Incredible Day 1600s site. Seal Top Spoon, Latten Spoon, 1774 Half Real, LE Pipe Bowl

[Ahab8]

I haven't been out in a very long time due to work and trying to spend a little time with the family when I'm not working. I think about detecting all the day and have just wanted to find one day to get out there and dig a few targets. I had a free day yesterday and approached it this way....I'm going to get up super early and kayak in to a very early site. One that gave up a couple of my favorite relics ever, the early Latten spoons. It was a beautiful day and I felt zero pressure to make a great find. Just having a beautiful day to be on the water and dig some holes was enough for me. So out I went before the sun came up. I landed my kayak and got started hiking to the spot. I detected along the way and was hearing a decent amount of iron. Then got a nice signal and dug what I imagine came from a piece of furniture though I see no attachment points.

In the same hole was some shells and a few ceramics. Soooo I'm thinking probably an 18th century trash pit. I will return to it this fall.

The blue glass came from the water and has an interesting stamp. After digging a few buttons and making a mental not of where I was I continued to the 1600s site to see what was hiding in the dirt. First hole I dug contained my first pipe bowl ever with the LE mark (LLEWELIN EVANS) from the late 1600s. Pretty psyched to have it. I also found part of another pipe bowl. 17th century trash pit maybe?



This place is such a mess that you have to clear small spots just to swing for a few minutes. So after clearing a small area I got a screamer down deep. About 12" down I felt it and knew it was a spoon. Was over the min to see it wasn't plain. These are called Seal Top Latten Spoons. The date from the late 1500s to the early 1600s. A few minutes later I got another great signal close to the surface....another beautiful complete Latten spoon. A few minutes later I dug a broken spoon that's a little different style. I never thought I would find another complete Latten spoon after the two I found last year. To find two more examples is mind blowing to me. I couldn't be happier.




The entire family

I also found what I believe is a 1774 half real. About 100 years newer than most finds at this site....crazy!


Found a couple of random drop coins. 1870 2 center and an 1867 5 cent.


It was an awesome day and this place is hiding lots more killer early finds....hopefully even an early silver. We shall see this fall

 

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[A2coins]

Wow can we see a picture of the treasure chest all those came in LOL Great job Thanks for sharing your finds and pics!!!!!!!!!

 

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[Patriot Relics]

Outstanding digs Abe, pretty soon you'll be able to set a colonial dinner table in all seriousness the spoons are incredible saves, the Spanish was just icing on the cake.

 

[Ahab8]

Holy crapola !

Phenom finds... well done.

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Thanks buddy. Never though I'd find more of these intact. Thankful I never hit one.

 

[testing123]

after looking at the pics (before reading), I had to scroll up to look at the date of the thread because it didn't seem possible to dig two more whole ones! Thought someone bumped your old thread. Huge congrats!

 

[joeyfresh]

Aww man, you know how much I love those spoons you lucky SOB. Have all of those spoons been found in the relatively same area? You're starting to be a walking Hume book and I love it. Great job spoon8man!

 

[villagenut]

Outstanding as always. But we just knew this was coming, seeing that you have been on the down low. Now you will REALLY be thinking about going back. I don't know how you can wait.

 

[Valley Ranger]

Great saves!!!

 

[Ahab8]

Amazing finds Abe. I'm just stunned by the spoons in that place. It may be that the reale and 1870's coins were just drops by people passing through, or trade due to the type of area it is.

The pipe bowl is rad too bud. To have a maker is a rare thing.

Great write up too!

Thanks bud. I'm sure you're right on with the coins. Beauty of this place is that nothing is modern. I'm psyched to have the pipe bowl. It's my first so it's nice that it's very early

 

[Ahab8]

Congrats on some great finds

Thank you Art. Nice to finally get out

 

[Ahab8]

Awesome finds! And I love those spoons.

Thanks Dave. Glad to have them my friend

 

[Ahab8]

Wow Abe - I can't believe you dug 2 more of those early spoons - those are incredible finds!! And you have to believe that if you've dug this many there has to be more. Eight would be a nice number . Nice going on that LE pipe bowl too. I find both Will and Llewelin Evans pipe bowls and stems down this way so they must have been exporting huge numbers of pipes from Bristol back in the late 1600s. Some of my LE finds are pictured below. I also like that little whizzer toy as it has that textbook look with the 2 holes and serrated edge. And I think that small piece of pottery in the center of that pic is 1600s delftware, and the piece above it might be too. Based on your finds there you know a killer trash pit lies nearby, and hopefully you can locate it and uncover a boatload of incredible early artifacts. Great post man, and can't wait to see you get back out there, which I assume will be quite soon.

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Ya know Bill I have been believing that this place was only there for a couple years. But I'm starting to wonder if it may have been around a bit longer. Can't wait to clear more area and see what other early finds are hiding there....a silver coin maybe lol

 

[cjon455]

Great finds abe!, I really like the early spoons, very cool!

 

[Ahab8]

Great way to end a detecting drought with some amazing early relics. You have some incredible luck finding latten spoons and shoe buckle frames. The gear like item with the two holes in it is a whizzer toy. Congrats on a great day of detecting.

Thanks buddy I'm so happy to find these latten spoons as I don't believe I've ever seen another complete one posted. It's nice to find something from the earliest of settlement in this area

 

[plymouthian12]

Looking good ahab

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[Scrappy]

Incredible Day 1600s site. Seal Top Spoon, Latten Spoon, 1774 Half Real, LE P...

Thanks bud. I'm sure you're right on with the coins. Beauty of this place is that nothing is modern. I'm psyched to have the pipe bowl. It's my first so it's nice that it's very early

It's kind of scary that the reale could be 150-200 years newer than those spoons. Yikes that place is old!

 

[Evolution]

Excellent stuff Abe! Nice array of coin finds and the spoon is sweet.

 

[DigIron2]

Spoon man..still burning it up. Congrats on another complete example for your collection Ahab. With their age, they have got to be rare to find them intact like that. Very nice collection man!

 

[Silvermonkey]

Even though you haven't been out digging for a while...you clearly have not lost your mojo. Congratulations on some very impressive finds. I also admire your attitude leading up to this hunt. Sometimes the internal pressure to load up the "keeper" pouch makes it difficult to just enjoy a beautiful day. HH

 

[bonepicker]

Great finds AhAb. Thanks for sharing.
About time you start posting some good finds for us to see.
BTW those spoons are Way Cool.

 

[metalev4]

Amazing recoveries Abe. The spoons are incredible. I'm envious that you have an island site requiring a kayak, sounds like a great adventure. Good luck with your fall hunts, hope you dig killer silver!