Tried new spot on the Indian River

[JackInFlorida]

About two hours before low tide, I started checking out this area where I had noticed people swimming and other folks loading and unloading jet ski's, kayaks and stuff. Thought it may be a possible place for some dumped personal possessions.

I was finding pull tab after pull tab. They all sounded different, some at pretty extreme depths, I was even waving the Vibraprobe around in the holes in about two feet of water because I was getting tired of scooping. Never even got a hit on the pinpointer. Then I would come up with a pull tab after two or three more scoops.

Anyway, one time I pulled up a spoon and figured it was from a fisherman having a meal and dropping one of wifey's spoons. As I got closer to the pseudo boat ramp, I was finding nuts and bolts and a few large pieces of metal. By this time it had been about two hours and I was getting a little tired. Also starting to get dark.

When I got home, I just dumped the stuff on the table to dry and didn't look at them till last night. I noticed the spoon looked silver, so I took it out and cleaned it up a little. It had a marking on the back: "Vernon Silver Plate".

Doing a little research shows that it is probably pretty old (early 1900s). I'm kind of interested in how it wound up on the shore of the river. I'm thinking maybe I need to revisit again when low tide comes late in the day again.

Couple of coins that have seen better days too . . .




Thanks, Jack

 

[Ron B]

Hello Jack!
I've been finding a few spoons of late as well; none in as good condition as yours however.
Have you been useing the White's PI?

GRB

 

[JackInFlorida]

Hey GRB,

Yes, the PI in the water. Only problem is that after a year, I still can't tell a coin from a pop top. I always try guessing when I hear a target and I'm always wrong.

I tried bringing the Fisher in the fresh water river, but I was always nervous that I was going to forget it is not the PI and set it down in the water. Then when I went to dig, it was kinda tough holding the unit. Have to have a way to clip it and use a long handled shovel or something for next time I go gold prospecting.

Jack

 

[Patrol]

Hey Jack it's better than tent pegs. I found two this week, one plastic and one a generic bent metal rod.

Between the two of us we could open a TentPegs-R-Us Store.
TE

 

[Mekong Mike]

my grandmother in miami had those same type spoons. same design on the handle. 1960s

 

[hubcap76]

Be safe out in the river with all that discharge from lake Okechobee is producing toxic algae blooms in the lagoon.