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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;DragonflyWink, post: 119125, member: 111&quot;]Just as a note, dating on pieces including real coins can only be &#039;no earlier than&#039; the dates of the coins.&nbsp; Australian shillings were sterling until 1945, only 50% silver from &#039;46 to &#039;63 - the maker may have used the coins at a later date because of their silver content, and not necessarily as a souvenir, could also have been made just as a novelty item.&nbsp; The &#039;magnet test&#039; is useful only in determining whether an item is or isn&#039;t made of a magnetic metal, silver being one of numerous non-magnetic, but the stems on these are likely silver too.&nbsp; The set on eBay, with larger 1936 and &#039;43 florin bowls are definitely souvenir spoons, and may have bit more value than yours, but suspect the sellers are a bit optimistic...</p><p><br /></p><p>Personally, think yours are rather nicely made for that type of item, though not on a level with this fabulous circa 1892 set from Shreve &amp; Co., a dozen each of salts, underplates, spoons, pepperettes, and a pair of sugar tongs, the coins dating from 1764 to 1891, shown in Heacock &amp; Johnson&#039;s &#039;5000 Open Salts&#039;:</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]30082[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>~Cheryl[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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