Well these guys know what they have so there probably won't be anything else in here. I almost walked out the door. But my gut told me to take a look around anyway. I walked through the electronics and took a look. Nothing. So I turned down the next isle and there was the flatware and serving sets. I started browsing through all of it. I came across a small goblet. It was among several identical one's. So I took a look at it and turned it over.. No Way!!! Sterling!!! stamped on the bottom of it!!! I flipped it back over to check the price.. $4.98 So I grabbed all of the rest of them a total of 7 in all. I went and grabbed a hand basket to carry them in. I walked back over to the same isle and looked at the rest of the items. I picked up a small dish and flipped it over... Sterling!!! I could not believe it.. The price tag was again marked $4.98 So I picked up the larger dish that the smaller one had been nested in. I turned it over and looked for a mark... Sterling!!! Holy Crap is all I could think.. I looked at the price tag on it and it was marked $4.98. I searched the rest of the store except the flatware bin. I need to go back and check it. I did not have time to go through it, since I had to get back to work. So the rest of the time that I was working I could only think about the silver sitting in my car that I just paid $44.82 for. I finally got home and could not get the scale out fast enough. I checked one of the goblets first. I had estimated about 20 grams. My estimate was waaaay offff.. It weighed in at 50 grams. I had a smile from ear to ear. I put the small dish on the scale and it weighed in at 77.5 grams and the larger dish weighed in at 150.5 grams!! For a total of 578 grams of sterling silver!! 17.19 Troy ounces of silver for $44.82!!! I am still in disbelief. I have been looking at Thrift stores for a couple of years now and never came across anything that was sterling. Only silver plated. Well that is my story for the day.. Thanks for reading. 
I went back to that thrift store this evening. I picked up a candy dish with a handle. It was not marked at all. I figured maybe it had been worn away from all the cleaning. I got it home and it turns out that it is silver plated brass.
. But the trip back was worth it. Because in the process of purchasing the candy dish I found out that Veterans get a 20% discount! So I mentioned that I had served in the Air Force and the clerk told me that if I bring in my receipt from earlier I could get the discount on the previous purchase. Luckily I still had the receipt in the car and I got $9.00 back on the earlier transaction!! I also found out when they get new items in. So I will be back on those days..Here are the pics as promised..
The wife walks over to the computer as peeks over my shoulder..... " Whatcha looking at dear." Nude pictures of men from closed lots on Ebay of course. Ummm ummm ummm thanks Thogey!!!
