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 Posted 10/30/2015  1:36 pm Show Profile   Bookmark this topic Add lonewolf83 to your friends list Get a Link to this Message Number of Subscribers
Not coins but its pm related. Anyone here pick sterling silver from goodwills and resale shops. Been doing this for a few months now.
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 Posted 10/30/2015  1:39 pm  Show Profile   Bookmark this reply Add Liverpool to your friends list Get a Link to this Reply
I've looked a few times but no luck.
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Welcome by the way. I've also tried Value Village, check the craft bags for collectible spoons. Make sure they are truly silver. There is a lot of garbage there.
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Found spoons, sterling handle stuff, rimmed coasters, dishes, platters, etc. The finds are spread out over lots of visits to different shops. There are a lot buy me. I only buy it if it says sterling or 925. I also educated myself on other hallmarks from different countrys and found a fork with the three legged lion.
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 Posted 10/30/2015  2:02 pm  Show Profile   Bookmark this reply Add DavidUK to your friends list Get a Link to this Reply
Careful of the EPNS gear... and happy picking :)
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EPNS. Means it's electroplated silver. Also, old mexican and other vintage silver can be marked 900, 925, 950, 980 and also if it's stamped simple "coin" it means that 90% coins were melted down to make it meaning it's 900 silver. A lot of vintage oriental silver is marked simply "coin"
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I found a pair of cheap silver heart-shaped jewelry?) boxes. Not sterling, but they cleaned up just fine and I donated them to my local club for a white elephant auction.

I find more collectable pottery than anything else.

Also -- check out your local Habitat for Humanity Restore. It's not just building materials. I've seen silver there and seriously underpriced pottery.
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