Silver Spoons

237SJ | 12:10 Tue 15th Mar 2016 | ChatterBank

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I have some solid silver teaspoons and dessert spoons. They weigh about 12 ounces which is about £120 worth of silver. They have a date and some initials on them. They are 200 years old. Would it be worth selling them for the silver or as antiques?

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Well 237, I think you could be lucky. My view (and I am by no means an expert - just a hobby collector of silver - mainly table ware and particularly spoons. I have a rather lovely collection of georgian straining spoons). In my view, these spoons are all Exeter marked. The Exeter assay office ran from 1700 to the late 1800s. It used to assay all silver from the Devon...

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Barmaid

My pleasure. It's just my little hobby.

Did I say they were collectible? Nah, I fibbed. I'll give you 20 quid for em ;) !!!!!