Coin silver spoon

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Smudge
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I have this old spoon and any info on it would be appreciated.


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  • Smudge
    Smudge Posts: 10,001 ✭✭✭✭✭
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    I think it’s coin silver from North Carolina.

  • JBK
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    Google AI says:

    "I. Vogler silver" refers to coin silver items, such as spoons, crafted by John Vogler (1783–1881), a prominent silversmith in Salem, North Carolina. These items are marked "I.VOGLER" in a rectangle, often featuring a fiddle handle design, and are highly collectable examples of 19th-century North Carolina craftsmanship...

    But maybe you already knew that?

    Seems to be popular. Different styles have sold in the hundreds up to just over a thousand.

  • johnny9434
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    Theres gotta be a place to go look up what the makers mark means.....

  • JBK
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    It means the name of the person who made it. It's a known silversmith. What more is there to learn? 🧐

    Nice spoon, by the way.

  • Smudge
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    Thanks.

  • Smudge
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    More, any guesses as to these initials.

  • JBK
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    I'm only seeing one initial, looks like a G or a J.

  • johnny9434
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    @JBK said:
    I'm only seeing one initial, looks like a G or a J.

    Ill go capital G 👍

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