Appraisal: Mini Half Dime Silver Teapot, ca. 1900
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Appraisal: Mini Half Dime Silver Teapot, ca. 1900
Check out Christopher Hartop's appraisal of a mini half dime silver teapot, ca. 1900 in Vintage First Finds, Hour 2!
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Appraisal: Mini Half Dime Silver Teapot, ca. 1900
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Check out Christopher Hartop's appraisal of a mini half dime silver teapot, ca. 1900 in Vintage First Finds, Hour 2!
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Learn Moreabout PBS online sponsorshipAPPRAISER: One always hesitates to use the word "unique" when describing something, but, uh, I must say, I've never seen anything like it.
I understand it was made by a member of your family.
GUEST: It would have been my husband, who's died, it would've been his grandfather.
APPRAISER: So, he made this miniature teapot?
GUEST: Mm-hmm.
APPRAISER: About when?
GUEST: It would've been about the turn of the, of the 20th century.
APPRAISER: Now, what, what is the significance of this half dime?
GUEST: The whole entire piece was made just from that dime.
There was nothing extra added to it.
APPRAISER: Oh, I see.
So, this teapot was made out of a, a half dime like this?
GUEST: Correct.
APPRAISER: If we look underneath, you can even see part of the design of the half dime.
This was a, a popular coin.
Of course, nowadays, we think of them as nickels.
In the 19th century, these silver half dimes, um, were made, uh, in quite large quantities.
This one dates from the 1860s.
Um, I think this teapot actually works, doesn't it?
GUEST: That's what made... APPRAISER: The top comes off.
GUEST: That's what made it so unique for the contest.
APPRAISER: It actually pours.
GUEST: Mm-hmm.
It pours, and the handle swivels.
APPRAISER: Amazing.
Well, a marvelous piece of family history.
It's difficult to put a fixed price on it.
It's not the kind of thing that comes in every day.
This is difficult to find a price comparison.
My gut feeling, though, is that if it were to come up at auction with that fascinating history of silversmithing, it probably would sell for somewhere in the region of between $500 and $1,000.
GUEST: Mm-hmm.
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