​Gorham Silversmiths  - 1980 Silver Plated Snowflake 11th Edition - The size of this ornament is about  3-1/2" High X 3" Wide. The Gorham Snowflake Series started in 1970.  It is Hallmarked Gorham, Silver Plated, YC 1980.  

This Silver Plated Snowflake from Gorham Silversmith is Silver Plated, however is certainly part of the Sterling Snowflake series.  From 1973 the Hunt brothers began cornering the market in silver, helping to cause a spike in January 1980 of the London Silver Fix to $49.45 per troy ounce.  In the last nine months of 1979, the brothers were estimated to be holding over 100 million troy ounces of silver and several large silver futures contracts.  Silver companies scrambled to find a solution for there wares.  Gorham released this Annual Snowflake as Silver Plated.  Many of the long time collectors did not purchase this item because of this, and now this item the 1980 Silver Plated Snowflake is rather scarce on the market, and the value has soared as well.

The Gorham Snowflake series is one of the most collected series in all of the Sterling ornaments. This ornament is used and in very good condition.  Comes with gift box, and storage pouch.

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