Classic American Victorian Hand Engraved Decorated Coin Silver Serving Spoon Mid 19th Century

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A Beautiful Antique American Coin Silver Period Table Serving Spoon. Civil War Era - Circa 1860s. This Type of Serving … Read more A Beautiful Antique American Coin Silver Period Table Serving Spoon. Civil War Era - Circa 1860s. This Type of Serving Spoon was typically used for Berries, Vegetables, Etc. The surface textured bowl is hand engraved - decorated in the Classic American Victorian "Bright Cut" Style - Technique. It Has a Hand Engraved Presentation - Monograms on the Back of the Handle. It has no Maker Mark but it is Marked "COIN". It Has a Substantial Silver Weight of 1.514 Troy Ounces.
It Measures 8 1/2 inches Long x ( Bowl ) 1 3/4 inches Wide, ( Handle ) 1 1/8 inches Wide.

SILVER - SILVER - SILVER. Do You Love Antique Sterling Silver & Coin Silver Items ???. If you do you will be Happy to Know that I Maintain a Vast Selection of Well Over 300 Pieces Including a Nice Assortment of Napkin Rings in my GM Picker Chairish Store Inventory with More Pieces Being Added on a Regular Basis

The Early American Silver Makers adopted the Coin Silver Standard in the Late 1860s to Early 1870s at which point in time they adopted the Sterling Silver Standard. American Coin Silver has a 90% Silver Content, and Sterling Silver has a slightly higher 92.5% Silver Content. Pure Silver is 99.9% Pure - That is to say that it Contains No Other Alloy Metals. Some of Pieces of American Coin Silver items that were produced were marked "Coin" - but it should be Noted that many of the other pieces that were produced during that period Have No Silver Mark At All
This Piece as are All Silver Item That I Sell on Chairish has been Professionally Tested and is Guaranteed to have the Silver Content as Stated.

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