thrift store find

[Tom Roscal]

i hope this is the right place to post this, i found a couple of 6 inch plates they say sterling, was wondering if these are the real deal. thanks for the help.

[madfranks]

If it's hallmarked with "sterling", that's about as good as it gets. The plate certainly looks correct, I don't see any evidence of it being an alloy and it doesn't look like steel or nickel.

[freespirit]

looks like a good find...what did you pay for them?

[Tom Roscal]

Thanks for the info Madfranks!

Hi FreeSpirit, $1.69 x 2 there approx 3.5 ounces each. :)

[freespirit]

Thanks for the info Madfranks!

Hi FreeSpirit, $1.69 x 2 there approx 3.5 ounces each. :)

that's like $257 !!

good on ya!! well done!

[palani]

Looks like someone used a vibrator pen to write "sterling".

[Tom Roscal]

Thanks Freespirit, they had 5 more i think. they open at nine in the morning, i will be waiting.

Palani, the plate is engraved with a wedding date but the words Kirk & Sons, sterling and 58 looks different than the engraving. here's hoping.

[gunDriller]

thanks for the info madfranks!

Hi freespirit, $1.69 x 2 there approx 3.5 ounces each. :)

scoooooooooooooooore !

[Glass]

definately a score there TR.

here's a little history of Mr Kirk and Sons of Baltimore: http://reviews.ebay.com/A-SHORT-GUIDE-TO-S-KIRK-amp-SON-SILVERWARE_W0QQugidZ10000000003863741

A very prominent silver smith it seems.

[willie pete]

good job...7 ounces of SS melts at $237 at close of today....

[solid]

definately a score there TR.

here's a little history of Mr Kirk and Sons of Baltimore: http://reviews.ebay.com/A-SHORT-GUIDE-TO-S-KIRK-amp-SON-SILVERWARE_W0QQugidZ10000000003863741

A very prominent silver smith it seems.

Good article, to add I found this with some pics of hallmarks..looks like those plates date back to the early 1920's or so.

http://www.925-1000.com/Kirk_Date_Code.html

Tom, great score! Best of luck grabbing the remaining 5! Wow.

[Tom Roscal]

got the last 5 this morning, thanks guys for all the help and encouragement. you cant beat the community of folks here.

[Dogman]

got the last 5 this morning, thanks guys for all the help and encouragement. you cant beat the community of folks here.

Very good find, and score. For $11.83 you profited close to $820.00 if the plates were 3.5 troy oz , 0.925 silver each. And depending on how rare they are, and the hallmarks suggest they were made in the mid 1800's , they maybe worth much more than melt.

[Twisted Titan]

And some where out there in the ethos of cyberspace Mountain Man is smilling a hearty smile

[madfranks]

And some where out there in the ethos of cyberspace Mountain Man is smilling a hearty smile

Ha ha! Hey, where is good ole' mountain man when you need him?

[Santa]

Ha ha! Hey, where is good ole' mountain man when you need him?
Probably pickin the crumbs out of his beard after a leisurely meal of BBQ'd long pig served on a set of the finest silver.

[Dogman]

Probably pickin the crumbs out of his beard after a leisurely meal of BBQ'd long pig served on a set of the finest silver.

While happily thinking of all the past , present, and future widows, he has and will rob. He was proud of his nickname! He earned it the hard way!:rolleyes: