Neat antique sterling silver trophy find at auction

[Pennysaved]

Tonight I picked up a 1922 sterling silver trophy; it has little cornucopia like trumpet vases --- 1 large one out of the middle and 3 smaller ones; they can be taken out

Unfortunately one of the little trumpet vases is dented.

The silver halmark is the anchor lion and capital W

The trophy has a name inscribed and the says Semper Fidelis Lodge No 3299 as a token of esteem Saturday April 1st 1922

The vases are not weighted and weigh 115 grams
The base of the trophy has cement but the side walls are thicker than usualy silver weighted piece; I havent broken it apart to weigh it

I paid $74.75 with the all the fees included

Hard to decide whether to melt or not

Do you guys ever feel bad melting down a neat piece of history?

[Lemon Thrower]

you might get more for it as an antique/genealogy. probably awared by a VFW post to a marine.

[Rodebaugh]

From what I have noticed.....this is how it plays out.

Melt it or spin your wheels. I have tried to move some very nice sterling pieces before at spot to "save" them......and they always end up in the pot after a month or so.

It's a shame I know.

[highroller4321]

Pictures help

[Pennysaved]

I can email pics to anyone who wants to see it; have to snap them with my cell phone camera

[highroller4321]

I can email pics to anyone who wants to see it; have to snap them with my cell phone camera

Just load them on photobucket.com and than put them up on here. If you email them to me I can do it for you.

[pennypicker]

Do you guys ever feel bad melting down a neat piece of history?

People have been melting 90% silver U.S. coins including silver dollars for decades now and I consider them all to be collectible pieces of history as well....melt the sucker.

[.02FYI]

I think there are several that will keep you from starting the fire and putting it in the pot and will send a check. Check to see what they are paying?

[cesariojpn]

Do you guys ever feel bad melting down a neat piece of history?

People have been melting 90% silver U.S. coins including silver dollars for decades now and I consider them all to be collectible pieces of history as well....melt the sucker.

Theirs a big difference between millions of discs of coin silver vs. one custom made trophy.

[pennypicker]

Do you guys ever feel bad melting down a neat piece of history?

People have been melting 90% silver U.S. coins including silver dollars for decades now and I consider them all to be collectible pieces of history as well....melt the sucker.

Theirs a big difference between millions of discs of coin silver vs. one custom made trophy.

We're talking about a diminutive trophy from some obscure lodge back in 1922. If the trophy was made of pewter it would have made its way to a landfill decades ago. The only reason it still has life is because of it's silver content. As the price of silver rises so will the temptation for the owner to melt this so called "piece of history". Eventually, when either the price of silver rises enough or the trophy ends up in the hands of a certain owner, it will be melted.

[Copper Catcher]

Interesting articles.....

Silver trophy awarded to Gertrude Ederle, the first woman to swim the English Channel, in 1926
http://www.smithsonianlegacies.si.edu/o ... .cfm?ID=99

Famous Trophies and Awards
http://www.mickeys.net/hi-famous-trophies.htm