Spoons are evil!

[pa-dirt_nc-sand]

My detector is a spoon magnet.

3 spoons today to add to the 50+ this year at old farms. All have been silver plated. They typically have enough silver when pulling out of the dirt for that "is it finally a sterling spoon" rush moment, but all until today's lunch hunt were dashed In the field when brass would be quickly apparent.

Today's handful including a shiny intact ornate spoon. Fancy monogramming. 1847, awesome. But "NS Triple" No, not again, triple plated brass. How cruel. Still searching for the first sterling spoon.

Dog tag from 1918 made up for it I guess.

Good luck out there!

 

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[Tpmetal]

My detector is a spoon magnet.

3 spoons today to add to the 50+ this year at old farms. All have been silver plated. They typically have enough silver when pulling out of the dirt for that "is it finally a sterling spoon" rush moment, but all until today's lunch hunt were dashed In the field when brass would be quickly apparent.

Today's handful including a shiny intact ornate spoon. View attachment 1503702 View attachment 1503703 Fancy monogramming. 1847, awesome. View attachment 1503704 But "NS Triple" No, not again, triple plated brass. How cruel. Still searching for the first sterling spoon.

Dog tag from 1918 made up for it I guess. View attachment 1503705

Good luck out there!

same here, all plated. But its still better than shotgun shells in my book!

 

[scruggs]

You have some nice silver plated spoons, hope you find that Sterling spoon soon!

 

[texjim]

Nice job on the spoons but the dog tag is awesome.

 

[K1DDO1979]

I hear ya on spoon magnet. I dug so many old plated spoons. I was lucky to dig a complete 18th century sterling spoon and a modern broken spoon sterling bowl. Thats only 1.5 silver out of 150+ spoons! [emoji30]

 

[Kurios1]

I have ONE genuine silver spoon in NINE years hunting. It's an old twisted mangled find from a corn field. Still being from the 1840's and actually "intact" it's my best spoon to date. Also being inscribed and traced to a local family makes it even cooler. Silver spoon should be on everyone's bucket list as they are a very difficult item to score. Your OLD dog tag made up for it BIG TIME!

 

[trapperart]

Congrats on the old dog tag

 

[Mzjavert]

I agree that dog tag is 100% awesome!

 

[Jaysix]

Love the dog tag. I have also had zero luck with finding a silver spoon. All plated or crusty so far.

 

[Steve in PA]

I throw those spoons in my scrap brass bucket.

 

[against the wind]

That is a cool dog tag,, my oldest is a McKean County, Pennsylvania tag. Always nice when you get an old one.

 

[pa-dirt_nc-sand]

That is a cool dog tag,, my oldest is a McKean County, Pennsylvania tag. Always nice when you get an old one.

Thx! Sort of cool to pull anything out of the ground with a date that is 100 yrs old.

 

[sutphin]

BEST LOOKING DOG TAG EVER SEEN

 

[Chiltepin]

Now I know why someone decided to make "Spoon Rings".

They were just digging all the handles .

 

[RVRoamer73]

That's a very good day...the dog tag is a excellent find..along with the rest of it...Congrats !!

 

[Argentium]

I feel your pain ! While I have dug one silver spoon ( sterling , circa 1920's /30's) I still have yet to dig a single Indian Head - you guys and gals in PA. dig Indian Heads every day ! I have been detecting for at least 11 years , I get a silver spoon which is a tougher find for most - there's no explaining some things .

 

[port ewen ace]

my guess is ---- this would be like what you hope to find



.78 Troy ounce of .925 dug in Woodstock, NY homestead on 9/7/17------

neva give up---- the next hole ----

could be a SILVER FORK

 

[pepperj]

Great looking dog tag recovery.
Looks like your spoon is OLD COLONY first production 1911

 

[Carolina Tom]

That spoon looks good to me, I can hardly believe it's not real. Dang man.

I really like the dog tag though, and it sort of makes up for the spoon.

GL!