Collecting Sterling Silver

You could collect silver by a certain silversmith Nathanial Mills and Hester Bateman are well collected. You might want to collect silver from certain countries such as Scotland or Ireland, the list is endless in what you can collect. One thing which will determine how big your collection is or what you want to collect is how much money you want to spend on it. Silver is good to invest in as there is always a Scrap price to fall back on if the price of the item falls, this will be the lowest price paid for an item normally. However if you invest in the correct items then the price will be far in excess of the scrap price, you can find out more information here.

Some things to lookout for if you want to start collecting silver especially if you want to make it a good investment for the future. Age of the item will normally increase the price, the same as the rarity of the item or assay office. You can imagine a silver fork from the 1920's will cost less than a silver fork made in the 1770's and a silver spoon from Birmingham will cost much less than a silver spoon from Thirsk in Scotand which is classed as provincial silver. The condition of the item is also important as the better the condition the more it is worth, condition might be forgot if the item is very rare or the maker or assay office is not normally seen. The maker of the item can also have an effect on the price as a Snuff box by Nathanial Mills will cost more than a Snuff box by Taylor and Perry. Hallmarks can be confusing but there is help from books and websites such as Antique Silver Site.

There are also lots of different places to buy silver from you can go to a specialist shop or dealer but you will probably pay premium prices for your items. You can go to Antiques fairs, Markets, Boot and Garage sales, Auctions including on-line such as eBay and now most good auction houses have their own on-line bidding so you don't even have to go. However where you buy your silver from make sure you check out exactly what it is you are either buying or bidding on prior to the event. My site Antique Silver Site can give you ideas and will be updated at regular intervals with new ideas and information for you.

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