A.E. Noe Coin Silver Serving Spoon

[silvercrown]

I have a coin silver 8 1/2" serving spoon that is marked A.E. Noe. Coin silver is not my forte and I can find nothing on this maker. Does anyone recognize the mark? Also, even if the maker cannot be identified, can you provide some help stylistically with dating this piece? Thanks!




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[admin]

Hi,
Kovels lists an Alpheus Noe, working in Philadelphia ca.1850. No illustration of the mark, but Noe is not a common name, nor is "A" a common American first initial, so I believe it is a plausible match.
Regards, Tom
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[silverly]

Nothing particularly significant here so far as I know, but Alpheus E Noe was born in Raway, New Jersey in about 1822. In 1860 he was at the U S Mint in Philadelphia.
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