Smelt It Or Sell It Silver 14kgs 30lbs

Be very careful when it comes to selling hallmarked sterling silver for melt.
In many cases, it can return much more money in it's existing form at the right antique auction.

Ok I sorted through it I believe I got all the pure silver stuff and ended up with about 1.5 kg of silver maybe abit more if I went through it with a fine tooth comb.

It seems that the total metal value would be around $1700.

The EPNS may be a tough call. The amount of silver plating would be considered negigible by a scrap metal merchant, and he would consider refining costs that HE would have to meet. You would need to 'phone a scrap metal dealer to find out.

I emphasise that the hallmarked sterling silver could bring more money than just silver value at an antique auction.

Your EPNS stuff will be worth 1 or 2 dollars at most. It will cost you more to refine it. you have to be dreaming if you think you got a few ounces of actual silver. The layer of silver is microns thick. So very very little. Heck, you might be able to sell it more in its current form!

At least you have the solid sterling stuff. I would personally keep it as is. Something about silverware that is too pretty to melt.

Just sell it all as-is. What you are suggesting is a giant waste of resources.

I think what he means mate is this, it is now a finished product, to take it back to raw materials is a waste. Kind of like which would be worth more a pound of copper or a pound of copper wire ready to wire a house? I'd rather have the wire than a bar of copper.

Good day

Yeh I am selling it as is.