1753 half pence and a lady in 1945

[robbuckalew]

I don't know if this is good enough to post but I'll post anyway.

these are my best finds to date

The walker i found in my yard about 5 inches
and the half penny i found at my mothers house in south Jersey about 10-12 inches down.
I believe it is dated 1747.
but if somebody can confirm that for me or read it better thanx.

[Sky_Warrior]

Man! thats great......

Semper Fi

[packerbacker]

Very nice.........Congrats!!!!

[Evolution]

Man. All of the coppers I find come out of the ground corroded. Even the few I've found that werent corroded were very green in color. Yours looks good. It has a very brown color to it. I would love to find one like that. Don't see alot of them like that. What did you do to clean it?

[robbuckalew]

the wierd thing is this is how it came out of the ground.
other than cleaning it carefully with a brush wiping off the dirt.
now there was an aluminum can directly ontop of it meaning when i picked the can up there was the coin staring me in the face.

i think the can kept it as clean as it was.

[Evolution]

the wierd thing is this is how it came out of the ground.
other than cleaning it carefully with a brush wiping off the dirt.
now there was an aluminum can directly ontop of it meaning when i picked the can up there was the coin staring me in the face.

i think the can kept it as clean as it was.

Congratulations. Definitely one for the "keeper" box.

[robbuckalew]

Thanks I agree

[WilliamBoyd]

You seem awfully calm.

Most of the posters here go wild when they find a silver coin,
and even wilder for a "Walker".

[CRUSADER]

the wierd thing is this is how it came out of the ground.
other than cleaning it carefully with a brush wiping off the dirt.
now there was an aluminum can directly ontop of it meaning when i picked the can up there was the coin staring me in the face.

i think the can kept it as clean as it was.

If the Aluminum can didn't date from the 18th century, then my archeological brain tells me that the can was place there at the same time as the coin or they wouldn't be the same depth. Someone did this on purpose, hence why the coin looks like it only spent a few years in the soil. IMHO

Other ideas welcome?

(I'm not questioning that you dug this, only guessing what may have happened)

I've yet to find one that nice in the UK, & they are a weekly find for me. Maybe one day

[Roadquest]

Awwwwsoom coin. I always thought the coppers were interesting

[robbuckalew]

You seem awfully calm.

Most of the posters here go wild when they find a silver coin,
and even wilder for a "Walker".

I am sorry, am I supposed to scream and jump up and down...I think I'll save that for a gold coin.
Question me if you want, I would do the same thing, but why would I lie about something to people I don't even know or anybody for that matter. I know where this was dug and I guess my post's are unwanted & unappreciated. That's ok with me, less work to do.

[BuckleBoy]

You seem awfully calm.

Most of the posters here go wild when they find a silver coin,
and even wilder for a "Walker".

I am sorry, am I supposed to scream and jump up and down...I think I'll save that for a gold coin.
Question me if you want, I would do the same thing, but why would I lie about something to people I don't even know or anybody for that matter. I know where this was dug and I guess my post's are unwanted & unappreciated. That's ok with me, less work to do.

I was going to make a nice reply to your great finds--until I saw how defensive you were getting. Why is that?

How many walkers have you dug? How many KGII's? In 16 years, I haven't dug too many of the first, and not a single example of the second...





Buckles

[smokedaddy]

Here we go again thanks to the the T-Net Police. I my personal opinion, I think that all of you doubters should leave the guy alone. The guy said that he dug the items. You have no other evidence to the contrary. If you do not think his post is fact, thats your choice. No need to jump him and make a mob hit over it. I once dug a 1720 KG I at a very deep depth and was basically put on trial here about the validity of that depth. My coin was dark like his and it was a genuine dug item. If you keep it up with your ignorance, you will eventually ruin the site. It's just a hobby guys, relax a little.

For the author of the post, very nice job and thanks for sharing.

[robbuckalew]

thank you I appreciate that

[CRUSADER]

Here we go again thanks to the the T-Net Police. I my personal opinion, I think that all of you doubters should leave the guy alone. The guy said that he dug the items. You have no other evidence to the contrary. If you do not think his post is fact, thats your choice. No need to jump him and make a mob hit over it. I once dug a 1720 KG I at a very deep depth and was basically put on trial here about the validity of that depth. My coin was dark like his and it was a genuine dug item. If you keep it up with your ignorance, you will eventually ruin the site. It's just a hobby guys, relax a little.

