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The daughter might not want it, but one or more of the grandchildren might.  [/quote]

And this is how hoarding begins.
You don't want it.
Your kids don't want it.
But maybe, just maybe some future descendant MIGHT.

I currently have my great-grandmother's silver (plate) sitting on a shelf in my garage. My grandmother took it when her mother died in 1975. She kept it in her attic until she moved to assisted living in 2008. (De-crapping her 4 bedroom house was a 6-month nightmare.) My mother took it when grandma died in 2015. 
Now mom has handed it to me and what the hell am I supposed to do with it? I tried to have mom give to younger cousin who just got married but cousin lives in 1 bedroom apartment and doesn't want it. How long do i have to store it until I can just donate it? I know if I tell my mom, I want to donate it, she will take it back to her house. My parents are 70+ and need to work on going stuff out of their house not adding more in!!!![/quote]

If you're really talking about a single silver plate, either use it, donate or sell it. Or are you talking about flatware that's silver plated and not sterling?  Donate silver plated flatware to Goodwill - someone may buy it and it's not worth your time to sell. If it's sterling, sell it to a metal refiner. I sold a dented candle holder that I'd never use and made a few bucks.

IMHO, it's worth keeping fine silver (Gorham or Wallace) and china (Limoges, Wedgewood, etc.) but not much else.

To the PP with the country antique collector parents - I really do physically feel your pain. [/quote]

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