5½" COIN Silver (.900) Table Spoon Platt & BROS New York, NY - 12.9g Monogrammed

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.99 cent OPENING BID!!! NO RESERVE!!!
.99¢ Opening Bid with NO RESERVE!!!
COIN Silver (.900) Table Spoon Platt & BROTHERS New York, NY Monogrammed "M.W."
Shipped with USPS First Class.
5½ inch long Coin silver teaspoon crafted by Platt Bros. of New York, NY.
There is a monogram on the front handle that is nicely and neatly engraved "M.W".
It dates from ca. 1840 and is in good estate condition with typical minor surface scratches and slight bowl defects. In the bowl of the spoon there are 2 dings/dents you can clearly see in the last photo #12.
It measures 5 1/2" long and weighs 16.2 grams.  The pictures are part of the description.
All 12 photos are taken of the exact same item that the buyer will receive the mail.
All 12 photos are 100% original.
There are no stock photos used in this listing or copied from the Web.
WHAT YOU SEE IS WHAT YOU WILL GET!
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More likely than not, your purchase predates 1870.
There is a difference between coin silver and sterling.  Coin Silver is 90% silver and sterling is .925%.  There is a difference of 2.5%.  It is the same composition as American coins made prior to 1964.  Part of the reason silver of all types tarnishes is due to the copper alloy contained in the piece.
I have heard repeatedly that coin silver is inferior to sterling. That is simply not the truth. The 10% alloy of copper makes it stronger.  It is the gauge of the metal thickness that makes coin silver apt to bend and dent more readily then sterling.
Remember this material will always retain a degree of value as gold and platinum.