Silver drinking cups and saucer

[artslinger]

Hello, I scored this silver this past weekend, and I'm planning to scrap it. It weighs 500 grams. I know what my reminery pays for gold, and know what I should expect normally in the 85 to 90%. Regarding Silver, can someone please let me know what a fair amount is? The scrap value is $347 at 100%. Should I expect 85-90% as well? Thanks to all, it is very much appreciated. I apologize about the pic of the marks. They all say 925.

artslinger

 

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[tamrock]

Nice bit of silver.

 

[robertk]

Those are nice. Seems like they'd be worth more intact than as scrap. But yes, silver is typically 92.5% pure, so you're going to lose 7.5% of the weight as non-silver.

 

[HistoryTeacher]

Nice finds. I would look closer at the design and see if they are worth more than melt. They look fairly modern and to be in good shape...and there appears to be a cavalryman on the plate? What does the full design on the plate look like?

 

[artslinger]

Nice finds. I would look closer at the design and see if they are worth more than melt. They look fairly modern and to be in good shape...and there appears to be a cavalryman on the plate? What does the full design on the plate look like?

Please see the complete design. I can't make out the words on one of the stamps, but it looks like BTMIO or 3TMIO and for the 925 there is Spartan or Roman soldier followed by 925.

 

[HistoryTeacher]

Interesting. In my limited experience, I haven't seen anything quite like that. I would say 1800's cavalryman, not ancient. I would have thought this was a Kiddush set, but the cavalryman doesn't make sense to me.

 

[Red-Coat]

It's a Hussar. Typically Central and Eastern European.

A better picture of the hallmarks should enable it to be attributed and at least approximately dated.

 

[artslinger]

It's a Hussar. Typically Central and Eastern European.

A better picture of the hallmarks should enable it to be attributed and at least approximately dated.

Thanks to all. The hallmarks are super tiny. I can bare see the 925 stamps with my loupe. I'll if I can get better images. Thanks again!