Cousin ED finds a COB ?????????????......Sorry I,m still a NEWB !!

[AQUA]

HEY GUYS AND GALS

Haven,t been out much last 3 weeks ....fishing season is keeping me busy and always seems to be something happening when I get a day off.

So we made it out today back to the spot where I found the Cartridge Plate.

There was bear shiat everywhere and the mosquios and black flies were terrible.But we stayed for 2 hours....ED found the Canadian 25 cent silver and I got the coppers and heel plate...also the nice religous pendant was kinda nice.

However.... none of them items points to the time period of the Cartridge Plate... kind of a mystery.

The COB ?? Cousin ED found came from a different site a few days before when he made it out by himself.... we had found a couple buttons and a Spanish 1742 coin in this area a few weeks before.

We have never seen a COB before ..... but is the only thing I could think of it being...or a cut Spanish ?

The intertwined snakes he found close to his house which is old.

 

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[AQUA]

Damn CE goes right to the 1600s club. Tell him I hope to join him soon. Hopefully 1652 :-) are you in the club yet bud?

Yup---had a 1676 french 4 sols silver last year....closest I got this year is a 1725 Spanish

 

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[AQUA]

Whole bunch of nice finds AQUA and cousin Ed!!!!
Now the game is on! Rub Ed's head for luck and see what you come up with!
Congrats you guys that is awesome!

Tried that rubbing his head thing for good luck... only a hollow sound came back

ty MsBeepbeep

 

[AQUA]

That's definitely a clipped 17th century cob. I have a few that are quite irregular in shape like Ed's, and they're fairly common finds down this way. You can see some similar ones that I've dug in the pic below.

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Wow --and I can,t even find one .

Great assortment you got there........how far back do they go date wise ?

 

[AQUA]

What an excellent assortment of finds. If only those items could talk. Gets my imagination running wild.

Yes indeed...if only.

Be a great story I,m sure.....really does make ones mind wonder .

 

[Bill D. (VA)]

Wow --and I can,t even find one .

Great assortment you got there........how far back do they go date wise ?

I believe the first cobs were made as early as the 1530s, and continued to the very early 1700s.

 

[AQUA]

I believe the first cobs were made as early as the 1530s, and continued to the very early 1700s.

ty for the info..

Have you ever found one from the 1500 s ?

Ed was also wonderiing if they are worth anything...I told him I figured around $30 prolly ?

 

[Bill D. (VA)]

ty for the info..

Have you ever found one from the 1500 s ?

Ed was also wonderiing if they are worth anything...I told him I figured around $30 prolly ?

I think the earliest one I've dug is from the early 1600s. And I think it's probably worth more than 30 bucks but I hope Ed's not planning on selling it.

 

[AQUA]

I think the earliest one I've dug is from the early 1600s. And I think it's probably worth more than 30 bucks but I hope Ed's not planning on selling it.

no...he definitely not selling it.... he was just curious.

Most people think that coins dated that old are worth a lot of $.


Is there 1500s cobs in North America ?

 

[Bill D. (VA)]

no...he definitely not selling it.... he was just curious.

Most people think that coins dated that old are worth a lot of $.

Is there 1500s cobs in North America ?

Since I found 9 hammered coins from the 1500s I'm sure there's some 1500s cobs floating around somewhere. Just have to figure out where they are.

 

[AQUA]

Since I found 9 hammered coins from the 1500s I'm sure there's some 1500s cobs floating around somewhere. Just have to figure out where they are.

OK..TY...I knew you had found some hammereds from 1500s..seen your posts...pretty amazing finds for North America....I would be so excited to say the least.

Figuring out where is the difficult part indeed.... I am lucky to live near the oldest history in Canada..so guess I have a chance !!

 

[Ahab8]

Since I found 9 hammered coins from the 1500s I'm sure there's some 1500s cobs floating around somewhere. Just have to figure out where they are.

You guys didn't hear? They're right here in Maine. To be discovered this weekend :-) one can dream

 

[AQUA]

You guys didn't hear? They're right here in Maine. To be discovered this weekend :-) one can dream

Thought you quit drinking ??

 

[Ahab8]

Thought you quit drinking ??

Oh god know bud. I musta been drunk if I told you that lol

 

[Zodiacdiverdave]

Tell Cousin Ed Dave said congrats, I hope to get back out hunting soon but it's been really tough to get the time this year.
Hope you are having a good fishing season this year,
All the best,
ZDD

 

[gwdigger]

no...he definitely not selling it.... he was just curious.

Most people think that coins dated that old are worth a lot of $.


Is there 1500s cobs in North America ?

Oh yeah. I know of silver reales from Ferdinand and Isabella found within an hours drive of my home. Thats 1400s. There out there. Damn rare but out there.

 

[AQUA]

Tell Cousin Ed Dave said congrats, I hope to get back out hunting soon but it's been really tough to get the time this year.
Hope you are having a good fishing season this year,
All the best,
ZDD

HIYA ZDD..... I,ll tell ED.

I,m finding it hard to find the time also....this was 1st time in 2 weeks for me.....fishing keeping me busy but it is a slow season...water long time warming up.

 

[AQUA]

Oh yeah. I know of silver reales from Ferdinand and Isabella found within an hours drive of my home. Thats 1400s. There out there. Damn rare but out there.

1400s...that doesn,t fit in with the history books of North America.

 

[Greylock]

Wow! That cob is so awesome. I think I would pass out if I found one.

 

[CASPER-2]

 

[AQUA]

Wow! That cob is so awesome. I think I would pass out if I found one.

ty Greylock

He made me jealous...guess I need to get my #%* out hunting more. High on my list.