Found this piece at a local goodwill along with some other items. 3 pounds for 10.00. Not sure if this piece is worth anything but the rest is fodder. Thoughts?
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Pewter find: Melt or Keep?
Found this piece at a local goodwill along with some other items. 3 pounds for 10.00. Not sure if this piece is worth anything but the rest is fodder. Thoughts?
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Keep it for your favorite quaff , to slake your thirst while slaving over a hot smelting pot, at least till the zombies start showing up. Looks like it is good shape and has some interesting stamps, might be worth investigating.
Not sure if their worth any more than their weight in tin. I found a piece that looks like a church collection plate of pewter. Looks very old and is stamped in late 1700's . Weighs 7 pounds. Im holding off melting it but havent found anything at all on it concerning value. Someone will chime in soon im betting.
Made in 2003 for Annheiser-Busch. Hmmmm-PUDDLE TIME!!
If it were mine it would be in the mix.
I should get a life I recognized the Annheiser-Busch logo way to quickly.
I'm not so sure it should be a puddle, beer memorabilia does sometimes have some value, I'm guessing those steins might not be too common. Expensive brand marketing items did not get purchased nearly as often. And really nice ones may have been given to a limited number of people as swag at an event.
If you can't find one like it on eBay then it is rare (or somewhat rare) so probably worth holding onto. Or put it up on eBay with a $35 buy it now. See if your sucker was already born and has internet access.
Scrap.... because all the really pithy and emphatic four letter words were taken and we had to describe this source of casting material somehow so we added an "S" to what non casters and wives call what we collect.
Kind of hard to claim to love America while one is hating half the Americans that disagree with you. One nation indivisible requires work.
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When I find something which may have more value, I offer it for sale. No takers, I don't feel bad about keeping it as an ingot. IME not much brings over pewter ingot value, though I have sold a couple of Steiff Colonial Williamsburg items. They don't all sell that way though.
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I sure WOULD keep it!!!!!! That well marked it is not your ordinary run-of-the-mill food service ware.
Use to drink my favorite sudzzzzz out of. I would definitely add it to my collection of drinking tools.
Boolits are not worth THAT much. Get some Sn other places.
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Personally I would put it on the shelf, you could always smelt it later. I searched ebay and found two identical mugs listed with asking prices of $35 and $47. If they sell for those prices are anybody's guess. I found some recent sales of the same mug with offers less than the asking prices of $26 and $28.
It has to be really beaten up before I will melt it. I am just an old softie, I guess.
On the other hand, I once cut up a really nice M98 to make a sporter. I really regret doing that, but it is a useful rifle.
It's TIN how much can it be worth. I would melt it when I needed it, but not 1 second before.
It looks like it should be put back to work doing the job it was made for!
You could always have a change of heart and smelt it ........... it's hard to bring it back from the ingot ......... easy to put it in an ingot later!
Look for tin in other places and save this one for "fun" and recreational hydration purposes!
A real "squire" you'll be a swiggin' down your favorite stuff in that one I say!
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I've got plenty of pewter for now. It stays as is, in my china cabinet as decor....for nowThanks for the suggestions all!
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Melt IMHO
kids that hunt and fish dont mug old ladies
I picked up about 8 pounds this weekend at the thrift stores paid about $11.
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Well done! I love visiting thrift stores with my wife. She likes to browse and I get brownie points for going along (always keeping an eye out for pewter or cast iron or ladles or hot plates or possible ingot molds or .......)Originally Posted by 500MAG
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I do get some weird looks if anyone catches me with my battery powered digital scale getting a weight on pewter items. I guess most of the shoppers hold them up and look at them. Who knew?
Nice thing about winter scale fits in my jacket pocket.
Scrap.... because all the really pithy and emphatic four letter words were taken and we had to describe this source of casting material somehow so we added an "S" to what non casters and wives call what we collect.
Kind of hard to claim to love America while one is hating half the Americans that disagree with you. One nation indivisible requires work.
Feedback page http://castboolits.gunloads.com/show...light=RogerDat
I have a digital pull scale with a hook. I can hang things from it to get weight. Small and cheap (china for about $5)
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I went with one of the HF digital scales that can run off of batteries, but did look at those hanging weight scales too.
Scrap.... because all the really pithy and emphatic four letter words were taken and we had to describe this source of casting material somehow so we added an "S" to what non casters and wives call what we collect.
Kind of hard to claim to love America while one is hating half the Americans that disagree with you. One nation indivisible requires work.
Feedback page http://castboolits.gunloads.com/show...light=RogerDat
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