vienna

93.3 grams of 81.25% pure silver from the city of Vienna, made between 1̶8̶0̶9̶-̶1̶8̶5̶9̶ (Edit: 1819-1859). Pulled from the sea on 8/7/2025.

I stumbled across a curious site today while exploring the coastline at low tide. A large spoon was sticking up almost vertically just below the surface of the water. Thinking it was brass, which is quite expensive in scrap these days, I pulled on it. It offered some resistence, the handle being...