Should I Throw This Away?

Just yesterday I dug up a silverplated spoon. Only about half of the plate was still on there. The back was stamped * Rogers & Bro. Al. Thinking it looked old I did some research. I found out that this company was taken over in 1897 by International Silver. So anything made after that was stamped with an IS. The way I understand it, any Rogers piece stamped Al or XS was made before 1898. And any piece made after 1898 is stamped with an IS. So I believe your piece is at least 114 years old.

Theres alot of confusion when it comes to Rogers flatware. Many different stamps and markings. I think I'd hold on to it though. Its still a cool piece. Also the Rogers company perfected the electroplating process. So its probably plated. Be careful not to take the plating off if you clean it.

Hey it does have an XS
Still a 1953 pattern,
Clean her up & use as your personal fork,
she's in fine shape

Silver plated silverware dont really carry any good value unless you have sets. This is worth around 1 dollar is it. You could only get 10 cents for it for nobody buys single silver plated silverware unless a really fancy design. The shape of the fork is to mordern looking.