bergie
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- Aug 2, 2004
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(UPDATE -- Olive Oil did the trick...I can see a lot more of the back, and found the line and can now see what looks to be 1730 with bust facing left, it has to be a King George II -- thanks to Don in South Jersey for clarification.)
I had a good day today at the old colonial site (same place I got the 1810 Large Cent posted yesterday). There's a nice leaf cover so it's fine digging because none of the dirt is exposed to the cold. Today it produced the first colonial coin yet, a King George, not in great shape, but it's the one that's the size of a quarter. I thought it was another large cent at first. I can see the outline of the bust and some of the Georgevous and Rex and either II or III. The back sucks. I can't see the line under where the date would be, just some shapes of the lady who is usually there. It's not going to photograph at all. If I can get anything worth photoing I will. I also got a 1925 Merc...first Merc from that site, also gold guilded button with a shield and eagle on top. The edges of the button look like an upside down beer bottle cap, with the same type of ridges. There's not a lot of gold left, but you can see how it would have looked with the eagle above the shield (I don't think it's real gold). I can't read the button maker at this point. The loop is smooshed down on the back, but it's there. A couple of wheaties too. All in all, a good day. Time to eat...Bergie out!
I had a good day today at the old colonial site (same place I got the 1810 Large Cent posted yesterday). There's a nice leaf cover so it's fine digging because none of the dirt is exposed to the cold. Today it produced the first colonial coin yet, a King George, not in great shape, but it's the one that's the size of a quarter. I thought it was another large cent at first. I can see the outline of the bust and some of the Georgevous and Rex and either II or III. The back sucks. I can't see the line under where the date would be, just some shapes of the lady who is usually there. It's not going to photograph at all. If I can get anything worth photoing I will. I also got a 1925 Merc...first Merc from that site, also gold guilded button with a shield and eagle on top. The edges of the button look like an upside down beer bottle cap, with the same type of ridges. There's not a lot of gold left, but you can see how it would have looked with the eagle above the shield (I don't think it's real gold). I can't read the button maker at this point. The loop is smooshed down on the back, but it's there. A couple of wheaties too. All in all, a good day. Time to eat...Bergie out!
