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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Do you collect precious metals in any other form? I've been pricing things like silver bracelets, trinkets, spoons, and rings recently. I haven't bought much yet but I've been focusing on a handful of brands, primarily Tiffany silver in all its myriad forms. I haven't figured out much yet, but I've discovered that an ounce of silver, much like with coins, is not created equal (no eureka-type discovery there, I know). What I mean is, overall, prices have caught me by surprise. Items I've watched have inevitably gone for quite a bit higher than I would have imagined. One of the coolest things I've seen was an antique sterling silver flask in the shape of a fish. If I had to pose a guess, I'd say there wasn't much more than five ounces of silver in it, total. Regardless, it sold for nearly $500. So that's my question: other than coins or stackable-type PMs, what else do you collect that's made of silver or gold?  |
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Pillar of the Community
Canada
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I browse garage sales for .925 and gold, and have made a little profit so far (no coins for sale yet).
I'm also trying to get little laboratory-pure samples of exotic metals, like indium, gallium, uranium (it's legal to own up to 15 pounds of unenriched uranium in the United States without a license) etc.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
1119 Posts |
I collect jewelry and trinkets too, rings, pendants and the like. I really collect anything metal: copper wire and pipe or sheet, stainless steel anything. Sterling silver too obviously. I used to collect carbon steel too old mailboxes, street signs, woodstoves, bicycles, clothes dryers but I no longer have the space for that.
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Pillar of the Community
Japan
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I used to collect silver cigarette cases with engraved painting ... sold everything to concentrate on numiz ... cases take too much space
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Pillar of the Community
United States
4333 Posts |
I have a lot of sterling from metal detecting. Thimbles, rings, trinkets, etc.
I have not had much luck selling, the last was a nice looking pair of sterling candlestick holders that I "stole" from an estate sale, the pair for $10. I know that they were a thin foil outer shell, but the LCS gave me $10 for them, "there's less than a half an oz there". Mmm K.
I really like that sterling fish flask traevin.
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Roll hunting since '77
Dirt fishing since '72
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Bedrock of the Community
Canada
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Other than coins the only other precious metal I'm aware I have is a small rock with two tiny cubes of gold on the surface of it. I found it when I decided to kick a rock and something shiny was on the other side of it...
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Pillar of the Community
United States
1037 Posts |
I collect sterling silver Cross pens and pencils besides my coins.
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New Member
Canada
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Besides collecting coins I also collect raw silver.  |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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I always check garage sales and estate sales for PM. I have scored a few times. My most recent score was a charm bracelet with 25 charms all sterling silver. I have not weighed it yet but I am guessing a couple ounces...not a bad deal for ...... drum roll please.....$1.00
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Wow, nice ore! I'll buy anything for it's silver as long as it seems ilk a good investment. To be a good investment in needs to be: 1. A good price 2. A good purity 3. Easy to liquidate I find that anything less than 90% silver get a lot less attention. 40% silver kennedys have to be really cheap for me to buy them now a days. I inherited some sterling flatware, I think it was 6 spoons if I remember correctly. They are tucked away somewhere. Very cool pieces. I'll buy jewelry for scrap price if it's nice, but if not I'll hold out for something nicer. |
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Pillar of the Community
 United States
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I finally purchased something of note in the "Other" category of PM collecting. I won't receive it until later this week but wanted to share the pics from the ebay auction I won yesterday. It's pretty interesting-looking and the item went for a far more reasonable amount than I thought it would, considering the silver quantity. Metropolitan Museum MMA Art Nouveau Reproduction Sterling Silver Trident Letter Opener weighing a little over 143 grams.  |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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stud722, I actually found a Pandora bead on the ground while out for a walk at a park I typically frequent. I looked it up on ebay and the little bugger was selling at auction for around $40! If the bracelet or any of the beads you got are marked Pandora or ALE 925 (found on the inside of the bead), it's probably pretty valuable. Edited by traevin
11/06/2013 03:23 am
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Thanks for the info Traevin. I will have to look at it.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
979 Posts |
Hah, those pandora beads are such a scam! I can't believe a marble sized bead of silver can sell for 2oz worth of silver price!
I have seen bracelets with MANY charms before. Thats a good way of getting people to rob you. I mean, at $40 a pop, 15 charms alone is $600, that doesn't include the bracelet.
Awesome that you found one though. Great score!
Edited by Broseph
11/06/2013 01:43 am
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Valued Member
Canada
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@Joseph7420: "Other than coins the only other precious metal I'm aware I have is a small rock with two tiny cubes of gold on the surface of it. I found it when I decided to kick a rock and something shiny was on the other side of it..."
Hate to be a downer but from the above description it sounds like what you have is pyrite. Pyrite has a cubic crystal structure. I used to look for it in the gravel when I lived in Nova Scotia.
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