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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Dawnno, post: 582541, member: 10171&quot;]&quot;Any item deemed to have a collecting value runs the risk of faking. Twice in recent history spoon values have been temporarily affected by the now well documented output of the skilled serial forger Peter Ashley Russell. His forgeries ranged from old spoons struck with fabricated punches to give the impression they were early rarities, as well as totally fabricated pieces of cutlery.&quot;&nbsp; </p><p><a href="https://www.antiquestradegazette.com/guides/collecting-guides/silver-spoons/" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.antiquestradegazette.com/guides/collecting-guides/silver-spoons/" rel="nofollow">https://www.antiquestradegazette.com/guides/collecting-guides/silver-spoons/</a></p><p><br /></p><p>So, could this be an &#039;oops&#039; by a faker?&nbsp;&nbsp; Using an old spoon, and realizing after the fact, that he had just ruined a silver spoon of at least some value by trying to add hallmarks?&nbsp; That might be more unique than the original![/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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