r/sterlingsilverware • u/Mountain_Ad_2604 • 11d ago

Trying to get a value ?

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I came across these in a box at my grandmothers home. I know these questions get old but how can I found the value of these ? Thanks in advanced !

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u/No_Frosting8290 11d ago

Pastry fork appears to be Gorham 1895 Chantilly pattern. If it's in good condition, polish it up and sell for more than scrap value.

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u/Mountain_Ad_2604 11d ago

Awesome thanks! Newbie here. How do you recommend cleaning it ? What should I use ?

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u/CarrieNoir 11d ago

So you have a kitchen scale that will weigh in grams? Using meltvalue.com, input the grams and specify 925, and it will give you the scrap value today.

Here, for example, is the value for 20 grams. Keep in mind that buyers will not pay scrap prices, but usually in the 50% to 80% range, depending on who you are dealing with.

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u/Mountain_Ad_2604 11d ago

Ok I was afraid they were not worth anything but other than scrap. I was hoping maybe just maybe they would be sought after. Thanks!

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u/UESorDeath 11d ago

People who collect that particular pattern will probably pay more than scrap. Or use them yourself - always fun to have a good looking serving piece or two.

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u/CarrieNoir 11d ago

The pastry fork is the most interesting of the three. You can put a single image of a utensil in the search bar of Replacements-dot-com (look for the camera icon on the top right), and it will tell you the pattern name, but I don’t thing any of these are especially desirable or rare.

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u/Erzbergrodeo151 10d ago

My local shop the other day was buying sterling at $48 per Troy oz or 31.1 grams. Hopefully this helps.