silver hallmark id

[jerseyben]

Looking for some info on this silver I recently picked up. This pie server matches a bunch of teaspoons I also have.

I cant seem to find anything on the hallmarks. Could they be "pseudo-hallmarks"? Possibly silver plate?

 

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[Nitric]

Try American silversmith Albert Cole...I think it matches. I can't post the link to the site where I found it, It locks my computer for some reason.So here's one from ebay.

1862 Albert Cole 7 Coin Silver Fruit Spoons Medallion | eBay

 

[Roger Mn.]

Albert Coles was in business from 1835.

Albert Coles - Online Encyclopedia of Silver Marks, Hallmarks & Makers' Marks

 

[Mackaydon]

Yes, here is the exact mark:
http://www.silvercollection.it/AMERICANSILVERMARKSCDUE.html
Don...

 

[jerseyben]

Excellent! It never occurred to me that this was coin silver. I was assuming silver plate or world sterling. Thanks all!

 

[digging440yrs]

Very nice

 

[Ahakunut]

Excellent! It never occurred to me that this was coin silver. I was assuming silver plate or world sterling. Thanks all!

Newbie question...what is coin silver?

 

[Lost&Found]

Before Sterling or 925 was adopted as a mark of purity in the U.S. the stamp COIN was used. It was derived from the practice of melting down silver coins to make the silver ware.

 

[xr7ator]

So, sterling is .925 pure silver. Coin silver's pure silver content is based on what coins were melted. If it was US coinage, the silver is .900 pure. If it was Canada coinage, .800 pure, etc.

 

[jerseyben]

Wow... and here it is: Kenilworth by Albert Coles Sterling Pie Server All Sterling Engraved 10 1 8" | eBay

 

[jerseyben]

Here is a fish server that was purchased along with the pie server in my original post. Any chance this piece is by the same maker? Unfortunately, the hallmarks have since worn away.

 

[diggummup]

Maybe it's just an unmarked piece of coin silver? It wasn't uncommon. Any trace evidence of any kind of a mark left on it anywhere?

 

[Ahakunut]

Thanks for the coin silver lesson!