Chewed up silver spoon

VERMONTPACKRAT · Apr 30, 2011

Today I snuck out for a 45 min. hunt behind the house and was able to dig this spoon. Pretty shiny right out of the ground. Pretty sure that it is silver. Not plated..... 10.5 Grams. No hallmarks or any other marks on it that I can find. I have found quite a few of this same style spoon but they are always some sort of copper alloy. I am kinda cherry pickin these new hunting grounds right now so I cant wait untill I have the time to slow down and hunt it right.

VPR

romeo-1 · Apr 30, 2011

I've got one that looks just like that! Good find!

{Sentinel} · Apr 30, 2011

Chewed up but a nice piece all the same.

HEAVYMETALNUT · Apr 30, 2011

nice! that looks in as bad a shape as the one i got restored

dfx willy · May 1, 2011

IT LOOKS LIKE COIN SILvER! willy

johnnyblaze · May 1, 2011

Chewed up or not it is still silver :thumbsup:

Blaze

ANTIQUARIAN · May 1, 2011

I think that spoon has some decent age to it! :icon_thumright:

I've always wondered . . . how do they get chewed up like that?
Is it usually plow damage? :icon_scratch:

Dave

timbobwey · May 1, 2011

I dug a spoon kinda like that, mine wasn't silver though. Still old and a nice find, but I'd rather find the silver one any day. Nice dig!

MaineRelic · May 1, 2011

Coin silver spoon :thumbsup:

MaineRelic

testing123 · May 1, 2011

I would certainly rather have that than a sharp stick in the eye! Silver is silver.

sscindercoop · May 1, 2011

Nice

Slabman · May 1, 2011

Antiquarian said:
I think that spoon has some decent age to it!
I've always wondered . . . how do they get chewed up like that?
Is it usually plow damage?

Dave

I would bet an old hog chewed that for awhile before deciding it wasn't food.
Good melt silver!!

Slab

VERMONTPACKRAT · May 1, 2011

I try to hunt the older sites in my area, so I dont find much silver. It seems kinda nice to see some in the bottom of a hole. Not a coin but I will take it !!

Thank You for all of the replies !

VPR