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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;ExoMan, post: 2706509, member: 72588&quot;]You&#039;ve got good taste, Bruce. I paid almost as much for the Waters c/s as I did for all the others shown. Love at first sight, it was for me. </p><p><br /></p><p>I&#039;ve been pondering the possibility that the holed, &quot;Wise&quot; c/s was once attached </p><p>to something, like his silversmith toolbox, perhaps? He seems to have bounced around, working with various Philly smiths for over two decades. Another possibility that comes to mind is that the coin may have been a tool of sorts. Then again, it may have been attached to a watch fob or other jewelry piece - something akin to a personal ID, like a masonic cent was used.&nbsp; Like you, I was unable to decipher that touchmark. There&#039;s an authoritative book out on Philly silversmiths. An acquaintance of mine knows the author and is planning to show her a pic of this piece. I&#039;m hoping that she can provide some info on Mr. Wise.</p><p><br /></p><p>When the time comes, you&#039;re at the head of the line on my Philly counterstamps. I have around eighty pieces attributed to that town and about as many that may yet be so attributed. </p><p><br /></p><p>Cheerio,</p><p>Bill[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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