1858 Kreuzer...An unlikely New Jersey find

[West Jersey Detecting]

I was out this weekend and found wheaties -a -plenty, when out of the ground popped this unlikely coin, an Austrian 1 Kreuzer . I thought it was an Indian Head at first. I have found coins going back to the 1830's on this site in the past, but never anything of this nature.

 

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[Snee]

Very nice!

 

[River Rat]

Extraordinary find.

 

[lonewolfe]

nice find~

hh

 

[Ridley]

I hardly ever question how things wind up where they do anymore.

The important thing is it was lost until you found it.

Pretty coin!



Ridley

 

[ringfinder]

Great thing about this hobby is that you just never know what your going to dig up!

Great picture and great find!

HH, Ringfinder

 

[goldencoin]

cool...i wouldn't expct that either

HH
-GC

 

[Bavaria Mike]

Real nice find! That one held up well in the soil. I find them here and only have a few that are nice. HH, Mike

 

[whitesid]

very nice find

 

[romeo-1]

Looks like someone may have lost one of Daddy's coins during show and tell...

 

[West Jersey Detecting]

Looks like someone may have lost one of Daddy's coins during show and tell...

Not likely, Romeo. The site is about 5 miles from the nearest paved road. Four wheel drive is a must. The site was once a stop on an old stage coach road. There was an inn there, but it burned in 1840. The soil is very sandy and I have found many coins and buttons there over the years in various condition, including an 1836 cent in nearly as good coniditon. (See my avatar). But it was my first thought as well.

Here is the back of a colonial "flat" button I found there a while back.

 

[99Brown]

Very nice. WTG!!

 

[Daisy]

Wow! It's in great condition!
Way to go!