Antique 1800’s Samuel Hildeburn Phila PA Coin Silver Spoon Set Of 5 Rare Marked

Description

Rare Antique circa 1800’s American Hildebaun Philadelphia Coin Silver Flatware Spoon Set of 5 serving and or tablespoons in the Watson Fiddle pattern by silversmith Samuel Hildeburn (b. 1787). Hildeburn became a recognized name among the city’s silversmiths according to Catherine Hollan in “Philadelphia Silversmiths”.
These spoons were manufactured before the Civil War and are approx. 191 years old.  Each antique spoon bears the Hildeburn silversmith makers stamp mark of Hildeburn over Phila and the Eagle bird. The fiddle spoons are a plain pattern with a slightly tint backside dating early in Hildeburn’s working years. He worked from 1810 to 1850.
They measure 8.5” L
Total Weight is 212 grams total
Coin silver
Condition is good preowned, some small dings and general surface scratches as shown and tarnishing with age of 191 years old and still very good.
Hildeburn and Watson Fiddle Back Coin Silver Serving Spoon
A large serving spoon in the early American "Fiddle Back" style, this "coin silver" spoon was crafted in the early 1830s by Philadelphia's Hildeburn and Watson. For hundreds of years various silver "coins of the realm" including those of the United States were minted with a fineness of .900 (90%) silver. It wasn't a huge step for a jeweler or silversmith to use such coins, melt them down, and make decorative objects. Crafting items out of sterling silver (92.5%) was a bit more complicated and more expensive.
Samuel Hildeburn and James Watson were in partnership from 1829 -1834 . These spoons bear the Hildeburn mark. A later partnership between the Hildeburn and Watson (from 1839 - 1849) used the mark Watson Hildeburn
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A bit of history:
Coin silver describes silver items that are made from melted coins. Coin silver typically consists of 90 percent silver alloy. Sterling silver is 92.5 percent silver alloy. Many people think of coin as less valuable than sterling but it has only about two percent less silver and, in some rare cases, may even contain more. Because of its age and beauty, a piece made from coin can sometimes be worth more than American sterling.
This sterling standard was set in England in the 13th century! In the 18th and early 19th centuries, there were no silver mines in the United States that yielded silver for the new Colonial silversmiths. At this time, silversmiths and jewelers would have to purchase their materials from England and, as they did not want to buy anything British, they would simply melt silver coins or other silver objects to create their wares and add their own markings.
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