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A collection of sterling silver and silvered items, including a napkin ring, a thimble, two spoons, and an assortment of coins. The napkin ring features engine-turned bands and is engraved with the name Audrey in script; it bears the impressed marks EV, a crown, a lion passant, and a date letter k. The thimble is decorated with a waffle-textured crown and a floral embossed band, carrying the impressed marks J.S&S, a lion passant, a leopard’s head, and a date letter u. One spoon is designed with a twisted stem and a Maltese cross finial, marked 925 to the reverse. The second spoon is a plain salt spoon. The numismatic portion includes silver and base metal coins featuring portraits of Queen Victoria (young, Jubilee, and veiled heads), King Edward VII, and King George V. Specific examples include a 1911 Canada five cents coin and a Philippines ten centavos coin. One Queen Victoria veiled head coin is pierced for suspension.
Silver content Weight: 26.53 dwt (approximately 41.2g) as measured on the digital scale for the selection shown.
Condition report:
All items exhibit heavy tarnish and a dark patina (photo 1). The napkin ring shows light surface scratching and irregular toning to the interior surface (photo 2). The coins show moderate to heavy wear consistent with circulation, with one Victorian coin featuring a circular piercing at the 12 o\'clock position (photo 6). The thimble shows minor surface wear to the textured crown (photo 3).
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