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<p>[QUOTE="MrNate, post: 4352924, member: 5515"]Well....this is going to have to go under "lessons learned, don't gamble like MrNate for this group"....So there is some value to be learned here; I got the package and after looking everything over it appears pretty clear to me that I got a BUNCH of silverplate, and not a single real silver item to report back....</p><p><br /></p><p>So while that is discouraging, what I'm not discouraged by is the clue that led me to make the purchase (albeit an incorrect purchase) was actually what I thought it was. Allow me to explain:</p><p><br /></p><p>In my initial glimpse of the box, I was immediately drawn to the sugar bowl. I thought I could be looking at warn down gilding covering the lower portion; in reality it's pretty clear I'm looking at the base metal after the silverplate has warn down. But I'm still proud of myself for finding a tricky clue, and finding clues like this will always be valuable as I continue to hunt for treasure. So what was the clue I was hoping someone else would observe? When I saw the underside of the sugar bowl, my eyes were drawn to three little indentions. To me, it looked possible that they were the backside indentations of makers marks on the other side of the base. Now I should have asked for more photos on this one, but my excitement of seeing that sneaky clue made me pull the trigger on a hunch...</p><p><br /></p><p>Well it turns out my guess was correct but the end result was wrong. They were indentations of marks, but clearly not real silver. Here's what the items look like and the marks:</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]361536[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]361537[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]361538[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]361539[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]361540[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]361541[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="MrNate, post: 4352924, member: 5515"]Well....this is going to have to go under "lessons learned, don't gamble like MrNate for this group"....So there is some value to be learned here; I got the package and after looking everything over it appears pretty clear to me that I got a BUNCH of silverplate, and not a single real silver item to report back.... So while that is discouraging, what I'm not discouraged by is the clue that led me to make the purchase (albeit an incorrect purchase) was actually what I thought it was. Allow me to explain: In my initial glimpse of the box, I was immediately drawn to the sugar bowl. I thought I could be looking at warn down gilding covering the lower portion; in reality it's pretty clear I'm looking at the base metal after the silverplate has warn down. But I'm still proud of myself for finding a tricky clue, and finding clues like this will always be valuable as I continue to hunt for treasure. So what was the clue I was hoping someone else would observe? When I saw the underside of the sugar bowl, my eyes were drawn to three little indentions. To me, it looked possible that they were the backside indentations of makers marks on the other side of the base. Now I should have asked for more photos on this one, but my excitement of seeing that sneaky clue made me pull the trigger on a hunch... Well it turns out my guess was correct but the end result was wrong. They were indentations of marks, but clearly not real silver. Here's what the items look like and the marks: [ATTACH=full]361536[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]361537[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]361538[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]361539[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]361540[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]361541[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]
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