The price of silver?

[wasapi]

Probably a dumb question, but I seem to ask a lot of those.

If someone inherited solid silver flatware and serving dishes, ect, from the 30's and 40's, is it a better investment to try and sell them as is, or as bulk silver by weight?

Thanks!
Julia

[dvictr]

its worth more as is.

if its quality flatware, there is a premium for 'antiques'. sterling silver sets are very expensive

[fuelair]

Silver @ 25.00 per oz. (app) recently for the metal. If you know the pattern name or maker you should be able to find collector value, but that's not my field.

[The Central Scrutinizer]

Probably a dumb question, but I seem to ask a lot of those.

If someone inherited solid silver flatware and serving dishes, ect, from the 30's and 40's, is it a better investment to try and sell them as is, or as bulk silver by weight?

Thanks!
Julia

Hard to say. I'd get an appraisal of their value as silverware.

[soylent]

Unless it's dented or broken it will probably sell at a premium as silverware as opposed to scrap. Silver scrap will not go for $25/oz(spot price); sterling silver scrap will go for something like $15-20/oz.