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We Buy Sterling Silverware
and Tableware
Nashville
Coin
& Currency, Inc.
We are
strong buyers of Silver Flatware and Tableware and
we are always buying. All
sterling silverware is valuable for its silver content,
plus we pay more
than just the silver price for certain pieces, patterns and makers. Whether
it’s a common pattern, or a special one, we buy it all!
To help you determine if your items are solid sterling, or just plated,
use this information to guide you:
Sterling Silver
is 92.5% silver with 7.5% copper alloy added for durability and will be
marked “Sterling” or “925”. Sterling comes in hundreds of
design patterns
from many different makers.
Since similar pieces even within the same set can vary, all Sterling
pieces are weighed, and the price per ounce is figured depending on the piece type,
pattern, its condition, as well as the current base-market price for Silver.
Coin
Silver is also good silver. It will often be
marked "Coin", but sometimes it won't.
It is not as pure as Sterling, but Coin Silver can be valuable for both
its silver value and its antique value.
This marking is usually seen on spoons as forks & knives are less often made of Coin Silver.
Here
are some common markings that are known to be silver plated.
Unfortunately, silver plated items do not contain enough silver to be recovered, so unless they are rare as antiques, they are
bought and sold by the pound for the copper they contain under the
plating.
They may have hallmarks, but will not have the word “Sterling”.
| Rogers
Brothers, 1847 Rogers, 1881 Rogers |
| IS, International Silver |
| EPNS (electroplated nickel
silver) |
| A1, AA,
AAA, Double, Triple, EPC |
| Sheffield,
German Silver, White Metal |
| Community,
Electroplated Base Metal, EP |
Antique English
or European hallmarks and markings can be confusing.
Many are valuable, some are not. We are
to happy to help you determine the values of these as well.
Contact us today to schedule an appointment for your silver evaluation with
Mike
Mouret
Nashville Coin & Currency, Inc.
213 Overlook Circle, Suite B-1
Brentwood,
TN 37027
(615) 377-4949
(888) 291-7001
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