🥇 BANNER 1783 Nova Constelatio - Liberty. Justice. Beautiful. Rare!!

[Scrappy]

I went back to a colonial site for which I had little hope. I was hoping for just a button or a trinket on this dreary Sunday. It took 1.5 hours to do, but I cleared another 20' x 20' section of heavy bramble, and was rewarded with arguably my rarest coin. A 1783 Nova Constelatio!





Cleaning...




I believe the variety is a "blunt rays" Crosby 3-C.





Besides some pottery and nails, this beauty was my only find. Funny enough with all the iron this signal was almost completely masked even with the Deus. I actually dug out a big hole and found the coin in the pile. Thanks goodness I didn't smoke it with the shovel. I saw the coin in the clump with rays facing out, and immediately shot a video.



Thanks to Ahab8 for the field ID, and to Bill D for the cleaning tips. And to Novanumismatics.com for the attribution. And to Joey for, well, being Joey.

I'm constantly amazed by what is masked by iron, and what's out of reach because of foliage. It's actually quite a wonderful prospect for the future.




Cheers and good hunts everyone

Steve

 

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[pepperj]

There's my buddy from the Great White North!

Thanks man, I certainly get enthralled when I think about the circumstances and events leading up to many losses. I think the "dude" remark can also be replaced with "idiot" depending on the circumstances. Honestly I felt like an idiot grooming huge sections of the forest right up until I found that coin

Cheers

Some of my greatest rewards come from hours of bush crashing, the coinage has only been kissed from the gentle soils and the occasional squirrel pi$$.
The greatest rewards come to those who think out of the box.

 

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[Huntster54]

There's my buddy from the Great White North!

Thanks man, I certainly get enthralled when I think about the circumstances and events leading up to many losses. I think the "dude" remark can also be replaced with "idiot" depending on the circumstances. Honestly I felt like an idiot grooming huge sections of the forest right up until I found that coin

Cheers

"Honestly I felt like an idiot grooming huge sections of the forest right up until I found that coin" Ah, that is not idiot thinking to think history. It's correct thinking. Like, 250 years ago was that river bed just over yonder? Is that depression an old road? Was the woods you're standing in an open field or farmers cow pasture..?(take a deep breath). Relic hunting means to put yourself in the past, imagine the lay of the land. Trees and plants always win.

Idiots don't usually find 1000 dollar coppers.

GL

 

[Scrappy]

she's a beauty congrats!

Thank you Dave. I wish people understood that button you just found is rarer cheers

 

[Scrappy]

Wow! Incredible recovery Steve! That will be tough to beat. Cleaned up beautifully as well.

Yep, I don't expect to ever see the likes of another one of those. Fingers crossed that I'll find some more incredible finds in the future. Thanks for looking bud

 

[Goldiver]

Fantastic coin!! Great shape too, congratulations!

Steve

 

[Hill Billy]

Congrats on a great find! I dug the same one a few years ago but it didn't come out of the ground looking as nice as yours.

 

[rock]

Very nice coin find, congrats

 

[fernald1]

Congrats!! I got myself one last year as well as a Fugio.. same site. I was not aware of their existence before that

 

[Scrappy]

Congrats on a great find! I dug the same one a few years ago but it didn't come out of the ground looking as nice as yours.

Congrats!! I got myself one last year as well as a Fugio.. same site. I was not aware of their existence before that

I looked through previous postings of Novas on Tnet, and saw a lot of different varieties found. Some were rare, and some not, but they're all very unique coins! I also noticed while browsing that I lucked out with condition. Thanks for looking and good luck

 

[Glassdigger]

Nice clean up job too! I hate it when people ruin coppers cleaning them.

 

[Eldo]

Hey Scrappy

Where did you locate the Spanish Stone Marker with the Quarto on it?

I bet that's a nice breadcrumb trail you found on that one.....

Got a story to tell about it?.....I'm all ears......

Here's a Hooked X Marker I found on Lake Champlain......Trade Stories?

Maybe we connect on the backgrounds?

 

[Eldo]

I also noticed your flag is somewhat similar to the flag of the Green Mountain Boys......



And the coin that you hold being molded from the Republic of Vermont

Stella Decima Quarta



I believe the "new constellation" they speak of is the one hidden in this coin....a mystery of the marks known on the Liberty Bell.....set in the Pass at Stowe....in a mountain vault.

 

[gigmaster]

This is just how I found it. I did not clean it at all!!

 

[Scrappy]

Haha, thanks everyone on the latest comments on this one. It was a great find and one I'm glad to see is still being eyeballed. Haven't really been out in two weeks but it's nice to see old finds are still appreciated. It was part of the stuff dreams are made of....

 

[gwdigger]

That coin is really something. A beauty. I found one about 24 years ago but almost completely toast. Congrats.