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:::: Does anybody know why there are some examples of Gorham's Grecian Pattern (Patented 1861) that do not have Gorham's "Lion Anchor G" but they are still marked "Patent 1861" and "COIN" with different stamps that seem to be retail marks (George Shreve and also Tiffany & Co. are two examples I found)? ::::::: Did Gorham just have inconsistent hallmarking in 1861 on the Grecian COIN silver examples or is something else going on? :::::::

::::::::::::: Are these examples of Grecian COIN Silver still Gorham even though they do not bear the "Lion Anchor G" hallmarks? :::::::::::::::::::

:::: Could George Shreve & Tiffany Co. buy spoons from Gorham without the "Lion Anchor G" hallmarks but Gorham did apply the "COIN" and "PATENT 1861" hallmarks? ::::: Or was Gorham hallmarking just inconsistent in 1860-1861 as COIN transitioned into the STERLING standard? :::::: I have read a few posts that imply that Gorham hallmarking was inconsistent during the early days, but I've never known Gorham to be inconsistent, they seem to have marked every single COIN/STERLING spoon with a "Lion Anchor G" hallmark, at least all the spoons that I have seen in person. :::::::::

::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: Thanks to anyone who has a piece of the puzzle or a clue to solving this mystery :::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::