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Numbers on a coin usually signify the year it was minted.
According to research by Waite and Ernst (The Trapdoor Springfield), your 1873 was manufactured in the last quarter (Oct/Dec) 1873. The number '25' on the stock is probably a rifle rack number so that it could quickly be placed back where it belonged in an arms room.
Not sure what the 2 means. But real silver will have a .925 stamp.
Check with any local coin collector for sure, but this coin can be worth a LOT of money.
unsquaring a number is to chage it back