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My newp 1851 seated dollar (slightly modified)
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Ok ok a bit of click bait but I thought this was pretty neat. Been out of coin collecting for a while now but am working at a pawn shop that sees all kinds of cool silver. This just came through and I picked it up for silver value.
Coin silver spoon engraved:
Made from silver dollars in 1851
In East Hampton LI for
Gloriann and Samuel T Stratton
For EPM Jr
Not 100% sure on the names/initials but thought it was a neat piece. It really makes you wonder what silver dollars went into making this spoon. Maybe 1851 seated? Draped bust?
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Could have been Spanish/Hispanic 8 real dollars.
An awesome repurposing!
The top mark writeup below; but, cannot confirm the bottom but probably stands for NY.
“Theodore Evans & Company
New York NY
Active c.1855 - 1865
Evans worked for William Gale before founding his own firm. Primarily a producer of coin silver flatware, although occasionally a piece of holloware is seen. Succeeded by Evans & Cook before being acquired by George Shiebler in 1870.”
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The top one is
TE & Co NY
There is another stamp of CM Baker below that a couple inches. Hopefully these are clear enough!
@pcgs69....That is an interesting piece... one wonders about the family/history. Cool job, bet there are some good stories there... Cheers, RickO
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That is pretty cool!
--Severian the Lame
That is super cool, thanks for sharing.
Whoa! Very cool! There must have been a whole set of them at one time.
Samuel Stratton and Gloriana Conklin of Hook, NY (now a part of East Hampton) were married by E.C. Wines on May 20, 1851. I wonder who E.P.M. Jr. was?
How many silver dollars did it take to make?
Jesse C. Kraft, Ph.D.
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https://findagrave.com/memorial/137571158/glorianna-stratton
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EPM was Edwin P Maynard, president of the Brooklyn Trust Co.
https://newspapers.com/clip/48530204/obituary-for-frank-s-stratton-aged-75/
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Interestingly, EPM (Edwin P Maynard) married Glorianna in 1891, after Samuel died.
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Where did you find that EPM and Glorianna married after 1891? I see that EPM was married to Samuel and Glorianna's daughter (Frank Stratton's sister).
Jesse C. Kraft, Ph.D.
Resolute Americana Curator of American Numismatics
American Numismatic Society
New York City
Member of the American Numismatic Association (ANA), British Numismatic Society (BNS), New York Numismatic Club (NYNC), Early American Copper (EAC), the Colonial Coin Collectors Club (C4), U.S. Mexican Numismatic Association (USMNA), Liberty Seated Collectors Club (LSCC), Token and Medal Society (TAMS), and life member of the Atlantic County Numismatic Society (ACNS).
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Marriage record on Ancestry says he married a Glorianna Stratton in 1891.
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Cool piece with nice history
This is not the same person. The EPM that was President/Chairman of the Brooklyn Trust from 1913 until his death in 1949 was born in 1864. The EPM, Jr. on the spoon was probably his father.
Jesse C. Kraft, Ph.D.
Resolute Americana Curator of American Numismatics
American Numismatic Society
New York City
Member of the American Numismatic Association (ANA), British Numismatic Society (BNS), New York Numismatic Club (NYNC), Early American Copper (EAC), the Colonial Coin Collectors Club (C4), U.S. Mexican Numismatic Association (USMNA), Liberty Seated Collectors Club (LSCC), Token and Medal Society (TAMS), and life member of the Atlantic County Numismatic Society (ACNS).
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Based on the dates of when he lived and the obituary you posted, I'm going to assume these were the children of those named on the spoon.
Jesse C. Kraft, Ph.D.
Resolute Americana Curator of American Numismatics
American Numismatic Society
New York City
Member of the American Numismatic Association (ANA), British Numismatic Society (BNS), New York Numismatic Club (NYNC), Early American Copper (EAC), the Colonial Coin Collectors Club (C4), U.S. Mexican Numismatic Association (USMNA), Liberty Seated Collectors Club (LSCC), Token and Medal Society (TAMS), and life member of the Atlantic County Numismatic Society (ACNS).
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Makes sense.
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Way cool!
Major cool!!!
Now, let's melt it down to figure out if those were Spanish silver dollars or U.S. silver dollars