Silver Basket

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This coin-silver basket was made by Horton and Rikeman, silversmiths who were active in Savannah between 1850 and 1856. The earliest silversmiths in Georgia worked primarily in Savannah and Augusta, the state's first centers of trade.

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Silver Basket

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