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What is the best way to sell old siver and gold dinnerware and things like that?

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All of my ancestors have saved silver and gold for almost 175 years. Its entirely made up of very early 20th century, 19th and 18th century pieces. Whats the best way of liquidating it all. I am the last heir and I have no one to leave all this stuff too that wants it or needs it.
I was thinking of taking it to a smelter and see how much they would charge to smelt it down into bars. Just to give you an idea, I have one old potato bag with 65lbs of random sterling silver forks and spoons.
I have been leery of taking anything to a pawn shop, call it anxiety if you want, but I really feel uncomfortable walking into a pawn shop with a 14K gold tea set or even 1 dinner plate for that matter.
I begged my mom to get rid of all this stuff before she passed, but she insisted I might need it one day. Her saying was "gods not making anymore gold or land".
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Today at 06:42 AM.
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Pay someone to appraise it for you. Then find a few antique dealers that are willing to look at it and buy it from you. It's important to get the appraisal first, otherwise you have no idea what it's worth. We've gone this route with our parents' items just recently.
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