Help with sons fossil creek find - copper spoon

[DLilli]

My son finds all kinds of fossils, arrowheads and even a bison hoof in a nearby creek. Today he came home with an old copper spoon with a lot of detail in the handle. The lower part is twisted and flattened out but looks like it might have a ships mast and some letters and numbers. I don’t have a pic of the lower part but hopeful someone can help with the upper part

 

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[Gridwalker306]

I think it’s a “Battleship Maine” souvenir spoon commemorating the U.S. Battleship Maine Destroyed Feb. 15, 1898. Would have been silver plated.

Cool find!

 

[A2coins]

Does look like a souvenir spoon thats really cool

 

[A2coins]

Welcome also from MI Tommy

 

[Digger RJ]

Nice!!! Congrats!!!

 

[DLilli]

I think it’s a “Battleship Maine” souvenir spoon commemorating the U.S. Battleship Maine Destroyed Feb. 15, 1898. Would have been silver plated.

Cool find! View attachment 1747031View attachment 1747032View attachment 1747033

Oh your awesome! Thank you!!

 

[Silver Tree Chaser]

I think it’s a “Battleship Maine” souvenir spoon commemorating the U.S. Battleship Maine Destroyed Feb. 15, 1898. Would have been silver plated.

Cool find! View attachment 1747031View attachment 1747032View attachment 1747033

Great ID!