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John, I'm one of the guys who watched silver videos for months on end without ever touching silver. YOU were the one who gave me enough faith to get into the market at $26, and you should have been the one that I took most notice of when it was in the high 40s. Please don't quit youtube, you're...

Just this at the base of one of the rims.

About 1.5KG including the lid.

What's your thoughts on this price wise. Hallmarks are from James Dixon and Sons, probably from the early 1900s.

To the uninitiated, what should I realistically be paying for sterling silver pieces? I'd love to hear of those in the business if possible, or even just collectors who like using silver pieces.

Next week is going to be damn interesting for the spot price. I'm really not sure we've seen the bottom of this pull back just as yet, the next resistance point after $35 as per the chart was around $27.

I was in the same boat as you. When I went to buy I used this test to make sure what I was buying was real silver. http://chestofbooks.com/reference/Henley-s-20th-Century-Formulas-Recipes-Processes-Vol3/Silver-Testing.html

Thanks for that mate, I really didn't think it was that old! Certainly a relic but I guess silver is timeless.

I picked them up today. Stampings are the same as the thread I linked in the original post, so that is good. To clarify, it was one .5 KG bar of silver and a whole lot of 5 gram pendants. Not sure what I will do with the pendants, yell out if you see something you like. The other guy's bar...

Duly noted about the trusted brand names rbaggio, I'm a bit restricted in what I can purchase around my area (I live in the bush) so I need to make sure whatever I'm buying is legit.

Oh, and if you could give me any advice for buying silver in a private manner I would be more than appreciative. I'm reading up on how to test for real silver but hearing from the pros directly would be an experience I wouldn't likely forget.

Hi fellas, first time poster, long time lurker. I've been creeping in the shadows for last few months, waiting for silver to hit a slump. It's finally happened and I'm about to finally get into the possession of some physical silver. Anyway, I put an advertisement in the local paper today...