New house - first hunt - score!!

[CoinFetcher]

Hello,

Me and my expecting bride got a house for our growing family. We are doing some lite renovations and during a little break I took I decided to swing my machine.

Then house is on a 10,000sq ft lot, so a little room to roam. The house was built jn 1963, so I was hoping for a Big Ben Half or something like that.

My time in the crawl space tells me that a older foundation is under my current setup, and whole area and town has been occupied since 1870s. I have a seated quarter in my collection from a few streets over.

So, this hunt had the usual suspects. Canadian Pennie’s from the ‘70s. A quarter, a dime, junk, slot car. Then, my special signal was under-foot. It was big and shallow. I thought maybe a old fence post. Nope. I popped out a dirty clump of metal. Stained orange with the dirt, and lacking shine I was ready to pouch it. Innately I give it a little rub.

“Sterling”

I had uncovered a watrous sterling baby spoon. The hammered design with a diamond motif.

I am going to bend, mend, and make better then treasure for our baby that’s coming in April. Isn’t that cool that our new house produced a sweet baby spoon for us!?

 

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[oldmxrat]

Very cool, congrats!

 

[Digger RJ]

View attachment 2008997Hello,

Me and my expecting bride got a house for our growing family. We are doing some lite renovations and during a little break I took I decided to swing my machine.

Then house is on a 10,000sq ft lot, so a little room to roam. The house was built jn 1963, so I was hoping for a Big Ben Half or something like that.

My time in the crawl space tells me that a older foundation is under my current setup, and whole area and town has been occupied since 1870s. I have a seated quarter in my collection from a few streets over.

So, this hunt had the usual suspects. Canadian Pennie’s from the ‘70s. A quarter, a dime, junk, slot car. Then, my special signal was under-foot. It was big and shallow. I thought maybe a old fence post. Nope. I popped out a dirty clump of metal. Stained orange with the dirt, and lacking shine I was ready to pouch it. Innately I give it a little rub.

“Sterling”

I had uncovered a watrous sterling baby spoon. The hammered design with a diamond motif.

I am going to bend, mend, and make better then treasure for our baby that’s coming in April. Isn’t that cool that our new house produced a sweet baby spoon for us!?

View attachment 2008997

Very Nice!!! Congrats!!!

 

[Louie D]

Maybe Uri Geller lived there?

 

[crashbandicoot]

How cool is that? Congratulations on the new addition to your family to come!

 

[Hunk-a-lead]

View attachment 2008997Hello,

Me and my expecting bride got a house for our growing family. We are doing some lite renovations and during a little break I took I decided to swing my machine.

Then house is on a 10,000sq ft lot, so a little room to roam. The house was built jn 1963, so I was hoping for a Big Ben Half or something like that.

My time in the crawl space tells me that a older foundation is under my current setup, and whole area and town has been occupied since 1870s. I have a seated quarter in my collection from a few streets over.

So, this hunt had the usual suspects. Canadian Pennie’s from the ‘70s. A quarter, a dime, junk, slot car. Then, my special signal was under-foot. It was big and shallow. I thought maybe a old fence post. Nope. I popped out a dirty clump of metal. Stained orange with the dirt, and lacking shine I was ready to pouch it. Innately I give it a little rub.

“Sterling”

I had uncovered a watrous sterling baby spoon. The hammered design with a diamond motif.

I am going to bend, mend, and make better then treasure for our baby that’s coming in April. Isn’t that cool that our new house produced a sweet baby spoon for us!?

View attachment 2008997

great find and congratz all the way around, love that silver!

 

[DCMatt]

That's awesome! Crescent with W = Watrous MFG, Wallingford CT. 1920's (ish).

 

[Gare]

What is the value of a silver spoon like that ? If any at all

 

[iAmMike]

Awesome find! Thanks for sharing and keep hunting your yard!

 

[jewelerguy]

very nice