Sterling Silver

[ALMIGHTYIGZ]

i have two 925 chains.... do you think i can sell them?

[pinegrove33]

@ALMIGHTYIGZ absolutely, weight them, list them on ebay, describe them as "silver jewelry" and they'll sell quick.

[tvsinesperanto]

That lighter is a Ronson Adonis. I inherited one from my grandfather.

Not 100% sure of the period but it's in the Art Deco style so it'll be older than the 50's probably. I'd say somewhere between the 30's and 50's. Most likely it was in production for years, decades even.

It may or may not have a date stamp. Check the bottom near the flint compartment.

No idea of what they're worth. Mine holds extreme sentimental value so I've never even considered selling it.

Hope this helps.

[pinegrove33]

@tvsinesperanto Yes, good information thanks for the heads up. I'll check the flint compartment.

[mala265]

hey ...you got some cool stuff there Bern. Good find..:))

[jaskins75]

Anyone...What's the difference between sterling silver and silver? Is it the same difference as gold jewlery and coins or bars? If you melt down any jewelery or whatever that is made of gold or silver, will you be left with pure?? Anyone that wants to let me know please do.

[MrB0TT]

@jaskins75 Sterling silver is an alloy of silver containing 92.5% by weight of silver and 7.5% by weight of other metals, usually copper. Silver eagles are 99.99% pure silver. Gold eagles are also 99.99% pure gold (24 Karat) where 14k gold jewelry is 58.3% pure gold.  If you have an accurate scale you can weigh your gold jewelry and use the weight /gold price multiplied by 58.3% to get an idea of what you can sell it for. I did that and what they offered was pretty close to what I expected.

[jaskins75]

@MrB0TT

Thanks man, appreciate the info.

[pinegrove33]

@MrB0TT now that's what i call a QUALITY answer.

[ShinySilverBunny]

eating from a sterling silver spoon has health benefits. that is where that saying came from :) elite who were born with a silver spoon had lower risk to getting illness

[RUBuyingSilver]

I don’t think you should worry about the small premium associated with .999 fine silver bullion because when silver hits $400.00 an ounce a $2.00 premium will be nothing.

[pinegrove33]

@KillaC4Mammie Hah, only if you're going and we're playing poker and drinking all night. No taking chicks to the Bellagio. The Excalibur's our speed.

[pinegrove33]

@theunsilentgrave I agree with you i think it's the ultimate survival metal.

[cdubMRA]

Bernard,

Have you considered coin roll hunting? Still silver in circulation. A lot of people do 1/2 dollars, but in my experience these can be a hassle to get. I've never had much luck with them. I do get boxes of dimes or nickels every now and then. I do it more for fun. Found 15 nickels, 5 dimes, and 3 silver halves so far this year. I don't do it that often though. Did find a Mercury dime in a roll that was cool.

[pinegrove33]

@cdubMRA Solid ideas man. i saw Okie Silver dude's one on half dollars. He said that it's dried up though now for him.

[cdubMRA]

@pinegrove33

Yeah check it out if you if you get a chance sometime. I bank with 5th Third and the tellers there know me so they will give me a box if they have an extra. I pay ofcourse, $250 for dimes, or $100 for Nickels. I use TCF as my dump bank, because they have those free coin counter returns. Some banks don't like giving you boxes of coins if you don't have a business account, which I don't. Oh yeah how about Hester up at TCF Field tonight? Got the record!

[bigb47]

@cdubMRA What nickels are good? I know pre-1965 dimes and quarters have 90% silver but I haven't seen anything about nickels of certain years having favorable content like that.

[cdubMRA]

@bigb47

WWII Nickels. Years '42-46 are 30% silver. Some of the 42 & 46s are clad but everything inbetween has silver. The mint mark is above the Monticello on all Silver Nickels you can't miss it. Any Non-Silver would have mint mark to bottom right of Monticello or none at all. Buffs are fun to find too although they aren't silver. Good luck.

[imitator777]

cool video thanks for sharing flea markets are the best place to get deals

[pinegrove33]

@imitator777 Good point, never been to one but i should check them out.

[iamundergrace]

is gold plated worth anything??? can that be used for junk silver/gold??

[pinegrove33]

@iamundergrace It's such a microscopic about of electro-magnified gold that goes into it that from my experience it doesn't add to the value i'm afraid.

