1723 Woods Hibernia recovered....

Scorpio72

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May 15, 2011
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1723 Wood's Hibernia recovered....

I was wasting some time and decided to swing the coil for a bit, I got a quarter signal about four inches deep, I hesitated on digging it but I am sure glad I did now! When the coin surfaced, it kinda looked like a quarter but backwards looking the wrong direction on the front and dirty. When I got home I put it in virgin olive oil for a few hours and used a soft brush to clean away the soil. Then I seen the date! A 1723 Wood's Hibernia! I couldn't believe I found a coin that's older than our country!
Here are some pictures I took of the coin.
 

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AC500

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very nice, I have one similar but cant make out the date. Great Find
 

CASPER-2

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housemom6

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Sweet! Amazing to think of where that's been and who's pocket it's been in.
 

steelheadwill

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Awesome Recovery !! W Woods has an interesting history of minting tokens, his Rosas and Hibernias are prized finds !!
 

eyemustdigtreasure

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Isn't it great, to find something that old?!
 

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Scorpio72

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May 15, 2011
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Nottingham, NH
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It definately shocked me when the coin was ID'd... I want to go back and cover that area really slow soon.
 

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