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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;DragonflyWink, post: 1608962, member: 111&quot;]Believe 18th century American coin marks in serrated cartouches would be rather uncommon (don&#039;t believe I&#039;ve seen any Colonial era, maybe late 18th century, but can&#039;t recall, right off hand), they&#039;re generally found on 19th century coin, and were used well into it.&nbsp; The fiddle form of these spoons would also be 19th century, and the &#039;Basket-of-Flowers&#039; motif would generally date from around 1820s-&#039;40s in American silver, though it reappeared as a sterling pattern, late 19th-early 20th century.&nbsp; The fineness of coin varied, but these are likely right around .900; the pseudo-marks (6 point star-head-anchor) on the Tenney spoons are found on pieces by several New York state makers and were likely produced by a wholesaler...</p><p><br /></p><p>Lovely spoons, Aquitaine!</p><p><br /></p><p>~Cheryl[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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