🥇 BANNER 1652 Massachusetts 6 Pence

The Fog

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Hello tnetters, I don't post very often, I'm more of a sandbagger! I hunt with Brian W who has posted some of his finds here before. Today we hit an area we've had our eye on for quite some time and it didn't disappoint. An hour into the hunt Bri comes walking down a hill towards me with an incredible button.... I'll wait for him to post that if he chooses to. It was quite a nice button to say the least. Anyway I'd been digging shotgun shell after shotgun shell, flashing, lead pieces, can tops etc. With little light left in the day I found a complete colonial shoe buckle, very nice shape, my day was made, I was happy with just that. The sun was dropping behind the horizon and I was content with my buckle and an undetermined Indian head penny. Just before i was ready to leave I got a decent signal but it was reading only and inch deep, I kicked the leaves and pine needles aside to get to hard earth. I swung the area of bare dirt and the signal was gone. I checked the debris pile of leaves and pine needles... I couldn't believe my eyes when i saw the 16! This coin was barely below the surface. Unfortunately I have some light scratches on it from brushing the leaves and pine needles away. I have no idea what variety it is or if it's a counterfeit. Brian told me to post it here and Iron Patch would be the guy to ID it. Anyway, we had a great day and it was amazing to find this coin.
 

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recondigger

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Wow let be the first to say great find man!

Dig until your arm falls off
 

mike3366

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Looks like an Oak Tree schilling . What a great find !!!
 

Talon

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That is too cool, it's so rare to find anything that old in North America!
 

screwynewy

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Looks almost too good to be true but I sure hope it is. Congrats on a truly amazing find.
 

Iron Patch

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Great find. I've ruled out about half of them but am having a hard time finding pics of the rest.

You will definitely have a winner no matter what.

1652 Massachusetts "Oak Tree" Sixpence
Noe 15All of this variety are counterfeits - 1 known
Noe 16Rare
Noe 17Clashed dies
Noe 17.1Unique, unclashed die state
Noe 18Mint alteration of Noe 17
Noe 19All of this variety are counterfeits- 3 known
Noe 20Very Rare
Noe 21
Noe 22Very Rare
 

swamp yankee

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BIG CONGRATS! Fantastic find and it sure looks legit! Take good high resolution photos of the obverse(heads) and reverse and save them in a secure place as this is an extremely valuable piece. I'd contact PCGS (send the photo) to get a real opinion! Great find,this will change your life for the good I hope. I'd go back and scour the place but good if I were you as there's more just waiting for you to liberate them.HH....
 

Muddyhandz

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Boy, would I love to find something like that!
Hope it's a rare one!
Congrats,
Dave.
 

Iron Patch

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I have it down to

15

17

17.1

19


17 looks close but not sure. Want to see 17.1.
 

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Iron Patch

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I think you might have a good problem... it appears too rare to find pics of. My brain isn't really fit for this right now, but if you don't have the answer by tomorrow I will get you it. Looks like some great potential!
 

Tom_in_CA

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wow, you just gave my metal detector a hard-on! You east coast guys have all the luck. Congratz!
 

Mach1Pilot

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Congrats on the find of a lifetime! Not many people will ever have the opportunity to hold or dig one of those. :notworthy: :thumbsup:
 

Sooper Dave

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WOW! That is an awesome coin! Way to go on a very rare find! :icon_thumleft:
 

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The Fog

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I think you might have a good problem... it appears too rare to find pics of. My brain isn't really fit for this right now, but if you don't have the answer by tomorrow I will get you it. Looks like some great potential!

I looked at many pictures of varieties online and couldn't find anything that was the same. Thanks or the help iron Patch, and thanks for the kind replies.
 

Zodiacdiverdave

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wow, you just gave my metal detector a hard-on! You east coast guys have all the luck. Congratz!
Now Tom, How many gold coins have you found? I think you guys in the west can do just as good but with a different era.
ZDD
 

Zodiacdiverdave

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Holly molly, I think you just hit the MDers jack pot. Well done.
ZDD
OH yea, I hit the banner button because this is a banner find for sure.
 

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treblehunter

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Banner find, congrats!
 

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