Why a Tewksbury estate often holds more silver than gold
Oldwick went by New Germantown until 1918, when the name was changed during the First World War. Its stone Zion Lutheran Church dates to 1749, and the village center sits inside a historic district listed on the National Register. Around it, Tewksbury Township stretches across nearly 32 square miles of Hunterdon County, much of it preserved farmland and horse farms, home to just under 5,900 people in the 2020 census.
Farmhouses that stay in one family for generations collect silver more than anything else. A Tewksbury estate is likely to include a sterling flatware service, a few older spoons stamped COIN, candlesticks, a jar of pre-1965 dimes and quarters, silver dollars, and a gold pocket watch that has not run in decades. The gold is often the smallest part of the lot, and the silver is where careful sorting matters most.
Sorting a silver chest before anything is weighed
Three kinds of silver turn up in the same drawer, and they are worth very different amounts. Sterling is 92.5 percent silver and is usually marked STERLING or 925. American coin silver, common on spoons made before the Civil War, is typically about 90 percent. Silver plate, marked EP, EPNS or with a maker's triple-plate stamp, is a thin coat over base metal and carries almost no metal value.
The XRF analyzer confirms each piece without scratching it. Knife handles and candlestick bases are usually hollow and filled with a weighting compound, so only the silver portion is counted. What you hear is a number built from silver weight times that day's live spot price, piece by piece. The silver buying page goes further, and the estate buyers service can see a full household at home.
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Silver dollars and old gold coins from Hunterdon County homes
A coffee can of old coins is common in a house that has changed hands inside one family. Dimes, quarters and half dollars dated 1964 or earlier are 90 percent silver, and Morgan and Peace dollars carry the same purity. Before any coin is priced as metal, it is checked for date, mint mark and condition, because a scarce date can be worth far more to a collector than its silver. Gold coins are read the same way. The coin buying page explains what raises a coin above melt.
Route 523 to I-78, then Route 28 into Middlesex
From Oldwick, take County Route 523 south toward Whitehouse Station and pick up I-78 east. Switch to I-287 south, leave at the Route 28 exit for Bound Brook, and follow Route 28 east into Middlesex, where the store is at 748 Bound Brook Road. Allow about 30 minutes; from Fairmount or Mountainville add a few more.
Which Tewksbury villages and neighbours do we hear from?
Oldwick and its Main Street, the Route 517 corridor, Fairmount and Mountainville in the hills, and the Pottersville end along the Bedminster line. Neighbours in Califon, Lebanon Township, Readington Township and Chester Township make the same drive east.
What do Tewksbury sellers bring east on I-78?
Mostly silver, often coins, and usually a little gold. Open a category to see how each is judged.
How a Tewksbury sale goes at the counter
Set the lot down, show your ID, and each item is separated into gold by karat, sterling, coin silver, plate and coins. Everything is tested and weighed in view and priced at the live market that day, with collector coins, signed pieces and diamonds quoted on their own. Take the offer and you are paid before you leave. Turn it down and the whole lot is packed back up for you at no charge.
A silver chest from an Oldwick farmhouse, a coin jar, a watch that stopped years ago? Bring them east and watch every piece tested, free.
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Where is the closest gold and silver buyer to Tewksbury Township?
Our Middlesex store at 748 Bound Brook Rd, about 30 minutes from Oldwick by County Route 523, I-78 east, I-287 south and Route 28. Phone (732) 629-7600.
Is American coin silver worth the same as sterling?
Close, but not quite. Coin silver is usually about 90 percent silver and sterling is 92.5 percent. Both are priced on their silver weight at that day's live spot, and the XRF analyzer tells them apart. Silver plate carries almost no metal value.
Do you buy from Oldwick, Pottersville, Fairmount and Mountainville?
Yes. Sellers come from every part of Tewksbury Township, and from Califon, Lebanon Township, Readington Township and Chester Township next door, all by roughly the same drive east to Middlesex.
Are old silver dollars worth more than their silver?
Some are. Every coin is checked for date, mint mark and condition before it is ever priced as metal, so a collector coin is not melted by default. Common worn coins are paid on silver content.
Should I bring every piece of a flatware set?
Yes, bring the whole set. Knives usually have hollow handles filled with a weighting compound, so only part of their weight is silver, while forks and spoons are solid. Counting everything together gives the fairest number.
What days can Tewksbury sellers come in?
Middlesex is open Monday through Friday from 10 to 6 and Saturday from 10 to 4, and closed Sunday. No appointment is needed; bring a valid government photo ID, which New Jersey requires for every precious-metals sale.
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