For the author of the post, very nice job and thanks for sharing.

I'm hoping the 't-net' Police & 'doubter' comments is not aimed at me? or is it smokedaddy? If I get questions, I answer them, care to give me any?

For the author of this post, its a very nice find, one I'm likely to never get due to poor soil conditions.

[Don in SJ]

Nice going on the copper found in South Jersey! The condition of this copper is not unusual for this area of NJ, check out my post of 12 coppers, all found within 30 miles of the 1753 Half Penny in this post. South Jersey soils, depending upon how well drained and lack of fertilizers result is coppers being found in that condition quite often. It is not unusual for this area at all to find some coppers in excellent shape.

Pocono Rob's KGII copper appears to be a regal one and they do handle the soil better overall than a counterfeit would. Most counterfeits are either debased or much thinner and more susceptible to corrosion, and since the vast majority of KGIII coppers are counterfeit, they are the ones found usually in the worst shape. KGII coppers had more Regals circulating here and are rather hefty coins that do well in the ground compared to the KGIII.

http://forum.treasurenet.com/index.p...,119986.0.html

Don

[CRUSADER]

Nice going on the copper found in South Jersey! The condition of this copper is not unusual for this area of NJ, check out my post of 12 coppers, all found within 30 miles of the 1753 Half Penny in this post. South Jersey soils, depending upon how well drained and lack of fertilizers result is coppers being found in that condition quite often. It is not unusual for this area at all to find some coppers in excellent shape.

Pocono Rob's KGII copper appears to be a regal one and they do handle the soil better overall than a counterfeit would. Most counterfeits are either debased or much thinner and more susceptible to corrosion, and since the vast majority of KGIII coppers are counterfeit, they are the ones found usually in the worst shape. KGII coppers had more Regals circulating here and are rather hefty coins that do well in the ground compared to the KGIII.

http://forum.treasurenet.com/index.p...,119986.0.html

Don

Agreed, but the Aluminium can needs explaining, any ideas?

[Iron Patch]

the wierd thing is this is how it came out of the ground.
other than cleaning it carefully with a brush wiping off the dirt.
now there was an aluminum can directly ontop of it meaning when i picked the can up there was the coin staring me in the face.

i think the can kept it as clean as it was.

If the Aluminum can didn't date from the 18th century, then my archeological brain tells me that the can was place there at the same time as the coin or they wouldn't be the same depth. Someone did this on purpose, hence why the coin looks like it only spent a few years in the soil. IMHO

Other ideas welcome?

(I'm not questioning that you dug this, only guessing what may have happened)

I've yet to find one that nice in the UK, & they are a weekly find for me. Maybe one day

Totally agree. I've had hundreds upon hundreds of dug George coppers vs non dug go though my hands and without a doubt it fits the condition of low grade non dug. I don't care to be called the forum police, or really get involved in a bunch of back and forth posts, and most importantly I'm not saying it wasn't found... but it is what it is, or appears so.

[allen]

both of those coins are beautiful !!!

[Iron Patch]

the wierd thing is this is how it came out of the ground.
other than cleaning it carefully with a brush wiping off the dirt.
now there was an aluminum can directly ontop of it meaning when i picked the can up there was the coin staring me in the face.

i think the can kept it as clean as it was.

If the Aluminum can didn't date from the 18th century, then my archeological brain tells me that the can was place there at the same time as the coin or they wouldn't be the same depth. Someone did this on purpose, hence why the coin looks like it only spent a few years in the soil. IMHO

Other ideas welcome?

(I'm not questioning that you dug this, only guessing what may have happened)

I've yet to find one that nice in the UK, & they are a weekly find for me. Maybe one day

Totally agree. I've had hundreds upon hundreds of dug George coppers vs non dug go though my hands and without a doubt it fits the condition of low grade non dug. I don't care to be called the forum police, or really get involved in a bunch of back and forth posts, and most importantly I'm not saying it wasn't found... but it is what it is, or appears so.

I agree with you; it is what it is.

Part of an increasing body of evidence!

Maybe we can split a cab sometime and talk some more.