probably at least dipped, the fine scratches/scuffing suggests it circulated or was handled a little bit so the total lack of grime and tarnish is breddy sus.

>>55276931
>>55276945

Hey Frogbro, that is an interesting piece and the results could vary considerably depending on skill. The Ecu in the bottom is probably too gunked up to be saved but I believe the side coins could be removed by cutting through the solder with a jeweler's saw and hammered flat between/on hardwood, then you could use small "needle files" to remove the excess solder. You'd have to sell them as "cleaned/ex-jewelry" but people would still definitely pay more than melt value for them. Just look at that ebay seller linked this thread retailing hundreds of dipped and cleaned Nazi pfennigs for way more than numismatic value; serious collectors won't want them but normies who just want a few shiny fondlers won't care at all. If that's priced around spot I'd definitely grab it.

I went to an estate sale this morning, 2nd day so I feared that all the goodies were gone but I sniffed out this pair of c.1860 early American Sterling forks in a $12 bag of silverplate. They're not hallmarked because mandatory hallmarking and fineness standards weren't implemented until 1868 but are 100% legit, the manufacturer used to supply high-end retailers like Tiffany. 111.7g of sterling at $3.62/ozt asw is pretty decent, happy hunting frens.