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01-30-2020 04:15 PM
Anyone have any experiences selling pewter?
People talk about selling gold and silver but cannot recall a discussion about pewter.
My mother collected pewter figures as well as some table top items. No one in the family has any interest in these type of things.
01-30-2020 04:17 PM - edited 01-30-2020 04:19 PM
Pewger is not a precious metal like gold and silver. Probably has little value.
Pewter is a metal alloy of tin and lead, but it's mostly composed of tin. Tin prices generally fluctuate between $7 and $11 per pound. When selling for scrap, you can expect to get roughly 50% of the current price – so scrap pewter, therefore, is generally worth around $3 to $5 per pound at a scrap yard
01-30-2020 04:21 PM
I recently asked my gold and silver dealer if pewter had any value. He said that unless it was antique, there was no resale value.
01-30-2020 04:25 PM
@sydsgma1 wrote:I recently asked my gold and silver dealer if pewter had any value. He said that unless it was antique, there was no resale value.
That is my understanding as well; it can have value depending on the Maker, and Age.
01-30-2020 04:39 PM
Pewter isn't a noble metal, the pewter itself wouldn't be worth anything. The items might be worth something, perhaps alot depending on their age, historical significance and who made them. I'd make some calls and find someone who could appraise them for me.
01-30-2020 04:51 PM
Pewter is like many collectibles where the value is in the eye of the beholder.
What we paid to buy the items often has no bearing on what we'll get when we try to sell them.
01-30-2020 05:01 PM
I should have asked if perhaps artist would recast scrap pewter into other items?
01-30-2020 05:40 PM - edited 01-30-2020 05:41 PM
@granddi wrote:I should have asked if perhaps artist would recast scrap pewter into other items?
It might depend on the pewter. Old pewter contains lead and many people may not want to be exposed to that or may find it harder to sell if they do recast it.
Newer pewter is lead-free.
You'll have to ask individual artists or contact a foundry.
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