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The more expensive, better quality flutes are usually made of silver alloys. Less expensive are the nickel alloy flutes (usually silver-plated). Even so, flutes have been made from wood, gold, glass, and all sorts of different materials, but for a serious flautist, solid silver alloys would probably be the most popular.
Being that the age of this flute is over 50 years, it has probably reached its lifetime. The M2 flutes are a student model as well, also taking a chunk out of its value. Depending on the metals with which it was made, either silver or nickel plated, the value may vary quite a bit. The nickel plated M2's are not as resonant and tend to play fuzzier than the silver variety. However, old flutes do tend to fall into desrepair more often and may be very expensive to bring back to playability. If you are considering purchasing an old M2, I would advise against it. If you are considering upgrading to a newer flute and/or selling your Gemeinhardt, I highly recommend a Yamaha flute. They have a variety of models and a price range for everyone. Your M2 might sell for 100-180 on eBay, again depending on its condition and metals. For more information about the general value of this instrument, try going to eBay or an online dealer of used instruments and check out the going rate for your 1960 instrument. I hope I helped! -Heather
Coin silver Selmer's are stamped on the main body "Coin Silver" Matching serial numbers on all pieces prove they are all solid silver.
It is worth ≈ $10
Artley Model 15-P Silver Piccolo, Elkhart, Ind. Serial $41 on Ebay
Silver certificates don't always have a letter in the beginning of the serial number. They can have a star. Otherwise they all have letters.
B27233123A
Without looking at the flute and seeing what condition it is, you cannot fully say what it is worth. Bring it into music shop and ask them. They usually have a blue book and repair technitions on hand to look at instruments and appraise them.
Sorry but five bucks not too rare
A silver certificate star-note would normally be worth around $5 or so, depending on how worn it is.
Your engine serial number on the Daihatsu Terios is close to the firewall on a silver plate. The eighth digit on your vin number tells you what type of engine you have.
the serial number on your ruger P345 is located on the right side of the firearm directly beneath the slide. its a silver looking plate with an 8 digit number.
The current spot price of silver is just over $13 an ounce.
On right background side! Small silver sticky with model number and serial number
Information needed to give a value includes the denomination, series (date), and condition. A serial number by itself is meaningless.
If it does not say .999 on it somewhere, then it is probably not silver.
The silver union star in front of the serial number on new, colour post-2004, $50 bills is a security feature of the note to make counterfeiting more difficult. A small star after the serial number an any denomination indicates that the original note had a printing error and was replaced.