A tale of two charlies !.

[robfinds]

Well this afternoon was sunny again, but no where near as warm. Had a first though, in the shape of this nice Charles II silver three pence 1681. In over 30 years of detecting this is the first Charles II milled silver coin, I have ever found. Late in the four hour and by now cold session, a coin of Charles II father came to light. The coin is a shilling, of Charles I , very light and greenish, wonder if it could be a contempory forgery ?. All in all another good session. Robert.

 

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[Davers]

Very nice!
As you likely know , I wish we could dig over here.
Great Outing!

 

[Scrappy]

Very nice Rob. I am envious of both of those finds. Excellent day man!

 

[robfinds]

Very nice!
As you likely know , I wish we could dig over here.
Great Outing!

Hello Davers, why can't you dig over there ?. Robert.

 

[robfinds]

Very nice Rob. I am envious of both of those finds. Excellent day man!

Hello scrappy , just weighed the Charles I shilling. 2 gram on the scales. Definite forgery, makes it a very scarce find. Anyone found making these, in those day's, would have been executed !!!.

 

[trapperart]

Very nice finds congrats

 

[Gridwalker306]

Excellent silvers rob. If it's a forgery, I think it's even cooler!

 

[Scrappy]

Hello scrappy , just weighed the Charles I shilling. 2 gram on the scales. Definite forgery, makes it a very scarce find. Anyone found making these, in those day's, would have been executed !!!.

Scarce indeed! The history surrounding forgeries intrigues me. I always imagine the forger being caught, dropping the coins, that we now find. Most excellent snag

 

[coinman123]

Wow! Awesome finds! Imagine finding hammered English silver in the US.

 

[sutphin]

DANG WHAT A FIND

 

[Stretch Da Truth]

Congrats on some nice finds!
Made that long cold day worth the effort! Hope it turns out to be real. Nothing worse than a fake anything.

 

[Argentium]

Excellent finds ! Very exciting - decent condition too .

 

[robfinds]

Excellent silvers rob. If it's a forgery, I think it's even cooler!

Definitely cooler J. Cache and a lot rarer. Robert.

 

[robfinds]

Excellent finds ! Very exciting - decent condition too .

Thanks Argentium. The forgery which is basically copper with a thin silver wash, is in great condition. The little silver Charles II is nice to. Robert.

 

[robfinds]

Congrats on some nice finds!
Made that long cold day worth the effort! Hope it turns out to be real. Nothing worse than a fake anything.

Hello Stretch Da Truth, I've had real ones in the past. This fake is better, trust me. Robert.

 

[Bill D. (VA)]

That fake shilling is really an awesome find Robert! Not sure I've seen a hammered silver counterfeit before. Great detail too.