Coin Weight!

[ekeisler]

Well I got out for about 30 minutes before dinner tonight and got access to a yard that was part of a Revolutionary War battle. I was detecting and got a nice sounding target on the AT pro and popped this 1/2 moidore weight out! I thought it was one of those fat Indian head pennies but I saw the cross and knew it was older! Now it's time to search for the coins they were weighing haha. Enjoy the pictures and happy hunting!

 

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[Texas Ed]

One spectacular coin find and "congrats" to you and your ATP - I want to thank you for posting your pictures and story & I wish you many more great finds while out dirt fishin.

Texas ED

 

[Professor of Engineering]

Congratualtions on the very interesting find! Please keep us posted about the find.

 

[Trezurehunter]

Very nice.

 

[CASPER-2]

 

[DownNDirty]

Now that's something you don't see everyday! Excellent find-the AT Pro rocks

 

[Captain Caveman]

Congratz on an awesome find! Keep it up!

 

[DownNDirty]

Coin-Weight, Half Moidore - UK Finds Database -

 

[against the wind]

Very cool find,
Congrats

 

[CRUSADER]

Coin-Weight, Half Moidore - UK Finds Database -

Yeah, I recognized it, as I have had similar weights myself.

Pretty good early one for the US.

 

[ekeisler]

Yeah, I recognized it, as I have had similar weights myself.

Pretty good early one for the US.

Thanks! How early would you say?

 

[texjim]

Neat find.. good job

 

[Patriot Relics]

Way better dig than an IHP

 

[BigWaveDave]

Very cool...learn something new everyday!

 

[K1DDO1979]

Sweet find! [emoji106]

 

[Chizzy]

Had I dug that piece, I'd have never known what it is.......thanks for the lesson and congratulations on a unique discovery!!

 

[ekeisler]

Thanks everybody! If anybody has an idea of how early this is I'd love to hear! Thanks again!

 

[CRUSADER]

Thanks! How early would you say?

These British Coin Weights were used to weigh Portuguese Gold Coins from the early 1700s - 1770s.

Yours looks like the;
I
MOIDORE
W
Circa 22mm?

Depending on the weight it was for;

Brazil 20000 Reis - 53.6g
8 Escudos - 28.64
Brazil 10000 Reis - 26.8g
4 Escudos - 14.32g
4000 Reis - 10.76g

If its a smaller denomination then they circulated in the 1750-70s;
1.78g - 7.16g

NB, yours will have lost some weight, so add about 10%.

 

[tomhighland]

Now that is a cool find.

 

[trapperart]

Very nice congrats