Note: I have seen US gold coin spoons, but do not have any examples at this time.
I have also seen US silver dollar spoons, but I believe most of those were made in the 1980's -- using old coins
This spoon has a bright cut engraved image of the US mint in Denver, Co.
This embossed spoon has a nice picture of the Philadelphia mint.
I suspect that there is also a spoon for the San Francisco Mint, but I do not have it.
The left spoon is a hand made piece with a silver U.S. quarter bowl which is dated 1957. I suspect that this is some type of school project but it does show decent quality workmanship. The spirals in the finial are cute.
The middle spoon has a cutout US walking liberty half dollar finial which is nicely done. As you have probably noticed, the spoon bowl is very tiny. It could have been an 'ear' spoon, but I suspect that it was used for an illegal white substance.
The rightmost spoon has a silver US Roosevelt dime dated 1964. The finial is a copper ring. Again I suspect that this was a school project.
HAWAII COIN SPOONS
I have only two examples to share with you, but I have seen half dollar and dollar coins in Hawaiian spoons.
These spoons have Hawaiian coins which were made by the US mint. During the spoon era, Hawaii was a territory of the USA.
The left picture is a silver Hawaiian quarter dated 1883. The right two pictures (top spoon) is a silver dime dated 1883 and you can see both sides
PHILIPPINE FORK
It might seem strange that I have included a Philippine coin fork in this category, but when this piece was made, the Philippines were a US protectorate because we took the Philippine Islands away from Spain during the Spanish-American War.
The USA minted 'Filipinas' coins from 1904 - 1945
This is a 1907 ten centavos (dime) from the Filipinas and as you can see the back is clearly marked as being from the USA
I was a little surprised to see that the maiden (Liberty) on this coin has her left breast exposed. She is striking an anvil with a hammer to symbolize hard work.
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