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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;JBK, post: 3131089, member: 1101&quot;]That&#039;s the one included in a lot I picked up on eBay (not delivered yet).</p><p><br /></p><p>I found an old thread on another site (hope it&#039;s Ok to post here):</p><p><a href="https://forums.collectors.com/discussion/918617/what-are-your-thought-on-these-c-bust-50cers" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://forums.collectors.com/discussion/918617/what-are-your-thought-on-these-c-bust-50cers" rel="nofollow">https://forums.collectors.com/discussion/918617/what-are-your-thought-on-these-c-bust-50cers</a></p><p>It states:</p><p><i>The counterstamps used above I and others have matched to an American Silversmith who advertised in Boston Mass. in the Boston Patriot from 1796 to 1806 at 42 Cornhill St named Rufus Farnam (1769 or1771 to 1833+) and whose counterstamp matches this one exactly. He was Born in Norwich Conn., and served as apprentice with his brother Henry to Joseph Carpenter also in Norwich Conn around 1785 and together they purchased Carpenter&#039;s shop in 1807. Rufus and Henry worked together from 1800-1816. He advertised in Boston from approx. 1821 until 1833 under the firm of Farnam &amp; Ward along with Henry Farnam &amp; Richard Ward. After which Rufus worked in Hanover New Hampshire until when he died on 9/24/1863 in Mass. The silversmith marks known for just Rufus Farnam were: R. Farnam in rectangle flanked by incised stars; R. Farnam in serrated rectangle; and RF in clipped rectangle.</i></p><p><br /></p><p>There is extensive discussion/speculation after that.&nbsp; </p><p><br /></p><p>So far I have not found a photo of an example of an RF marked piece of silverware that is attributed to him.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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