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Message:: [QUOTE="Ghopper1924, post: 564191, member: 5170"]This will no doubt be an easy one for y'all: This is a four-piece coffee service purchased, according to family lore, by my great grandmother in Connecticut, USA. Judging from the style, it must have been around 1920 give or take.  That's all I know about it, except that I did find a set on E-Bay that is similar and was just marked down to the depressing price of $63.00. So: It looks like silver on copper, therefore silver plate, yes? Each piece has the following markings, which I'm not sure you'll be able to make out: "Excelsior, an eagle, E.P. - C, 094, and MI-84. I tried using the references at the top of the silver forum, but I'm pressed for time and nothing came up in any case. Still, I imagine these are common marks which some of you already know. So, with today's antique market, is this set still worth the time it takes to polish it once in awhile? I hate to give up on something that's been in the family about 100 years, but legacy is pretty much the only reason I'm keeping it. I thank you in advance for your kind and helpful [ATTACH=full]171938[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]171939[/ATTACH] thoughts.[/QUOTE]