Eating with Silver

[Yupo]

I did not see a thread on the subject, so excuse me if this has been covered.
I was looking at some (seldom used) silver flatware, thinking there might be some antimicrobial benefit to using it on a regular basis (instead of SS). It is easy on the eyes and highly functional. Seems a shame not to use it.
I know that using it regularly keeps the tarnish off. I guess this means we are getting some silver and sulfur with our vittles.
Any thoughts/experiences on this?

 

[herondancer]

It's mostly speculative, but eating with silver flatware and silver goblets (along with a generally better diet) was thought to be one of the reasons the aristocracy fared better than the common people in times of plague. If you've got a nice set, break it out!

 

[Yupo]

I thought to sell it to raise cash a few times. It sells only for the melt value/price.
It is useful, lovely art. Maybe beneficial as well. I will start using it.

 

[gambeir]

I thought to sell it to raise cash a few times. It sells only for the melt value/price.
It is useful, lovely art. Maybe beneficial as well. I will start using it.

Real silverware is expensive and many people collect silverware. Silver is known to kill bacteria.

Every time you handle or touch silver you're picking up nano particles of silver. I'm old enough to remember when people from another time had their own special lucky coin which they carried around and rubbed. Usually a silver dollar, and the source of pride was the wear on the coin which was done just by thumbing it inside their pocket.

The US is in an economic collapse right now. That's why you're considering selling your silverware. My advice is don't. We already know that the stage is set for a destruction of the money. We know that the powers that be want this to happen by no later than 2018.

We have had all the classic signs of the collapse of empires. Everything from wall building programs, to spying, to massive propaganda, to replacement of the currency with worthless coins made of zinc and other pot metals, to the attempts to prevent what is now becoming obvious attempts to keep the ability of the people from wholesale revolution in disarming them, and using false flag attacks to induce fear so that the unawares will seek safety in a trap.

So it's there, the end is in sight and it will come for a variety of reason too lengthy to discuss here. Sell anything else, make the kids sell coffee and cookies on the street corner, but keep your silver.

Now, we might see silver go to 10 dollars an ounce, we might see five dollars of even one dollar, but I wouldn't count on it. Even if you do, it's probable that your real dollar will then buy 500 dollars worth of product. The idea here is that a falling price in silver isn't, at some point, going to be reflective of it's buying power. For a while the uneducated will trade real products for paper and ink, but that will end the moment their paper money is refused and then the panic to dump paper money begins. This is the history of fiat currency in a nut shell. It always fails and it always becomes worthless. So will this one.

Here's a good site for a quick shopping trip. https://comparesilverprices.com/
For under 40 dollars you can buy a couple nice coins. I'd urge member to begin thinking seriously about this. I'd be buying some coins first, and then the other shinny things afterwards.

 

[Laura]

Keep it and use it. We have a stainless set for everyday but we also have silver that we use now and again. I even have some odd silver spoons that I keep in the kitchen for everyday use stirring tea, coffee, etc.

 

[cope]

We use the inherited silvered ware for the breakfast of the kids, as their health comes first. When i grew up this was the expensive x-mas set, now 2nd hand silvered ware is just a cheap as new stainless, yet better made, like most old things are..