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Re: “...a feel, even if inaccurate, for the spoon's metal content and worth.�I was right that the spoon is big. 11 inches and 93 grams. (A Troy oz is 31 grams.) The spoon's bowl is 2.5 inches wide and 3 inches deep making it practically a ladle.

I don't know what the metal portion of the spoon weighs. My idea to weigh the bowl while supporting the wood handle off scale doesn't work. I get results varying from 30 grams to 66 grams depending on how the support is set.






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By: De_Composed
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Sat, 19 Oct 24 9:00 AM
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Silver had a very good day, jumping almost 6.5% to close at $33.68. While that's far from its all time high, it did set a new long term high.

In related news, I bought a sterling silver spoon with a wooden handle at auction Thursday. My wife will be picking it up Saturday so I'll finally get to see how big it is. Spoons like this that aren't 100% sterling can't be assigned a weight by the auction house, so it's a bit of a gamble. But it looks to me to be fairly big... around 1 Troy oz of metal is my guess. With silver above $33/oz, my $12 purchase is bound to be a good deal.. As you can see, below, it's not a conventional spoon. I'll probably stick the "bowl" portion onto a scale while trying to have the handle supported off scale - just to get a feel, even if inaccurate, for the spoon's metal content and worth.




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