Silver Spoon... easy come easy go!!!!!

[scribben]

found this baby today at a property that was built to be a bank in 1814 and closed down in 3 yrs. the family that bought the house was named Steven's.
The owner of the home is big in to the history of the town and her home. the initials on the spoon were of the first family that resided in the home. The spoon was 925/1000 silver and was manufactured by gorham in RI sometime after 1831 best i can figure out. The homeowner wanted the spoon and i tried to give it to her and she insisted that i take payment 45$... Th good news is I think it opened up another permission that we thought unattainable!!!!

 

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[dirtlooter]

the doors may be opened now for even better finds, good luck

 

[TheGreatNorth]

Beautiful spoon! That is one that evades me... I find dozens of spoons, but never a silver! Congrats on the find, but the fact that you gave someone a piece of their own family that old is beyond words. Thanks for sharing!

 

[RVRoamer73]

Good guys always win!! Congrats on the Silver spoon recovery.

 

[Phishfindr]

A spoon for an open permission to continue. Go for it!!

 

[Argentium]

That's a great find ! Nice that the family gets it too !

 

[Kurios1]

Dude, your entering into some great possibilities. As much as I'd love to keep a spoon like that I'd hand it over in a New York second for more prime real estate to score even more cool finds. That being said I only have one twisted gnarly looking silver spoon to my credit after nearly 9 years of hunting. They certainly don't come easy and it's nice you let it go. Kudos to you for doing the right thing. Now go get some more of the good stuff!

 

[A2coins]

Nice spoon!! Too bad you had to fork it over!!!

 

[Silver Saver]

Payday and good contact. Great day!

 

[trapperart]

Congrats on the silver spoon. What goes around usually comes around

 

[Mzjavert]

Win-Win

 

[against the wind]

Congrats on a really nice silver spoon. Hopefully you will recover some serious old coins on the new permission.

 

[Argentium]

I think silver spoons are a tough find , I feel fortunate to have found one in 11 years or so . I'm gonna guess they are about as hard to find as a silver dollar .

 

[DownNDirty]

Creating good kharma often pays you back generously. Well done!

 

[Plumbata]

Wew lad, a bank between 1814-1817? Bet there are some smokin' Draped/Capped Bust silvers (or at least Spanish) lurking there somewhere deep, good luck sniffing them out and making us all jealous! Lovely spoon btw!

 

[A2coins]

I think silver spoons are a tough find , I feel fortunate to have found one in 11 years or so . I'm gonna guess they are about as hard to find as a silver dollar .

I somehow seem to fing lots of silverware lol stainless and they are all stained!!!!!!

 

[Gridwalker306]

Nice job finding such a great spoon with traceable history. I'm glad the lady who wanted it is into history, and really appreciates it. You know it won't be tossed aside or melted down, it's actually a cool item for her to share with others, and the way it was found....and yes lead to new permissions!