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tnote Posts: 20 Registered: Oct 2005	posted 10-28-2005 07:18 AM I have coin silver spoons with this name in a rectangle : S. M. Hopper Could anyone help with the name/history ? Thank you. IP: Logged
Ulysses Dietz Moderator Posts: 1265 Registered: May 99	posted 10-28-2005 01:45 PM In Louise Belden's "Marks of American Silversmiths," the mark is listed as Samuel M. Hopper, a Philadelphia silversmith who works from 1835 until 1859. In this book it appears in what we call a serrated rectangle. Is that what your mark is? IP: Logged
swarter Moderator Posts: 2920 Registered: May 2003	posted 10-28-2005 01:55 PM Maker's marks are not hallmarks, which are offical marks denoting quality, origin. See this FAQ for an explanation. IP: Logged
tnote Posts: 20 Registered: Oct 2005	posted 10-28-2005 02:34 PM Ulysses, YES, IT IS ( in a "serrated" rectangle). Thank you so muuch for your help !! IP: Logged
tnote Posts: 20 Registered: Oct 2005	posted 10-28-2005 02:36 PM swarter, And thank you for the information. I thought there was not a difference between a hallmark and a maker's mark ( I'm new to collecting silver). IP: Logged

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