UNREAL!!! Exactly One Week Later...Another SILVER from the 1600s!!!

[romeo-1]

Title almost says it all! Exactly one week ago I found my first silver dating to the 1600s...a 1691 or 1692 French 4 Sol. Today I went back to that field and had just finished hunting for a couple hours and found nothing but a small flat button and a decent quartz arrowhead. I promised the wife that I would be back home at 3pm to take the evening baby shift so at 2:45 I started heading back to the car. Yep, this is yet another one of those "I was on my way back to the car" finds!! Got a decent signal on the F75 and actually thought "Could it be another?" Yep!!! Unlike the first one I found this one is perfectly struck. Luckily the date side is clear but the other side is well worn. Gave it a quick non-intrusive cleaning and done! No doubt about the date on this one...1691!

Officially my oldest coin...again!

 

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[Iron Patch]

That is the difference between you and Iron Patch. You dig those high hits and end up with 300 year old silver coins. He digs low hits and ends up with a button that is crumbly. You are definitely showing him that coins are the diggity dog.

Kirk

Bad news for ya.. That coin is only 80% silver and it would be a lower hit just as many times as a coin hit, possibly more. It's the kind of 300 year old coin you could miss because you're not a button hunter.

 

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[Iron Patch]

I still haven't effectively gridded the area

So can you tell us what's wrong with you? Guess I'll have to tune in next Saturday!

My hunting time is limited. I'll get to it...probably before next Saturday...

So you're saying just one 1600s silver isn't enough to grid the area?

 

[Iron Patch]

Nice silver coin! That is just some cruddy patina build up, the reverse would clean up nicely if you dare. That kind of crud just might flake off of a silver coin. HH, Mike

I dare! Working on it now!

Of course.

I'm curious to see the odd line going into the letters. If it's an old scar, or detail from being struck over another coin. It does look raised like detail.

 

[The Patriot]

Great find there romeo..just can't get over your luck, then again mine hasn't been that bad either...congrats... maybe your next one will be mint...

Is it possilbe that someone hit that site before? and now that it's turned your getting more?? what about the corners or close to the woods??

 

[allen]

absolutely awesome !!!

 

[romeo-1]

That is the difference between you and Iron Patch. You dig those high hits and end up with 300 year old silver coins. He digs low hits and ends up with a button that is crumbly. You are definitely showing him that coins are the diggity dog.

Kirk

Bad news for ya.. That coin is only 80% silver and it would be a lower hit just as many times as a coin hit, possibly more. It's the kind of 300 year old coin you could miss because you're not a button hunter.

That's true. Both came in at 45 on the F75 when newer higher grade silver comes in at 72 or higher.

 

[ironhorse]

btw that's a nice too, are you gonna save any of that for me?

 

[romeo-1]

btw that's a nice too, are you gonna save any of that for me?

Come on down!!

 

[The Patriot]

hmmmmm could be a pine tree shilling around

 

[rjw4law]

For the age they look great.

 

[pepperj]

Nice silver, amazing how many great finds are found coming and going from the vehicle.

 

[timekiller]

Little late Romeo on this one but caught up with it. Anyway you are the 1600's Silver Coin King As everyone likes the king deal Buddy like your finds here lately with the indian things and for sure these 1600 coins you keep poping out the ground. Glad I didn't miss This.
Hope you the best!

 

[ironhorse]

btw that's a nice too, are you gonna save any of that for me?

Come on down!!

I still plan on it in a couple of weeks, end of month

 

[DANGLANGLEY]

The area is most known as a native camp thus all of the arrowheads and relics...I'll keep looking though!

Hmmmmm.... Makes me wonder if the natives attacked the settlers and robbed them. They might have given the coins to their kids to play with. Yeah, I do have an active imagination, lol...

Very nice coin. Congratulations!!!

DANGLANGLEY

 

[romeo-1]

The area is most known as a native camp thus all of the arrowheads and relics...I'll keep looking though!

Hmmmmm.... Makes me wonder if the natives attacked the settlers and robbed them. They might have given the coins to their kids to play with. Yeah, I do have an active imagination, lol...

Very nice coin. Congratulations!!!

DANGLANGLEY

By the time the French had arrived the natives were long gone...which is unfortunate as I would love to stumble over some trade silver!

 

[DANGLANGLEY]

The area is most known as a native camp thus all of the arrowheads and relics...I'll keep looking though!

Hmmmmm.... Makes me wonder if the natives attacked the settlers and robbed them. They might have given the coins to their kids to play with. Yeah, I do have an active imagination, lol...

Very nice coin. Congratulations!!!

DANGLANGLEY

By the time the French had arrived the natives were long gone...which is unfortunate as I would love to stumble over some trade silver!

Wow, thanks for the history lesson. I'm glad you rescued that beauty from the ground. Keep on diggin!!!

DANGLANGLEY

 

[kane23]

The sun king; Louis the 14th and silver to boot, good job......Kane 23