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shanegalang said:
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. :)

For me, its a 1891 Indian Head, found in a dirt pile from a construction site at an old church in Holyoke, Ma. I did find a 1849 trade token at a park. Hopefully this year I will do a little more colonial site hunting.
 

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shanegalang,Oldest[SO FAR!!!]1723 Hibernia,Whites M-6,long gone Apple Orchard here in town. God Bless Chris
 

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I'm new to this forum and I'm just getting back to MDing after several years away. Plus, I'm not at all confident of my ability to post images, but I'll try.

In 2001 I was hunting with friends in Macedonia, in a known Roman-occupied area (yes, like most of the rest of Macedonia). I think I was using a Garrett 2500. We were probably in an area where a small market once stood and we were finding a few small things. Among them was this little bronze coin:

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I'm told it is a coin commemorating the 700th year since the founding of Rome, which would put it at around 52-53 BC. You can just barely make out Romulus and Remus suckling the she-wolf on the reverse. Her head is on the left side and she's looking over her left shoulder down at the twins. If it is other than this, maybe one of you Roman coin experts can clear it up for me. That's what I was told at the time.

6-7 years ago I was detecting with a site archaeologist on his site in the Republic of Georgia. That day I found the only known example of a silver Macedonian denarius depicting Philip of Macedon ever found in Georgia. When I showed it to the archaeologist he said it couldn't be, because they'd never found one before. I told him I had found a similar coin in Macedonia and I was pretty sure that's what it was. Yes, quite a coincidence. When he finally confirmed it, it (and a Roman snake-head hairpin that I also found) became the subject of a presentation at a national conference there. Unfortunately, I don't have any images of them to share and the originals are now in a museum. That was actually the oldest coin I have ever found. I doubt that I will ever have the chance to detect in an ancient land again, but it sure was a lot of fun back then.

Enjoy. I'm looking forward to participating here.

Chuck
 

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Chuck In Oregon said:
I'm new to this forum and I'm just getting back to MDing after several years away. Plus, I'm not at all confident of my ability to post images, but I'll try.

In 2001 I was hunting with friends in Macedonia, in a known Roman-occupied area (yes, like most of the rest of Macedonia). I think I was using a Garrett 2500. We were probably in an area where a small market once stood and we were finding a few small things. Among them was this little bronze coin:





I'm told it is a coin commemorating the 700th year since the founding of Rome, which would put it at around 52-53 BC. You can just barely make out Romulus and Remus suckling the she-wolf on the reverse. Her head is on the left side and she's looking over her left shoulder down at the twins. If it is other than this, maybe one of you Roman coin experts can clear it up for me. That's what I was told at the time.

6-7 years ago I was detecting with a site archaeologist on his site in the Republic of Georgia. That day I found the only known example of a silver Macedonian denarius depicting Philip of Macedon ever found in Georgia. When I showed it to the archaeologist he said it couldn't be, because they'd never found one before. I told him I had found a similar coin in Macedonia and I was pretty sure that's what it was. Yes, quite a coincidence. When he finally confirmed it, it (and a Roman snake-head hairpin that I also found) became the subject of a presentation at a national conference there. Unfortunately, I don't have any images of them to share and the originals are now in a museum. That was actually the oldest coin I have ever found. I doubt that I will ever have the chance to detect in an ancient land again, but it sure was a lot of fun back then.

Enjoy. I'm looking forward to participating here.

Chuck
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Your coin is a City Commemorative AE Follis, depicting helmeted bust of Roma left , and Romulus & Remus, she wolf suckling twins on the reverse (my favourite roman reverse) the coin though dates to the 4th century AD, not BC.

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Wow. THAT was fast.

Thank you for clearing that up for me. I'm very pleased to have the correct information.

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Chuck In Oregon said:
Wow. THAT was fast.

Thank you for clearing that up for me. I'm very pleased to have the correct information.

Chuck
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Your welcome, and welcome to Treasure net. :icon_thumleft:

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Welcome to TN Chuck! and thanks for your contribution, very nice and I doubt anyone will have anything older!
 

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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
 

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My oldest coin is a 1563 Elizabeth I sixpence found here in southeast VA at a very early colonial homesite. It was part of a small cache of hammered silver coins. At this same site I also dug several other 1500s sixpences as well as a number of sixpences, shillings and half crowns from 1600-1640. Twenty-six in all I believe. Gonna be hard to get much older than that here in the US.
 

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Bill D. (VA) said:
My oldest coin is a 1563 Elizabeth I sixpence found here in southeast VA at a very early colonial homesite. It was part of a small cache of hammered silver coins. At this same site I also dug several other 1500s sixpences as well as a number of sixpences, shillings and half crowns from 1600-1640. Twenty-six in all I believe. Gonna be hard to get much older than that here in the US.
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Bill I never get sick of seeing that picture :icon_thumleft:

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Bill D. (VA) said:
My oldest coin is a 1563 Elizabeth I sixpence found here in southeast VA at a very early colonial homesite. It was part of a small cache of hammered silver coins. At this same site I also dug several other 1500s sixpences as well as a number of sixpences, shillings and half crowns from 1600-1640. Twenty-six in all I believe. Gonna be hard to get much older than that here in the US.

What a spectacular find. They are probably 300 years older than the oldest coins to be found here in Oregon. Well done.

Chuck
 

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I found my oldest this year, 1723 King George [Very worn]at a old church site. bottom pic
A 1730 KG in a corn field.Oldest US silver 1842 seated dime. Oldest silver 1806 1/2 reale
 

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Mine is a 1891 O morgan found with my ace 250 back in late summer

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Mine is a 1783 1/2 reale found my first day out with my 5" coil. was 7 or 8 inches deep in a bed of nails.
 

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Fascinating coins!! Keep em coming :)
 

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Today was my best day detecting as far as old coins go, I use a GARRETT AT Pro, my find today was a Barber half 1899 and 3 Indian head penny's a 1864, 1905 and one that is unreadable as of now. :headbang:
 

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flakefinder said:
Today was my best day detecting as far as old coins go, I use a GARRETT AT Pro, my find today was a Barber half 1899 and 3 Indian head penny's a 1864, 1905 and one that is unreadable as of now. :headbang:
Great hunt!! Congratulations :hello2:
 

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I found a crusty old large cent working an old baseball field here in hamlin Pa- I think it said 1829 or 1825 it's hard to read - ...and I didn't want to do anything to it in an attempt to clean it up. :) it's a weird find for that area since it was a ball field since the 1930-40s and it's been hit to death. I thought it was going to be a wheat according to the ETrac so I was surprised when this popped out of the plug. kind of bummed there wasn't more silver at this location- (knowing it was hit to death) I found only one rosey dime, and one kids junk ring...the oldest thing I found at this location besides this coin was a few wheats and a 1937 indian head nickel. glad I got to find what I could find...
 

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