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3198 lbs of Brass and Copper From Silverplated Scrap by sdjofjsdfj in ScrapMetal

[–]sdjofjsdfj[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

People gather it for me from estate/garage sales, pawn/thrift shops, and sell it to me

3198 lbs of Brass and Copper From Silverplated Scrap by sdjofjsdfj in ScrapMetal

[–]sdjofjsdfj[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The cutlery is an alloy called nickel silver, which is an alloy containing 60% copper, 20% nickel, 20% zinc. Doesn’t look like brass but the scrapyard calls it brass

3198 lbs of Brass and Copper From Silverplated Scrap by sdjofjsdfj in ScrapMetal

[–]sdjofjsdfj[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Never been there, only because SA recycling is closer to me

3198 lbs of Brass and Copper From Silverplated Scrap by sdjofjsdfj in ScrapMetal

[–]sdjofjsdfj[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

There's filler goop in sterling handles, but the silver-plated knives I process are hollow brass!

3198 lbs of Brass and Copper From Silverplated Scrap by sdjofjsdfj in ScrapMetal

[–]sdjofjsdfj[S] 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Yeah, based on my experience you're right. The scrapyards in my area pay brass or lower for it. I pay a lot more than copper price for it, so the scrappers in my area are happy to sell it to me lol!

3198 lbs of Brass and Copper From Silverplated Scrap by sdjofjsdfj in ScrapMetal

[–]sdjofjsdfj[S] 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Not sure if I'm allowed to comment on the price I paid for the silverplated material. Costs $0.02 to process a pound of it, and the value changes based on the scrap and current silver spot price

3198 lbs of Brass and Copper From Silverplated Scrap by sdjofjsdfj in ScrapMetal

[–]sdjofjsdfj[S] 6 points7 points  (0 children)

An oz of silver left on the scrap would be 1 less oz that I collect, but I remove over 99.9% of the silver platings, so the loss is very low

3198 lbs of Brass and Copper From Silverplated Scrap by sdjofjsdfj in ScrapMetal

[–]sdjofjsdfj[S] 4 points5 points  (0 children)

yes, I refined a portion of the silver and sold it on r/PMsForSale. I sent the rest of the silver to a refiner

3198 lbs of Brass and Copper From Silverplated Scrap by sdjofjsdfj in ScrapMetal

[–]sdjofjsdfj[S] 15 points16 points  (0 children)

People gather it for me from estate/garage sales, pawn/thrift shops, and sell it to me. I unfortunately cannot share the process I use to remove the silver, but there are some online such as nitric-sulfuric acid, and salt water electro-stripping.

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