Dave2000
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- Oct 13, 2014
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- Detector(s) used
- Garrett AT Pro, Garrett Pro-Pointer AT (Coils: 5x8, stock, Tornado)
- Primary Interest:
- Metal Detecting
I recovered this spoon from underneath the brick walkway of a 100+ year old house on Long Island. It's obviously crushed, but the markings looked old, although the spoon itself felt rather thin (I initially thought it might be aluminum). After researching it (including getting some invaluable help along the way), it is a coin silver (.900) spoon made by a New Jersey silversmith. Monogramed "HAB" on the front and stamped "L.CORY" on the reverse. In the U.S., coin silver predates sterling silver. Sterling (.925) is considered to have replaced coin silver by about 1870. This took a few days to positively I.D. which is why I didn't post it sooner.
Short bio on the silversmith: Lewis Cory, born 5 Oct 1808, died 3 Jan 1863
Short bio on the silversmith: Lewis Cory, born 5 Oct 1808, died 3 Jan 1863
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