After Tumbling: 314 Year Old Coppa!

[Colonial KirkPA]

Hey, folks, I decided to tumble a coppa that I had found in May. Actually, before I tumbled the coppa, I thought it was a Connecticut, but I was soon to be a wrong baboon.

To get to my coppa...I tumbled it for 25 minutes and soon found out that I had found a 1694 William and Mary Halfpenny! As you can see in the pic, the bust is totally identifiable! This coin is my oldest yet and just proves that analog detectors can still compete!

Here is a link to compare my coin with:
http://www.coins.nd.edu/ColCoin/ColCoinText/WornBritishCoppers.html

Keep the passion high!

Kirk

 

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[kevo]

WOW!! WTG, that is some seriously old stuff there.

 

[Captn SE]

Yo, Kirk, how's it going, my friend!!!!

What have you found here? I can't make out your coin, but you're much better than I am at identifying old Coppas.

Congrats on your oldest Coppa ever!! You need to have a shirt made up that says, "Analog Forever!!"
Hope you can get out this weekend at make some great finds!!

Good luck, my friend from PA!

CAPTN SE
Dan

 

[JerV3]

Man that is a old coin.

I've hunted with guys who use 20 yr old units and swear by them. And they would find more than the guys with new top end units.

HH Jer

 

[Dreamweaver43]

Kirk,

Imagine the damage you could do armed with an explorer...........

Dream

 

[jgas]

Still using my Pro 6000...Still making some finds..Nice job on the oldest so far for you! jgas

 

[Ed-NH]

Awesome coin! You can stills see the W&M outlines on it. What a cool coin. I'd love to find one someday too!!!!

 

[goldgrubber]

Niiiiice!!!

 

[tymcmurray]

VERY nice copper!!!
Congratulations!!!

 

[IAsoldier]

WTG man just wish I could find something that old ever here. HH

 

[Detectingfreak]

Thats awesome! Still can't see it! Probably looks way better in person!

 

[Hill Billy]

Coal-onial Coppa strikes again...you deserve one lump o coal for that find!!Keep the passion high man, your the bomb

 

[Merf]

1694
I would luuuuv to find a coin that old.
Awesome find my friend.

 

[kevo]

I was thinking..you pretty much have any area that was even settled around here by 100 years...thats pretty dang amazing!

 

[Colonial Zoyboy]

Thanks to my strong belief in tumbling slug-like coppas, you were able to identify it as your oldest yet. You are a great hunter, zoyster oyster boy. OOOOF

Let's keep up the search for the "good stuff."

Snicket

 

[West Jersey Detecting]

You got me beat by 5 years!!!

WTG on the copper!!!

 

[dgaughan]

sweet whites still rules

 

[Born Free]

You are truly THE baddest colonial coppa detectorist!
And frankly I had no idea we even HAD coins in US soil that old.
COOL.

 

[sonny60]

WTG on the oldie