Very few people are fortunate to inherit a collection of Silver, so they have to build up their collection from scratch. Silver Collectors are very lucky that silver has a long and well documented history and takes in all the major decorative styles and there is normally quite a bit of it too choose from, so its not only available in quantity but quality as well. The only time this is not true are for rare items and items assayed in closed assay offices such as York.
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Collecting Silver Boxes Part I
A nice way to invest in silver is to collect silver boxes; these are normally fairly small and will not take up much room. They also cater for most budgets, as depending on the maker, quality and condition you can pay from twenty or thirty pounds to thousands of pounds for your silver box. You can also decide what types of silver boxes you wish to collect; you could just collect a certain type or any silver box. The types of silver boxes you can collect are varied you get Patch boxes, Snuff boxes, Pill boxes, Vinaigrette’s, cigarette/cigar boxes, Lancet cases, Vesta cases, Counter boxes, Toilet boxes, Nutmeg graters and numerous other boxes.
