Oldest Coin

[shanegalang]

What is the oldest coin you have found metal detecting? What detector were you using? Where did you find it? Please post a picture of it too.

 

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[testing123]

Here is another token I am not sure of. If you look close you will see he has a large nose and pointed chin. I have sent a picture of the coin to a dealer to see if it is a new never seen Blacksmith token. The back of the coin is blank unless it is worn out. The blacksmith tokens were made to look like a wore out British coppers, they would throw the tokens in the fire to blacken them to hide all the imperfections of a bad stamping. It could be just an old worn copper but who knows? I think I was using my whittes 5900 at the time, it came from an old tavern site. HH

You sure this isn't just an American Jefferson Nickel? Looks like it was in water for a few years.

 

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[tmanfromtexas]

My oldest coin was found a few weeks ago in New Orleans. I am working in the area and had the chance to hit an area there with my etrac. The target came up on the etrac with a pretty good tone and id. I dug the plug and ended up with a 1797 2 reale. I still cant believe it came from where it came from but I am glad I didnt miss it. TMAN...

 

[Cool Hand Fluke]

All my oldest coins were dug in England on a trip I made in 1999. Nothing in the USA I've dug can come anywhere near as old!

 

[shanegalang]

Cool Hand! Absolutely in awe at these. On mu bucket list, I must travel someday Thanks for sharing. Shane

 

[Cool Hand Fluke]

Cool Hand! Absolutely in awe at these. On mu bucket list, I must travel someday Thanks for sharing. Shane

This was a once in a lifetime trip for me to metal detect in England. I went over there with about 40 other americans and we all metal detected from 7 to 10 days straight in the plowed farm fields in East Anglia right near the North Sea. There are several travel groups here in the states that will provide trips over to England just for the purpose of metal detecting. I went with Jimmy Sierra Tours back in 1999. I highly recommend doing this at least once. It will set you back about 3K, but it is well woth it. I'd love to do it again....!

 

[xindl]

Prague groschen Charles IV and Wenceslas IV and Meissen groschen. Detector Garret ACE250.
But the oldest coin you have is a Celtic-obolus AR, about 4500 years old. I have it now at home, I will add photos later.

 

[xindl]

Celtic ar-obol, on the flat side of a stylized horse turned to the right (older type), convex side of the head motive. Age about 4500 years.
Silver, measures in millimeters.

 

[xindl]

Roman coin, the year 700 - 800. Bronze, measured in millimeters.

 

[Chuck In Oregon]

Celtic ar-obol, on the flat side of a stylized horse turned to the right (older type), convex side of the head motive. Age about 4500 years.
Silver, measures in millimeters.

Well, could be, I suppose, but it is inconsistent with generally accepted earliest dates of less than 2900 years ago. Of course, we're all open to new information. Thank you for sharing this.

Chuck

 

[Bbchevelle]

1864 IH found in my backyard.

 

[Orbitz]

What is the oldest coin you have found metal detecting? What detector were you using? Where did you find it? Please post a picture of it too.

My oldest coin is this 1801 1 Reale found at only 4"
and with a BH VLF believe it or not :P

 

[leprechaun]

my oldest coin is a 1795 2 reale from spain I,m new to the computer world so I cant post a picture yet. But I,ll get there.

 

[romeo-1]

The one in my avatar...1674 1 reale found in January of this year.

 

[CrazySlasher]

Can't seem to break into the 1600's