1700s

  1. 🔎 UNIDENTIFIED Mystery Coin?

    Hey everyone, I found this coin in Western Europe. It is made out of copper and measures about 23mm in diameter (0.9 inches). Only one bit of detail is visible on one side of the coin. Here's a close-up of the only bit of detail. It's a long shot but I know there's an ID somewhere out...
  2. Found a Unique Coin Today But How Should I Clean It?

    I found this coin while exploring a new site next to a creek in the woods near my home. I've identified it to be a liard from Luxembourg dated 1759-1760. https://en.numista.com/catalogue/pieces30723.html The problem is I don't know how I should clean it. Normally I just brush away the surface...
  3. ✅ SOLVED I Have No Clue

    I found this item in Luxembourg (Western Europe.) It is made of either copper with the knob being made out of iron. I have found other items dating back to the 1600s in the area as well as everything up to modern times. Any help is appreciated. Thank You.
  4. Weird Lead Object

    I found this item in a field in Luxembourg (western Europe.) I have found items in the area dating back to the 1600s as well as everything in between. It is made out of lead. Any help on what its purpose was or what the emblem at the top is would be much appreciated. Thanks!
  5. Brass escutcheon from late 1700's/early 1800's site, oval with 2 holes

    Hi all, I didn't post this in the Whatzits forum because I am about 90% sure that this brass escutcheon that I found is from the Revolutionary War period or maybe less than 3 or 4 decades later. I found this oval brass escutcheon with two holes in it from a site in SWPA where I've been...
  6. 1700s Copper

    Went out with a new friend today for about 2.5 hours. He agreed to let me and a guy that's from the local historical society tag along to a property that dates back to the 1700s. It was supposed to be a one time permission but as it turns out I actually know the land owner! He works in the same...
  7. Can Anybody ID these Buttons?

    I know they're rough.I found them in a site near Trenton NJ that has produced several 1700s British Copper Coins,buttons,relics etc.The One with the 3 on front is the one with the hollow back.The One with the name on back is the one with the blank front.I have not attempted to clean them beyond...
  8. Compass Piece, If so how old? (Found at 200+ year old cellar hole site)

    Today I was looking through my metal detecting find bin and came across this. I remembered finding it at a 200+ year old cellar hole site about a quarter mile away from the cellar hole. It's iron but rang with iron discriminated. Today I found it in my find bin and noticed small "S" then a "W"...
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