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If You Melted-Down The Stanley Cup
by Paul on 06/15/09 at 04:57 PM ET
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via MarketWatch,
Certified appraisers at Cash4Gold, America’s #1 buyer of precious metals direct from the general public, have studied photographs of the famed 35-pound trophy. They estimate that it might contain as much as $7,500 worth of silver, assuming that the trophy is 100% silver.
Given that the Stanley Cup is one of the most distinguished trophies in sports, its worth most likely outweighs the melt value that the piece would command if it were sent to Cash4Gold. Melt value refers to the value of actual precious metal contained in an item that a refinery can extract and recycle. Melt value does not account for the decorative, artistic, historic, or sentimental value of a given item.
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The Cup’s insured for $30,000.
Posted by George James Malik from South Lyon, MI on 06/15/09 at 05:48 PM ET
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I nominate this for the “Biggest Understatement of the Year” Award.
If anyone tried to melt down the Stanley Cup, I think they would be skewered by hockey sticks from all directions.
Posted by Baroque from Michigan on 06/15/09 at 04:08 PM ET