1750s Coin Silver RATTAIL TABLESPOON by JOHN HASTIER of New York City with ENGRAVED S

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Rattail coin silver teaspoon likely made by John Hastier of New York City, with an engraved S on the handle, circa 1750s to 1760s. The large coin spoon has a hallmark with the initials IH set within a square stamped three times on the back of the handle. At the end of the handle, a simple script S is engraved on it. The mark looks consistent with that used by John Hastier in the 1750s and 1760s. Ensko notes that Hastier, a French Huegenot, was admitted a freeman in New York City in 1726, advertised his trade as early as 1735, and published a notice in 1753 that his slave Jasper had run away. I found a few examples of his work on the internet but saw no other examples of rattail spoons. John S. Hutton of New York City had a similar hallmark at about the same time. This came from an estate in East Lyme, Connecticut. The spoon measures just over 7 ½” long and has a bowl that is just over 1 ½” at its widest. It weighs just under 2 ½ ounces. The spoon is in very good or better condition with some expected wear at the business end of the bowl. I see no dings, dents, or damage otherwise. I have not polished it. A wonderful and rare early Colonial American coin silver spoon!