Bag of Wallace Sterling!

[Spartcom5]

Hey guys first sort of major find at a thrift! Lady had a bag of sterling flatware for $50, all profits go to cancer research, so of course I bought it! This is also my first sterling flatware score, weighed out to around 478 grams of sterling. Its Wallace sterling and the style is Normandie, made in 1933. Cool thing about it is that two of the spoons are still sealed in bags brand new! Total there were 10 spoons, 4 forks, and 3 butter knives (which were solid sterling not just the handle). Now being my first flatware score do these have any value over scrap? Should I polish them up? How? Do i just use the aluminum pan method?

 

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[stefen]

Salt paste works well...

Rub tarnish with paste and wash...polish with soft rag...

No foil, vinegar, baking soda, epson salt or chemicals...

 

[JimDon]

Great score. They are probably worth more than scrap but the only way to know is to try to sell them.

 

[captain flintlock]

I wouldn't use anything abrasive. I use "Wrights" silver polish or " Hagerty" silversmiths polish. Both are great and I use on my personal collection of early American and English silver and coin silver. That's a great find you made!! Congrats!!

 

[Beachkid23]

Tarnx. Dip them right in and put them in sink full of water. Takes like 5-10 min. Easy!

 

[tamrock]

I wouldn't use anything abrasive. I use "Wrights" silver polish or " Hagerty" silversmiths polish. Both are great and I use on my personal collection of early American and English silver and coin silver. That's a great find you made!! Congrats!!

Wright's or Weiman's silver cream (both are the same stuff) is what I use also. I get it at Walmart.

 

[tamrock]

I do think your silver will sell over scrap value. What I do on this stuff is find out what "replacement.com" is asking and go a little under their price. I do the same on other things such as Waterford crystal. Once even "replacement. com" bought an item from me on eBay. They gave me instructions to use a packing list with the PO # they gave me. I saw on their website they had an outstanding order for the very same item I was selling and they just bought mine to fill their back order. So check replacement's stock of what you have and if they don't have what you have, you may be able to ask what they'd be asking for the same piece? ... selling those individually should get you the most out of them. Nice find

 

[shootist]

Lock them up and get back out there and get some more!! Nice score.

 

[Beachkid23]

I'd put them in a flatware box and use it as a savings account until later on. You will love it when the box gets filled...