Good Lord...save me from silver plate souvenir spoon collections. “This one is quite valuable!”
No. It’s not. It’s junk.
The silver plate spoons could be used to eat with and may have some anti-microbial use.
“The pioneers who traveled west would put silver coins in their water barrels to keep the water from spoiling. Back before there was refrigeration, people would put a silver coin in their milk jugs to keep the milk fresh longer.”