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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;DragonflyWink, post: 3739570, member: 111&quot;]As a silver collector who also dealt heavily in silver (and has also scrapped silver at times), I continue to find it odd that so many are so dismissive of silverplate.&nbsp; Solid silver certainly has intrinsic value that isn&#039;t really a consideration in plated pieces, and there is a lot of silverplate with little to no value out there, but the design and desirability of a piece is what a collector values, and is willing to pay for.&nbsp; Certainly you&#039;d want solid silver as opposed to plated in comparable pieces, and there&#039;s always the security in its scrap value, but to my thinking, quite a bit of silverplate has good resale value, though I can definitely understand not wanting to take a chance on it if you don&#039;t have the eye or the knowledge to recognize potential value.&nbsp; It seems odd to me that nice pieces would be rejected just because they&#039;re plated, but other collectors will pay well for items made of ceramic, glass, wood, plastic, paper, etc., even though they have no real value in the materials, only the finished products...</p><p><br /></p><p>I&#039;d brought this up a few years ago, here&#039;s the thread with some examples:</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="https://www.antiquers.com/threads/silverplate.27172/" class="internalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.antiquers.com/threads/silverplate.27172/">https://www.antiquers.com/threads/silverplate.27172/</a></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>~Cheryl[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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