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davycoppit
Penny Pincher Member
USA
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 Posted - 07/18/2008 : 16:31:21
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I was searching Craigs list today and came across an estate sale that was about 5 min away. I got there and all of the sudden cops started showing up from everywhere, not at the house, but the whole block. A turn out there was a drug bust and someone escaped and was thought to be hiding on that block. I never got to see what happened.
I walked through the house of the estate sale and found a nice hack saw for a dollar. Then as I was walking out they must have just brought out a box full of silverware. I looked through it and pulled out 16 sterling spoons and one marked "Standard". I asked if I could just buy these spoons instead of all of them and she said yes how about 10 dollars. So for 11 dollars I got a hacksaw and 17 sterling spoons.
The story gets a little better. I took them home and weighed them. It came out to 10.8 ounces. So the pure silver weight was 9.99 ounces. Well I just thought I would share the excitement for the day. Go to garage sales sometimes you get lucky.
Does anybody if standard means the same as Sterling?
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jpf231
Penny Collector Member
USA
340 Posts |
Posted - 07/18/2008 : 18:38:15
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| Nice - I don't know about the "Standard" mark - would like to find out myself. I only know of the "925" mark for Mexican silver. |
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Kurr
Penny Hoarding Member
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Posted - 07/18/2008 : 19:25:20
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| i responded to a post on silver and posted a chart to determine plating thickness on spoons per toz per. Standard is a plating description like quadruple plate, or federal plate. Do a search and You should get the idea. If I remeber right stanard plate is 1 Toz per 144 teaspoons. |
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knibloe
Penny Hoarding Member
USA
537 Posts |
Posted - 07/18/2008 : 20:35:53
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| I was in too big a hurry to get to the bank to pick up my halves before closing that I couldn't stop at any of the sales. Maybe tomorrow. |
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knibloe
Penny Hoarding Member
USA
537 Posts |
Posted - 07/18/2008 : 20:37:02
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| BTW great find and even better story. |
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davycoppit
Penny Pincher Member
USA
109 Posts |
Posted - 07/18/2008 : 20:42:09
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| Oh man that standard throws off my weight, now it isnt 9.99. |
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moboman
1000+ Penny Miser Member
USA
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Posted - 07/18/2008 : 20:47:23
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| I've never bought silverware for the silver value, but I'm guessing spoons are the heaviest is why you wanted only spoons? |
I have a hard time resisting the temptation to take a wheat penny out of the take a penny cup when I see one! |
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fb101
Penny Hoarding Member
USA
894 Posts |
Posted - 07/18/2008 : 20:48:59
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| nice! |
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davycoppit
Penny Pincher Member
USA
109 Posts |
Posted - 07/18/2008 : 22:08:22
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| All the silverware was from different sets. All the knives and forks were plated, but 12 of the 16 were from the same set. I think forks would be about the same weight, not too sure about knives. |
Edited by - davycoppit on 07/18/2008 22:10:42 |
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moboman
1000+ Penny Miser Member
USA
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Posted - 07/19/2008 : 14:57:05
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| thanks davycoppit. |
I have a hard time resisting the temptation to take a wheat penny out of the take a penny cup when I see one! |
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