Carolina Tom
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I have not gotten out much lately. The rain has been relentless for several months.
I did manage to slip out for a couple of hours over the weekend. I hit a grassy place where some houses used to be, we’ve found some silver coins amongst the trash.
I dug a few modern coins, then a couple of wheaties... it was nice to just be outside digging little holes.
I got a deeper high tone, too large to be coin, obviously a piece of aluminum. I dug it anyway, and out pops a spoon. It was deep, but looks like modern stainless steel.
![9AB58D22-D0D3-46D3-B68D-14181EB6BA02.jpeg 9AB58D22-D0D3-46D3-B68D-14181EB6BA02.jpeg](https://www.treasurenet.com/data/attachments/1518/1518546-95cd9869c06b53164ae67a4a3bb6635a.jpg)
I wipe the back, and sure enough, it’s marked STERLING and PAT.1909.
![2A805558-EBCC-41CE-BA81-45A6872F80DE.jpeg 2A805558-EBCC-41CE-BA81-45A6872F80DE.jpeg](https://www.treasurenet.com/data/attachments/1518/1518597-034c225a6ad28ff12b71cb4437ac5d7a.jpg)
I check the front and it’s engraved with a B, which I suspect stands for bingo, because that’s what I said when I realized it was silver and in good shape.
![413B27DD-F35B-463C-BD7C-196FCEBEF8FB.jpeg 413B27DD-F35B-463C-BD7C-196FCEBEF8FB.jpeg](https://www.treasurenet.com/data/attachments/1518/1518603-638af9558bff30b9997de63b65d37978.jpg)
![B4CEC25E-590E-47F1-9C59-EEE1B0406E0A.jpeg B4CEC25E-590E-47F1-9C59-EEE1B0406E0A.jpeg](https://www.treasurenet.com/data/attachments/1518/1518610-d0be02653f8c3af85ddbb5aa33d633ad.jpg)
It was made by Whiting Mfg in NY. The name of the pattern is Madam Jumel. Here she is, quite an interesting life story.
![8107AA91-AF93-4496-8DF8-6B59908E732A.jpeg 8107AA91-AF93-4496-8DF8-6B59908E732A.jpeg](https://www.treasurenet.com/data/attachments/1518/1518620-d79360cf6cfcab08cf41561ab2f7f1a3.jpg)
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eliza_Jumel
Did I digress?
Thanks for looking and good luck on your hunts.
I did manage to slip out for a couple of hours over the weekend. I hit a grassy place where some houses used to be, we’ve found some silver coins amongst the trash.
I dug a few modern coins, then a couple of wheaties... it was nice to just be outside digging little holes.
I got a deeper high tone, too large to be coin, obviously a piece of aluminum. I dug it anyway, and out pops a spoon. It was deep, but looks like modern stainless steel.
![9AB58D22-D0D3-46D3-B68D-14181EB6BA02.jpeg 9AB58D22-D0D3-46D3-B68D-14181EB6BA02.jpeg](https://www.treasurenet.com/data/attachments/1518/1518546-95cd9869c06b53164ae67a4a3bb6635a.jpg)
I wipe the back, and sure enough, it’s marked STERLING and PAT.1909.
![2A805558-EBCC-41CE-BA81-45A6872F80DE.jpeg 2A805558-EBCC-41CE-BA81-45A6872F80DE.jpeg](https://www.treasurenet.com/data/attachments/1518/1518597-034c225a6ad28ff12b71cb4437ac5d7a.jpg)
I check the front and it’s engraved with a B, which I suspect stands for bingo, because that’s what I said when I realized it was silver and in good shape.
![413B27DD-F35B-463C-BD7C-196FCEBEF8FB.jpeg 413B27DD-F35B-463C-BD7C-196FCEBEF8FB.jpeg](https://www.treasurenet.com/data/attachments/1518/1518603-638af9558bff30b9997de63b65d37978.jpg)
![B4CEC25E-590E-47F1-9C59-EEE1B0406E0A.jpeg B4CEC25E-590E-47F1-9C59-EEE1B0406E0A.jpeg](https://www.treasurenet.com/data/attachments/1518/1518610-d0be02653f8c3af85ddbb5aa33d633ad.jpg)
It was made by Whiting Mfg in NY. The name of the pattern is Madam Jumel. Here she is, quite an interesting life story.
![8107AA91-AF93-4496-8DF8-6B59908E732A.jpeg 8107AA91-AF93-4496-8DF8-6B59908E732A.jpeg](https://www.treasurenet.com/data/attachments/1518/1518620-d79360cf6cfcab08cf41561ab2f7f1a3.jpg)
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eliza_Jumel
Did I digress?
Thanks for looking and good luck on your hunts.
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