One silver...two silver...Overload!!

[fireman4youu]

Found mostly clad today couple silver quarters. Then I was getting ready to leave....Got the normal overload while in C&J mode. No big deal normally I just walk away..However as i backed off it wouldn't come off 1$(94). So I had to check, otherwise Id have to go back in a week..lol. As I got close to it it revealed itself, shinny and large. That when I seen the design. Now I'm all in, have to dig it. Not knowing what it was i started taking pictures, just in-case I had to document where I found the Holy Grail. Ask yourself, would you dig after seeing the first picture..? Came home wipped it down a bit, serving tray...No biggie, but the cool part is that its engraved...and reads..

:"" To the Robert Brown family""
"Dedicated service""
"Belehanam? baptist church"...(Update)(Its Bethlehem Baptist Church, and there is like 25 of them in the state of AL)
"1914"
Makes ya wonder how long its been there, or how it got there.

Anyhow that's my story for the day...thanks for looking.

HH,
ZachNBama

 

[Wldbil]

That is some digging right there... But a cool find, can't say that I have ever found a serving tray.

 

[Cool Hand Fluke]

That is a really cool find! I would definitely dig that, too many of my overload tagets turned out to be unique finds. Is it sterling silver?

 

[fireman4youu]

That is a really cool find! I would definitely dig that, too many of my overload tagets turned out to be unique finds. Is it sterling silver?

Its seemed to be flaking the silver "sticker" looking stuff off of it. It kinda looks like copper in the bends, and underneath the flaked pieces. Trying to find some history on the church now.

Its Bethlehem Baptist Church, and there is like 25 of them in the state of AL...

 

[lost hunter]

 

[Joe88]

That is definitely a unique find!!
Probably a first for treasurenet.
Congrats!!

Joe

 

[Tuberale]

Would love to see photos of the tray once it's cleaned.

Also, hope you checked UNDER the tray ... sometimes a tray was an indication of even more treasure underneath it.

 

[fireman4youu]

Would love to see photos of the tray once it's cleaned.

Also, hope you checked UNDER the tray ... sometimes a tray was an indication of even more treasure underneath it.

I did do a quick scan over hole one i was done. My back was so soar by then, I had to go..lol
Of course i filled the hole in, but ill never forget the location of the spot...

Z

 

[flakefinder]

That is one different kind of fine, I also would like to see a pic when it has been cleaned up, Congrats.

 

[fireman4youu]

That is one different kind of fine, I also would like to see a pic when it has been cleaned up, Congrats.

Any Ideas? on cleaning, or soaking...?

All i have done is hit it with the garden house and a little dish soap to read the engraving.
Any suggestions would be appreciated,
Z

 

[nsdq]

was it full of grubs ? nice find not sure the pro pointer was needed for that

 

[Tuberale]

That is one different kind of fine, I also would like to see a pic when it has been cleaned up, Congrats.

Any Ideas? on cleaning, or soaking...?

All i have done is hit it with the garden house and a little dish soap to read the engraving.
Any suggestions would be appreciated,
Z

If it looks like silver plate, use a few drops of Dawn dishwasher soap in a bucket of water, and gently rub with a chamois. Should clean most of the pattern work without excessive additional damage. I can tell there is some interesting impressions on the platter, but can't get an overall sense of the impressions. I bet somewhere on the piece will be the maker's mark and probably an indication of silver or silver-plate. All silver is now required to be stamped .900 or .925 somewhere on it: equals coin silver or sterling silver.

 

[funkapotamus]

Nice find

 

[Nana40]

Now that's a neat find! Extra good that there is a name and info for research! Would be neat to find out more on the piece.
Congrats!!
Nana

....ps...I didn't find the ring today....but the owners wife is now ordering a MD tonight. She thought that was the grandest thing to dig up old crusty, rusty relics.

 

[liftloop]

over load + 94 are all ways good.

ex-lent

 

[fireman4youu]

was it full of grubs ? nice find not sure the pro pointer was needed for that

I used it for size..since most know what size the pin_P. is.

 

[oldsalty19]

BIGGGGGG SILVER WTG

 

[fireman4youu]

Now that's a neat find! Extra good that there is a name and info for research! Would be neat to find out more on the piece.
Congrats!!
Nana

....ps...I didn't find the ring today....but the owners wife is now ordering a MD tonight. She thought that was the grandest thing to dig up old crusty, rusty relics.

Awesome Nana!.... You brain-washed another....what is the world coming too...lol

 

[nsdq]

was it full of grubs ? nice find not sure the pro pointer was needed for that

I used it for size..since most know what size the pin_P. is.

 

[Papa Bear]

"" To the Robert Brown family""
"Dedicated service""
"Belehanam? baptist church"...(Update)(Its Bethlehem Baptist Church, and there is like 25 of them in the state of AL)
"1914"

You have a name, date, and church. I sense some research ahead......Well done!!