1824 General Lafayette Wax Seal Commemorating His Return to New York

Kyle PA

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Kirk, Chris, and I went back to the same site that we hit last Sunday. I dug the 1788 Connecticut copper that was struck over a Nova Constellatio there. Chris dug a VA halfpenny, 1796 large cent, and a Coronet cent. Kirk dug the 1844 political medal there as well.

Here is Kirk pinpointing a signal in the iron patch.

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I decided to snap some other pictures of the site. Here is a pic that I call "Looking out into the Pennsylvania frontier."

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Here is another view of the surrounding land from where the home sat. This early settler sure had a beautiful view.

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Once again, just like last Sunday, within the first 10 minutes of swinging, I got an iffy nickel reading. After I flipped the dirt out, it was still in the hole and reading in the high penny range. I was thrilled when I saw what it was: a 1754 King George II farthing. It is our second farthing this year as a group.

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I also found this interesting wax seal. I can't make out what the letters say surrounding the bust of the man. If anyone knows who it is, I would greatly appreciate the needed information!

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Here are my relics for the day.

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FortBedfordbob

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What a Freakin Find ! Just got back from 2 days up north where I couldn't get T-Net due to slow connection. Then This is the First Thing I click on WOW :o You Lucky Dog ;D
 

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beautiful find there...great spot on the banner for sure... hope to get one soon!
keep up the great digs
 

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Kyle , that is a beauty! There is a lot of history in the ground in this part of the country. Was this a site you stumbled on or did you do your homework first? It pays "big time" to get all the facts and history first in order to make the neat finds! Congratulations! - JHinPA
 

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Dude, GREAT find!! You guys always seem to find some KILLER items!!
WTG!
Baggins
 

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Kyle PA

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JHinPA said:
Kyle , that is a beauty! There is a lot of history in the ground in this part of the country. Was this a site you stumbled on or did you do your homework first? It pays "big time" to get all the facts and history first in order to make the neat finds! Congratulations! - JHinPA

I researched the site before we ever walked into the field and detected it.
 

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Well done Kyle. Finds like that don't come around very often.
All of these great finds on tnet lately are making me want to dig, of course it's gonna take some rain first. ::).
Congrats to ya.

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what a find, well-deserved banner...
 

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