12 Hunt in Connecticut... Silver Spoons, Old Token, Old Metal, and Bottle

[FooserPaul]

Hello all!

I had a blast today... Was slightly cooler than yesterday and I went to the same spot I was working yesterday...

Bottle... Fliped my plug on a target and was suprised to see this there...

This Sterling Utensil Top can up as a 12/47 @ 6" and I just knew it was a SIlver quarter... I was wrong...

This metal was deep @ 8" and was a nice find... I thought it was a dog tag at first then I saw the bikes and the 1922 date...

1923 Mercury Dime

This button came up in the 7-8" range and the back was in many pieces...

This Token is HUGE! It makes a large copper seem small and it has decent wieght as well...

Looks like it was from a fund raiser for a hospital in 1924...

This Sterling Silver Spoon is Fancy and pretty neat with the 1902 Pat date on it...

The totals:

I had a blast today... Nice Variety of Finds...

Happy Hunting all!
Paul

 

[Ray-Mo.]

Nice bunch of goodies again You keep going and you are going to have a nice bunch of silver to cash in,Ray.

 

[FooserPaul]

Tarnished Spoon:

After some boiling water and baking soda...

Great looking spoon with 1902 Pat. Date...

HH!
Paul

 

[RickIowa2009]

Great finds

 

[captn_se]

Paul,

That spoon is really nice all cleaned up!!
I can't believe how you're finding sterling silverware. Awesome!!

Congrats on a great hunt!! Really cool finds!

HH,
CAPTN SE
Dan

 

[Elton]

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[Guvner]

Completing the cast were the professional bicycle racers, who competed on the top level. A. W. Lonnie Warren defeated then-world champ Arthur Zimmerman at a race in Birmington, Connecticut, in 1892, and the sport attracted crowds as late as the 1930s at the East Hartford Velodrome.

 

[candcantiques]

The spoon was made in 1909 according to the date mark on it and it was made by Whiting Manufacturing Co. The Pattern is called " The Lilly ". Value of the spoon depends on the size. I am assuming from the picture that it is a teaspoon but there are two sizes of the teaspoon. The 5 3/8" is called the " 5 o'clock" spoon and is valued at $34.00. If it is the 5 7/8" it is valued at $45.00. Those are book prices though and in actuality you can reasonably expect to get 1/2 of those prices if you were to sell them.

The bicycling pin however SHOULD be a VERY expensive item. It is VERY rare and bicycle collectors and enthusiasts would work hard to win something like that on ebay.
The Amature Bicycle League was founded in 1920 and held sanctioned races untill 1930. So this is one of the earliest amature medals around. Carefull when you clean it not to ruin it. It is valuable

Give you a little more info.....

December 31 1922
New York Times

"The Amature Bicycling League of America Inc by a working agreement with the National Cycling Association, assumed control of amature cycling and it's membership has passed the 1,130 mark. It conducted a national road race at Atlantic City after a series of elimination events in various states. Eighteen states were represented in the senior event for riders over 15 years of age and eleven states were represented in the junior race. The senior race was won by Carl Hambacher of Newark and the junior by Charles Smithson of Washington D.C."

Judging by this article there were only 1,130 that could have legally competed in the races. 29 went to the finals leaving the ballance of 1,101 to recieve the same pin that you have. How many of those actually survived till this day? Very few I am sure. My guess $100.00 - $300.00 after it is properly cleaned.

I love doing the research on things, thats one reason I am an antique dealer. If you ever need help please fell free to message me any time.

Chris Clark

 

[DAN03USMC]

Neat stuff. we go after the coins, but those "odd items" end up having the most value. you are on a roll Paul.

 

[RandyNorthridgeca]

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