American Colonial Silversmiths Guide to Values

The majority of American Colonial Silver that is very rare and extremely valuable is from the 18th Century from the period of year 1799 and earlier.  The most collectible of these items are coffee pots,  julep cups, wine cups and soup tureens.

Tablespoons, teaspoons and other flatware items are still desirable to collectors but don't fetch the same rate as beautiful aesthetically pleasing larger holloware articles.   

Colonial silver was made using coin silver because the colonists were not able to mine and refine their own silver and resorted to the practice of using circulated coins that were usually 90% pure to produce their wares of silver.    The  U.S. did  not adopt the sterling standard of 92.5% pure until after The Civil War.

The Following is a list of famous 18th Century American Colonial Silversmiths with auction results links:

•  Paul Revere     of Boston
•  Myer Myers     of New York
•  Jacob Hurd     of Boston
•  Benjamin Burt    of Boston
•  John Dixwell     of Boston
•  Joseph Goldthwait     of Boston
•  Samuel Minott    of Boston
•  Edward Winslow    of Boston
•  John Burt    of Boston
•  David Mosely    of Boston
•  Samual Edwards    of Boston
•  Andrew Tyler    of Boston
•  Holsted & Myers    of New York
•  Thomas Savage    of Boston
•  Jonathan Trott     of Boston
•  American Colonial Silver  Broader Search
  
  The above is just a short list of famous makers, there are many others and this list is a work in progress.
  
  Unfortunately, the vast majority of coin silver flatware is not too extemely valuable and not worth much more than just the intrinsic silver value.  It has to be a better maker from the 18th Century or Earlier to bring the big money.  
  If it is from the 19th Century it needs to be a really nice looking piece of holloware and in very good condition to fetch a premium.

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