You know how you read the articles about how many pre-64 silver coins were melted in the 80's and how the numismatic value might increase down the road due to scarcity.
Could the same thing possibly happen with sterling silver antiques? They increase in antique value because so may pieces are being melted down
I just broke up a pair of weighted sterling silver candlesticks that I bought at a yard sale last weekend. Whenever I go in the local coin store you always see them breaking down weighted sterling to send out.
So just made me wonder about the value of these items down the road beyond their silver content.