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Coin Silver is a category of flatware and hollowware made in the U.S. from the time of the colonies until 1868. It was not until 1868 that the United States adopted the "Sterling" standard that required manufactured silver to be at least 925 parts silver. Prior to that time there were no guidelines and facilities to mine, refine, and fabricate silver for consumption in the states were limited. Silversmiths used whatever was available to manufacture silver flatware and hollowware. Coins used in commercial transactions became a source for silver and were melted down for other later uses.
The silver content in those early coins varied from 850 to 900 parts silver, according to the coin's origin. Coin silver was mixed or alloyed primarily with copper. Since the difference in the alloy is slight, items made from coin silver look and feel similar to sterling. The main difference is that "coin" silver is actually harder and more brittle than sterling.
This was silver that the early silversmiths used when they could not find sterling. Often with coin silver, there will only be the city of origin or silversmiths mark. America had some of the best silversmiths that ever worked because they were fleeing horrible conditions in their home countries. You will often find pieces marked Boston or Massachusetts. Coin silver is sought after in the south because of the war, and you will find a lot of it was made in Kentucky.
Source Quoted: The Guy in the Red Hat
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