1700 silver

[fmerg]

I went detecting at a school yard with rich (port ewen ace)
today i was glad i did
the spoon has a makers mark
Joseph Dubois
New York, NY 1789-1797
In the firm of J. & T. Dubois 1795-1797.


being it is marked J. dubois it is pre 1795

 

[TomW244]

Awesome! What a fantastic relic!

 

[washingtonian]

Very nice find!

 

[Argentium]

Oh yeah ! Nice find - I would certainly take that spoon to a qualified Silversmith ( not a jeweler) get it put back in form - It is an heirloom find , and worth every penny to restore it ! I also would put it back into daily service .

 

[Professor of Engineering]

Killer find, congratulations!

 

[weregolf]

A big babe to the count

 

[A2coins]

I was going to say that restore it. Great display item. Well done

 

[port ewen ace]

I got SEVEN CENTS , 2 fishing sinkers , and a chunk of slag--

it all works out in the never ending battle of Minelab & ATPro--- we take turns whuppin' each other---

Frank hates to dig schools--- say thanks, Rich

wish we brought some soup for that big @$$ spoon

 

[Carolina Tom]

That is a sweet relic! Congrats.

 

[Whyme]

Very nice spoon! Congrats!

 

[CRUSADER]

Nice that ones worth paying to be restored. I had a one in a similar state & age & had it fixed & present it to the land owner.

 

[GB1]

Awesome

 

[Hawks88]

Fantastic find for sure. Congrats

 

[treblehunter]

Cool find, I love it when I can put a date on things.

 

[Trezurehunter]

Excellent find. I would agree, that you should consider restoring that one. What a great relic.

 

[Rookster]

Super find.Congrats

 

[Lord Verdigris]

Complete silver spoon is awesome and hard to find. Great job! [emoji16][emoji106]