[Torgo1969]

Hoard those women's shiny baubles, and one day sell them to an entrepreneur making solar panels or water purifiers. I grabbed 3 one ouncers today, despite the high price, to give as gifts this week. However, I'm pretty far from selling my stack, unless it's to get friends or associates into the game with a couple ounces.

[pinegrove33]

@Torgo1969 That's the difference between you and I. I gave out copper gifts this year. The silver's hoarded up in the box. I bought 5,700 bucks worth of it from 11/09 to 10/10 and its worth 10,200 now. I expect it'll hit 35 next year.

[smttysmth02gt]

You work out Chapin? How about a video discussing your routines and what not?

[pinegrove33]

@smttysmth02gt That would be presumptuous on my part. I work out 6 days a week but my best moves are with a knife and fork in my hand as i'm 228 and should be 200. I will address working out though as a topic in the future.

[1Scattered]

Does silver have any practical value? I can't imagine it being worth much when the shit hits the fan and every is paying an arm and a leg for food.

[62636263c]

@1Scattered It is one of the very best antibiotics on earth. You can make colloidal silver or use it as as silverware to prepare food and eat on to kill bacteria. Just something to know. Oh, and in bullet form will kill a werewolf, lol.

[pinegrove33]

@62636263c Hah, yes, and not to mention the Lone Ranger's hoard of silver bullets as well. It has universal value.

[Joe11Blue]

@1Scattered If you have a mirror in your home, or any piece of modern electronics, you have some silver already. It's used in all sort's of manufacturing as well. Along with that, it also has medical uses like the number's guy stated.

[pinegrove33]

@Joe11Blue You're 100 percent right. It's wonder can be seen as it having as much industrial value as it does jewelry and investment value.

[Joe11Blue]

@pinegrove33 Which is exactly why I buy it. It's price may go down in the long term when our cash isn't worthless again, but I still will have lost less money than if I held USD.

[pinegrove33]

@1Scattered Yeah, industrial value, jewelry value, medicinal value, and silver like gold is real money. It's ideal for trade when the SHTF.

[MoneyIsSilver]

$30 an oz silver just means I'm more pissed off when the post office LOSES 4oz like they just did! :(

[jcvjcvjcvjcv]

@MoneyIsSilver

The post here lost 21 Oz TWICE.

I got a refund at the end...

[pinegrove33]

@jcvjcvjcvjcv you say "lost" due to your being a kindly person. Here in Chicago with the USPS we say "stole."

[jcvjcvjcvjcv]

@pinegrove33

Yes, that's probably a more accurate description of what happened.

I still regret for not ordering again. Now I've got those euro's, but they buy just over half the amount of the silver 15 months later.

[pinegrove33]

@MoneyIsSilver See you are a nice guy. You say "lose" I say "steal."

[coffeefish]

Sterling Silver = 92.5% silver 7.5% copper.

[acuriousbeast]

Lighter 30's or '40's prob. - can be restored to working condition combining practicality with good melt value plus possible resale. Good overall strategy. My stop price was $30 (which ain't easy) but am very seriously reconsidering what I can do without for more. Hope you have a great week.

[pinegrove33]

@acuriousbeast Yeah, it's a thing of beauty I'd love to get more in the way of antiques. 30 as a stop? Mine was 22. I've been jonsing but it was nice to have money this year at Christmas time. Last year I was totally broke.

[acuriousbeast]

@pinegrove33 Me this year. No dire straits or anything but the spending money is kind of tight.

[ThatsMrMoronToYou]

Sterling silver is just as pretty.

[pinegrove33]

@ThatsMrMoronToYou I think so too particularly when it's polished.

[RayDandy]

the lighter is cool

[pinegrove33]

@RayDandy I liked it best myself.

[UnderseaCaveman]

aside from any historically valued items, I'd melt'em down to home-made bullions......sell it, and wait for the dip to buy more.....(but, it's sooooo easy to "say", and orders of magnitude more difficult to execute, i.e..... find tops and bottoms. That said, one need find exact tops and bottoms....just the activity of selling higher and buying lower suffices)

[pinegrove33]

@UnderseaCaveman Yeah, you know i really have no idea how much a smelter would cost. I should look into that.

[UnderseaCaveman]

@pinegrove33 Bern, looks like plenty of DIY stuff on web......some talk about using Acetalene Torches.

I didn't see any "Build your own Kiln" on YT yet. But at least on Web looks interesting...