mysteriousnesss
Elite Member
I know how it sounds...but I'm not referring to going through people's garbage. I live in an area with a lot of apartments, so people who move out always leave cardboard boxes with nicnacs when they move. The other day I saw a box loaded with CD's and computer stuff so I decided to sift through, and to my delight, I found an old candle stick holder. It was in terrible shape, gross patina and lots of melted wax....BUTTTT...somehow I knew it was silver. I took it home, shined it up, froze it to remove the wax, and now I have a lovely International Sterling, Weighted and Reinforced Candlestick Holder. I know the 3 ounces it weighs don't reflect the actual silver content, but there's easily an ounce of Sterling here to be scrapped. Frankly though, I like how it looks on my kitchen table. Goes to show, sometimes people simply throw out their silver!
