This month’s submissions all were handed down in families, including a fine set of Reed & Barton sterling flatware, a ...

They are of sterling silver, and the spoon reservoir is finished in gold vermeil, which is a thin gold plating applied to the silver. At auction, you might expect an estimate of $200-$300 for the set.

Sterling silver has been about $21 an ounce, but midyear, it was down to about $14 or $15. Most collectible silver in good condition is worth more than when it’s melted down, ...

Of Sterling Worth. Published July 21, 1960. N Engl J Med 1960; 263: 148. ... This substance, conforming to the most recent standards of British silver coinage, has been, since 1920,.500 fine.

For example, at a price of $30.74 per ounce (the going rate as of December 15, 2024), a 1-ounce piece of silver would be worth about $31, while a 1-ounce piece of sterling silver would be worth ...

Some have also learned that their metals, including silver flatware, are worth more melted down than intact. Before readers rush to empty silver chests, know that this is about sterling. Silver ...

Oh, the family silver. It’s the stuff of legends, lore, lust and lawsuits. At least it used to be. Once a requisite on every bride’s registry, today, sterling flatware is ...

Q: Can you identify what this is? A whistle? A darning sock? It’s 5½ inches tall and made of silver. The top half comes off and it’s empty inside. I don’t have any family history to it. I ...

ANSWER: Single sterling silver pieces in fancy well-known patterns might be worth a lot, but these spoons are fairly common, inexpensive patterns.

As of this writing an ounce of silver has an exchange value of $32.80. That puts the material value of the 153-pound Borg-Warner Trophy, which gets fractionally heavier every year, at around ...