I have several large silver serving trays I would like to sell and also a tea set with silver over copper. Would they be of any value to melt down? From Ryan in Phoenix, Arizona
Hi Ryan,
Silver serving trays can be worth a fair amount of money melted down but you need to make sure your materials are in fact sterling. Silver tableware pieces that we will be able to refine are usually marked or hallmarked with one of the following markings:
- Sterling
- .925
- 925/1000
- .800
- 800/1000
- .900
- 900/1000
- S
- SS
Find out more about where to sell silver for cash.
Markings on silverware can be located anywhere on the piece, but we see them most often on the backside close to the base of spoons, knives, and forks or on the back of the handle.
Because plated silver items have so little actual silver in them, they are not worth refining, consequently the tea set that you describe being copper and plated with silver will not be valuable to a precious metal refiner melted down. You may have more luck selling it online or checking with a local antique dealer.
If you are unsure about if your items are sterling silver or plated, watch this video that describes how to determine is a silver tray is sterling or plated.
29 comments
i have a tea set 1883 rogers silver plated. is it worth much?
Greetings @Dan. Unfortunately because your set is plated, we cannot offer a return based on the siver content. However, Rogers Bros tea sets can often fetch a good return for the resell value, if you find the right collector. Wiki answers might have some help for you too: http://wiki.answers.com/Q/What_is_the_value_of_an_1883_FB_Rogers_Silver_Co_tea_set
what price would silver have to be to for quadruple plated silverware being melted down to be profitable or applicable?
Hi @Mark. Plated silverware has extremely trace amounts of actual silver. In most cases it will take more time and energy to remove the silver than the silver is actually worth. We recommend trying to find a collector or eBay may be a better option for you.
Is Northwest silver quality .I have a 12 inch silver Northwest platter was wondering if I could get some feedback
Hi Jeff. Unfortunately this is not enough information for us to tell anything about the precious metal value of your platter. Is Northwest the manufacturer? If you could fill out our RFQ form here http://www.archenterprises.com/contact-us.html would be helpful. You can also upload an image of your piece with any markings or hallmarks that we may be able to tell the purity of your piece. Thank you for your question!
I have a silver tray marked Community Plate 11910. It’s not in good condition, what is the value as is and how much can I get for it if it’s “melted down”?
Hi Helen,
The first item to make sure of is if you tray is in fact sterling silver. Whenever we see “plate” marked on a piece usually indicates that it is silver plated, not sterling and does not have any silver value. The second item we would need to know is the weight of your piece. When you have those two pieces of information confirmed, we can help give an idea about value. Thanks!
I have a sterling silver coffee pot, tea pot, sugar bowl, and cream pitcher from England. It is marked 925 sterling silver. I have the huge tray that it sits on but it is silver plate and really heavy. What is a ball park that it would be worth melted down.
We got it from a friend so not a family piece. And I am tired of polishing it.
Mary
Hi Mary,
Thank you for your question. Could you weight all your pieces that are marked 925 sterling? Those would be the pieces that we could return a silver payment on. Once you have that weight please send in a Request form here and we will email you back with a ballpark estimate based on today’s silver price. http://www.precious-metal-refining.info/request-estimate/
Thanks!
I have a W & S Blackinton fine silver tray it states since 1865 and 140 on the back it weighs approximately 3 lbs. Maybe less. It is fairly heavy. I’d like to know the value?
HI Amber,
Do you know for sure if your tray is sterling silver? In most searches for “W & S Blackinton silver tray” we are finding that these pieces are silverplate and are onsale on Ebay for anywhere from $6-$250. SO even if you piece is not sterling, does not mean that it does not have value. It just means that it does not have precious metal value so a refiner like Arch would not be of service to you. Hope that helps. Thanks!
I have a very nice large sized silver tray marked ENGLISH SILVER Mfg.corp with MR s inside a shield mark and what looks like a TRUE in a circle then a picture of a man’s head beside this and has Made In USA under that.Any ideas of value and etc ?
Hi Eva. We are not antique dealer or experts in silver flatware hallmarks. But from what we have found ENGLISH SILVER MFG CORP is a company out of Brooklyn, NY
and mainly manufactured pieces from silver plat from 1950. But even if your piece is not sterling, it could still be an antique and fetch a value for its rarity or desirability in the market as a silver tray. Sorry we could not be of further assistance. Good Luck!
Hello! I have a silver plate, that states in the back with the companies name that this item is “UNCONDITIONALLY GUARANTEED” for the life of this article!! I have bad eyesight but it kinda looks like the company’s name is WEST Blackmaster Company. Since ” i think the year is 1865 or 18 something! We had bought and old home that had like a sevants quarter in the back of the house that was attached to the garage! This piece looks gray and black and is quite heavy! So i have been wondering if it has value?
I have a large, antique tray marked “Sterling”, and on my postage scale it weighs 2 lbs. What would be its value? Thank you, Kay
My son melted down a sterling silver tea pot and spoons and forks made it in several round cast weights around 2 lbs any idea the worth
Hi a friend of the family just past away and we have ended up with some bit we have what looks like 2 tea pots that are all stamped up iv looked up from the stamps both tea pots are made by pierre gillois think it’s like 1730-40 that’s both the pot and they are in a wooden box with 6 little spoons and a little pair of sissers was just checking out the rough price thanks for your time
I have a antique tea set on the bottom it says silver on Copper it has a number 4756 a friend gave it to me found it on his attic 19 years ago when he bought his house is this worth something
I have silver tea pot,6 Silver costers,1 pair salt pepper shakers. And large heavy silver tray.
I need to sell it how would I know how much I can get. Thank you
I have a silver tray from 1687. And wondering what it may be worth.
I have 7 pound silver bar (about 40 years old) with no markings on it. Is there any value except as door stop?
Thanks. Roy
Hi , I have two 12″ or 13″ silver platters, I did the magnet test on them and no magnetic attraction happened at all. There are no markings or numbers or anything identifying where they were made or by whom. Any advice on how to find anything out about these platters? Any help will be greatly appreciated!
I have a silver on copper tea set 5 pieces plus tray also have a tea pot with burner and tray it had a crown emblem on the bottom the set is 60 years old I’d like to know could these items be of value
if i remove the silver from my 45 pieces of silverplated hollowware, can i sell the silver?
I have a what I believe is a silverplated tea set (pitcher, sugar & creamer) the only markings I see on it are Roger’s & Bro. 2380 engraved on the underside of the tray. Is it worth anything? Please respond so I can throw it out if not valuable. THANK YOU.
I have a beautiful silver tray I got for my wedding 48 years ago where can I go to sell and see what it is worth
I have several tea/coffee pots, sugar & creamer, extra small (Trash?) bowl, (glass pot) warmer, hanging pot w/burner. Most are marked Sheridan silver over copper and one that is marked Strasbourg. I would like to sell all for one money. I have not cleaned them for fear of scratching. Only used a soft cloth to see the marks on bottom. Will be happy to send pics. One pot lid came untacked, all others are in good shape. These were given for a Church sale and I am just trying to get the money to use for a project that we are sponsoring to buy school supplies for needy children in the area. Thanks Joan
Hello, we have four pieces of sterling: a tray, pot, jug and bowl.
The total weight is 5.5 lbs. Wondering if the price of the silver
Is worth more than the out of date style. Please let us know a price.
Thankyou
Fiona
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