1897 Bickford dollar and early sterling silver spoon.

[CONDUCTOR7E]

I had found what I thought last week to be a cracker jack token or something along these lines,but upon closer inspection and a bit of research from Yvonne,we realized that I found an 1897 Bickford dollar.Kind of an interesting piece and much rarer than originally thought.It is made of aluminum with a bronze center.
The spoon was found yesterday in Deerfield Mass and appears to be early,judging by the script.Possibly 1700's or 1800's anyways.I'm not an expert so your input would be appreciated.It was very deep and was rolled up into a jumble of silver.I spent several hours today straightening her out and i'm glad to see that she is once again gleaming like she did many years ago.
Thanks for reading,
Jason

 

[E-Trac-Ohio]

Very cool !

 

[NebTrac]

Most interesting finds Jason! Thanks for the story and the pictures!

NebTrac

 

[Cladiator (OR)]

Very nice! That is a very unusual coin. Any idea of its value? The spoon came out beautiful. Nice job! Thanks for sharing.

 

[captn_se]

I've never seen a Bickford dollar before. Very cool!!

Congrats on that old sterling spoon also!

Awesome finds!!

CAPTN SE
Dan

 

[GimmieThe Loot]

cool dollar thing! You never know what your gunna find.

 

[utahshovelhead]

I personally love finding the tokens and odd coins items...your is very cool. Thanks for sharin.

 

[dgc]

Those are some cool finds. You did a great job straightening out that spoon. I'd never have known it was bent up if you hadn't said so.

 

[CONDUCTOR7E]

Thanks guys! Love this stuff!

 

[stevew]

Jason on fire again


that's what i expect

good job Im glad you dont hunt my areas lol

thanks steve