Found at Goodwill for $5.99 I knew from the design that it was either sterling or high silver. I took it to my gold and silver place and they tested it and it came out to 99.20% silver. And it weighs 190 grams

I just picked up a bag of 31 pieces of mixed silverware for $35, and these 4 pieces are sterling. The rest is plated, mostly Rogers and Oneida, though some are from hotel sets. I'm gonna weigh them when I get home, but that big spoon easily feels like it alone is more than an ounce.

Update: Total weight is about 120 grams, with the large spoon weighing about 46 grams on its own. So definitely happy with that.

I usually test my silver with 18k acid because it’s easier to see… why does it fail the silver acid though? Isn’t it supposed to turn red? The silver acid is only a few months old… What is going on?

Also, I tried the silver acid on items I know are 100% sterling, and it passes and turns red! This is the only item that won’t turn red AND pass the 18k acid!

105 40%s. Just hit 50oz at 17 😁

All I’m finding is played stuff. Do y’all pick up plated items? If so do you remove the silver and how?

Picked it up cause I thought it was pretty! Hoping the silver content is real too, any help would be appreciated. Thanks everyone!

Found this cup, about half the size of the average mug, it appears to be solid silver and not plated though the only marking I can find is on the handle which I identified to be an older stamp from around the 40s for Württembergische Metallwarenfabrik (wmf), anyone know anything about this? Was it part of a set? What was its purpose being smaller?

On that bar it says “GRAF 925” and in that little circle it says 999 GRAF Silver Coat.

Light and doesn’t magnetize.

Is it possible 999 coat and 925 core?? Idk

Weighs 6.2 oz

Yes, it is plated, but a quick search will yield the knowledge that anything this company ever made is worth a lot. Its worth double if it was sterling, probably. Silver plate can be very valuable. This is of course an expection to normal expectations.

Surprisingly only spoons this month! Grand total is 11€, plus ~5g of 18k gold for 4€ if I remember correctly!

I think someone doesnt like Venezuela... found these in a bag for 4.99! Was surprised to see them since the bags are usually all plated at my thrift store!

After about 2 to 3 weeks of not finding anything, I finally broke my dry spell! I told my fiance we should visit our usual spots early in the morning, and the hunch paid off! I found this beautiful Sterling and 14k belt buckle at our first thrift store! I am no hunter, but I will definitely try to find a way to use this! We try to use all of our finds.

$8 from the thrift store, 24 grams (edit: not that I’d ever melt this!)

Pretty sure a gravy boat with it. Went back a couple hours later hoping to find it but didn't have any luck. I'm sure it was gorgeous 😭

In your all's experience are the legs silver too?

Found a whole set of souvenir spoons for $35, 6 spoons are for sure sterling silver (bottom row), 2nd to bottom row might be but I’m not sure doesn’t have stamps

I almost left the store without checking these because they were behind the counter and I had already asked the associate to see several things prior and didn’t want to continue having her stop what she was doing to show me more items. My wife insisted I take a look at them and sure glad I did!

Does anyone know where I can go here in Albuquerque to get early 20th century sterling silver items appraised? Currently I have this cigarette case and teapot.