11th Hunt in Connecticut - Sterling Spoon - Large Coppa (Chinese)

[FooserPaul]

Hello all!

It was 70 here yesterday... The first day of spring and our part of CT averages 47 degrees... WoW!

I got out to a new spot (School) but righ away noticed the finds and the ground were different... 1985 dime at 8" and a 1917 Wheatie at 4" some fill, some old dirt... Some tabby... parts of ornate door hinges and stuff that was making me think there was stuff here from the 1800's... This 100 X 40 strip I was working was trashy trashy trashy... I kept digging these metal screw covers that read like a quarter @ 2" but they were more like 5-8"....

First keeper was this large winder looking relic...

The wheaties were in the teens / twenties and hard to find amongst the trash.... 1917 then 1920.... a 1925...

Then this signal sounded like gold... at 3" or so... It is stamped 10K Gold Fill... Anyone know what RAFA might means? No google hits...

Then I got a 12/47 Quarter signal that was pretty consistant at 6"... Out popped... a tarnished.... spoon...

I followed the tarnish removal instruction here: http://scifun.chem.wisc.edu/homeExpts/tarnish.html

Next I got a sinal that was 12/46 47 at 2" like this pesky caps... and it was 6-7" down... but it was large and green...

Thank you to aaaa (TNet) for the ID in the What is it forum...

Jiangsu “Square Dragon” 10 cash 1904-1905 << Does this count towards my Large Coppa count for the year? It is slightly bigger that a American Large Cent :-)

The last target I dug for the Day is a Cracker Jack Mystery Coin/Token... It appears to have been distributed from 1933 to 1935 range... Thank you to Letsgethammered (TNet) for the help with the date..

The days Totals:

I hope everyone had a great day detecting day!

Paul

 

[jdsarasin8194]

RAFA!!!!

 

[Narthoniel]

Nice finds there. It appears to me that your spoon was made by a company called Dominick and Haff. Scroll down the list and see if you think the mark listed matches your spoon. It is listed ner the bottom in the right hand column. If that is a match you have a pretty old piece of silver.
Anthony

http://www.925-1000.com/americansilver__Icon.html

 

[Toby1858]

I think that gold thing is WW1, but no clue what it is! Nice finds!!

 

[Chug And Red]

You May want to look at this link fo info on your RAFA coin i new it sounded familiar when i saw it!!!!



http://www.rafa.org.uk/

 

[Montauk]

Regarding RAFA: No ID but the pentagon shape of this coin or pin seems to provide one clue. Also, "United We Stand" appeared as a motto almost immediately after the September 11, 2001, (9/11) attacks & the Pentagon was a target during the attacks. The coin or pin doesn't appear to me to be particularly old so time frame might fit with respect to 9/11. Found some near misses on RAFA but nothing conclusive.

 

[DMN]

Here's a link for RAFA.\: http://www.rafa.org.uk/
Don't know if this is the association relative to the pin but it may be.

Looks like you did alright today!

 

[FooserPaul]

Nice finds there. It appears to me that your spoon was made by a company called Dominick and Haff. Scroll down the list and see if you think the mark listed matches your spoon. It is listed ner the bottom in the right hand column. If that is a match you have a pretty old piece of silver.
Anthony

http://www.925-1000.com/americansilver__Icon.html

It is stamped: Shreve, Crump and Low

Some history:
The story of America's oldest and finest jeweler began in 1796 when John McFarlane a watchmaker and renowned silversmith opened a workshop across the street from Paul Revere at Downtown Crossing. Throughout the 1800s the company grew in its prestige until a consolidation of firms created the name Shreve, Crump & Low in 1869.

Like any epic tale there are stories of promise, success and tragedy. Marred by the Great Boston Fire of 1872 that destroyed the entire store, Shreve's rebuilt and went on to serve Boston's high society from the Cabots to the Crowninshields to the Kennedys. In 1899, a Harvard University tennis player named Dwight F. Davis commissioned a prodigious trophy from Shreve's to be awarded to the winner of a tournament to which they challenged a team from the United Kingdom. The prize is now famously known as the Davis Cup.
Source: Shreve, Crump and Low homepage

 

[Narthoniel]

That is interesting. I did not see the stamp before, but looking closer now I see it. I assumed the closeup of the sterling mark was all there was. It seems odd to me that the mark with the rectangle circle and diamond matches a different company. No matter how you look at it it is still a great find.
Anthony