Victorian Enamelled Silver Dollar Brooch
An antique enamelled coin brooch dating from the late 19th century. The coin is USA silver dollar, dated 1890, the original embossed detailing to the face having been replaced first by engraving, then by colourful vitreous enamel. The coin has been set in a sterling silver frame, with crenelated details and English hallmarks from the year 1889.
With the frame pre-dating the coin, signs of some other older type of fittings having been added then removed from the coin, and the English/American connection, there's almost certainly a good story locked away in this unusual talisman... would that it could speak its tale.
The coin is an 1890 Morgan Silver Dollar, designed by George T. Morgan it's made of 900 grade silver (90% silver, 10% copper). The reverse, enamelled, features an Eagle clasping arrows and olive branch with the words UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, ONE DOLLAR, In God We Trust. The obverse featuring Liberty, modelled after Anna Willess Williams of Philadelphia, and the motto of the USA: E PLURIBUS UNUM, 1890.
Era: Late Victorian
Size: 4.2cm diameter
Hallmarks: English, Birmingham, sterling silver, 1889
Condition: Fair, some surface wear to the enamel consistent with age and use. The back of the coin has had some other fittings added then removed at some point in its past - see images
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