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<p>[QUOTE="afantiques, post: 363250, member: 25"]If you paid less than the metal value, you will be OK, but these are tricky to sell for more than scrap. They are not antique and are fairly common, but have little present day utility.</p><p><br /></p><p>In order to command a premium over metal value silver needs a keen collector base, outstanding design, novelty and preferably some modern day utility. I have a stack of silver bought for hoarding but only a modest proportion are thing that are in regular household use or display because most of it I see as simply a store of value for a really disasterous rainy day.</p><p>I realise the Australian market may be very different with less material available at higher prices.</p><p><br /></p><p>Playing 'guess the weight' i'd see that set at about 20 to 22 ounces, so would pay about £200 for it locally.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="afantiques, post: 363250, member: 25"]If you paid less than the metal value, you will be OK, but these are tricky to sell for more than scrap. They are not antique and are fairly common, but have little present day utility. In order to command a premium over metal value silver needs a keen collector base, outstanding design, novelty and preferably some modern day utility. I have a stack of silver bought for hoarding but only a modest proportion are thing that are in regular household use or display because most of it I see as simply a store of value for a really disasterous rainy day. I realise the Australian market may be very different with less material available at higher prices. Playing 'guess the weight' i'd see that set at about 20 to 22 ounces, so would pay about £200 for it locally.[/QUOTE]
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