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Message:: [QUOTE="RGJohn777, post: 881050, member: 22102"]Yup! It's vastly more functional too.  Around here, in addition to coins, we have 0.900 candy dishes, and a drawer full of sterling ( unmatched) forks, spoons, and butter knives to eat with. So while piling up treasure, we get to use it until it's time to ship it off to the refinery. While it is true that there are 'issues' in selling it, bottom line is that if you don't like the offer, don't accept it. Hallmarked sterling is unlikely to be seriously under 0.925. This stuff was made and sold by very prestigious firms who were not shorting the customer in order to pinch a bit of silver from the melt. They were already making plenty on the multiples of the $1.29 an ounce price of the silver. I've never tried to sell any as collectibles. It's certainly possible that some commands a premium as such. Since I eat with mine every day I know what it looks like so if I ever see something similar selling for a crazy price, I'll try it too. But just because somebody ASKS a certain price doesn't mean they RECEIVE that same price.  Pick it up when it comes your way at a good price. Silver is silver.[/QUOTE]