Colonial spoon?

[Treasurehunter133]

could this be a colonial spoon? I found this in the woods half an inch from the ground by tree roots. What intrigues me is by how small the handle is.

 

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[lairmo]

The handle is broken...

 

[Treasurehunter133]

You can see the start of it

 

[lairmo]

The "start" of it is the rounded part...It's broken. Not trying to be offensive but it is clearly a rough break on the handle... Clean it up a little bit and zoom in on the "End" of it... you may find a mark on the underside of the handle...

 

[lairmo]

What is the silver-looking coin? in the top of the pic?

 

[smokeythecat]

One way to sometimes tell is to see the back side of the spoon. What is it made of?

 

[Treasurehunter133]

Copper

 

[smokeythecat]

If it's copper, it is more than likely post Civil War, into the 20th century. Spoons in the 18th century were wood, bone, pewter and silver. Really big ones for kettles, more like ladles were made from forged iron.

 

[Treasurehunter133]

It was the side of my SLQ.

 

[smokeythecat]

Makes sense.

 

[A2coins]

Yep keep at it!!!!

 

[gilmerman]

You guys are so lucky to have a history of old artifacts. Where I live, at the end of The Appalachian trail, in north Georgia, we seldom find things from earlier than the early 1800's. This area was Indian territory until 1820's, so stone tools and pottery sherds are our main finds. I know that the term Indian is not the correct nomenclature of the inhabitants here prior to that era but neither is Native Americans as this continent was settled by walk in and float ins from Siberia, no race ever originally here.

 

[Red James Cash]

Probably use to be plated.