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Valued Member
United States
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im just wondering besides me who else dose it! I find it very addicting! and today I finally reached over 1 pound of 925 silver!... I cant believe how I only paid a couple bucks for a whole lot from various tables! but you know what they say you snooze you lose hehe! took me over 7 months to find 1 pound LOL it was fun next year should be fun as this was my first time hunting for the year! anyways enjoy some of my pickups :)  the whole pile    my nicer finds that I'm keeping  my fave pieces! the silver fish hook and a dragon  a Barber dime ring my favorite ring and I only paid 1$   and some vermil gold over sterling silver my only 2 pieces  |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Edited by amida17
10/20/2012 6:53 pm
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United States
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United States
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I search mostly at garage sales...it is hard to find for me, not really worth the gas just for the pieces I find, but I look for other things, and yes it is very exciting when I find a piece for a dollar or less! Love the ring, I wish I could find one of those for a dollar!
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Valued Member
United States
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Hmm. Looks like a good pile to throw into my crucible!  Nice buys. Flea markets where I live ask for 20% over melt on any type of PMs scrap or not. |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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The hook and dragon pendants are my favorites of that lot you have. nice finds  |
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United States
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Nice! Thanks for sharing.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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NICE STUFF - and purchased at the right price, too! Just out of curiosity - when you're on the garage sale-rummage sale-flea market circuit - how do you distinguish real sterling silver from plated stuff or imitation stuff (aside from the obvious "if it's magnetic, it isn't silver" axiom)?
I'd love to do the garage sale-rummage sale-flea market sterling-hunting thing next year, but I'm afraid I'd come up with a dumptruck full of imitation and plated garbage.
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 United States
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^ I usually schrach the item on a piece on paper usually a real piece trace of gray will show on the paper the same thing with silver coins
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Pillar of the Community
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I make sterling bars and will give you close to melt for that stuff if you are interested shoot me an email. Great Haul
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Nice haul for your efforts. I especially like the heavy chain that is 2nd up from the heart pendant.
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United States
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United States
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Your welcome tbk. Lol.... Still havent sent me pics of any of your newer bars youve made. I havent been able to melt in awhile. To focused on stacking my 999. Ill get back on track come spring time. Getting to cold in the garage to melt
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I'm still trying to perfect the melting process you set up for me my friend. When you are doing it with just a torch it is so hard to get it poured before it solidifies. I'm working on it though. I have a whole mess ;0 of silverware I'm gonna melt soon.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Awesome Finds! I wish we had more flea markets around where I am from.
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Posted 10/20/2012 7:47 pm
