1 PFENNING SCHEIDE MUNTZ

[McCDig]

The best came last today as I returned to the old park I've been detecting in Baltimore City, so let's go right to that find.
Turns out it is the oldest coin I've dug....1737(?1732).
First piece out of the hole was a bent square nail but the detector indicated another target on side of hole opposite the nail. Down 10 inches I revealed a disk, so I thought maybe button, but it turned out to be a coin and one I did not recognize, couldn't read the words.
This is an 18th century German coin.

The other side has no discernible detail so I have no other information to "nail it down" other than the date seems clear as 1732 or 1737.

The other notable find, not that far from where this coin was dug, turned out to be a modern cache, probably lost around 2005, as that is the oldest quarter date among the 30 clad quarters that came from an approximate 5 foot track. Included with the quarters were two gaming tokens from Delaware Park, a carwash token and more small change. This ranks as my largest cache of quarters.


Other finds of today's hunt included an 1890 IHC, a suspender clip part, a rivet and an interesting piece of lead.


What hunt would be complete without several faucet diffusers?

 

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[Hawks88]

Nice variety of finds. That coin is awesome. Congratulations.

 

[McCDig]

Thx Hawks88. Lost by an early immigrant to Baltimore.

 

[mindcrime1988]

Your photos are not the clearest because the focus seems to be more on the background but I believe this may be it:

https://en.numista.com/catalogue/pieces98365.html

 

[McCDig]

Thx mindcrime1988! Yes, the pics leave something to be desired in the way of clarity. Thx for the link. I am tempted to do the peroxide treatment on this coin to see if the other side will yield it's dirt but I don't want to lose the patina.

 

[smokeythecat]

Very nice. I have found English, French and Spanish over the last 30 years, no German. I think it's a 1732.

 

[McCDig]

Thanks smokey! Would like to know the story behind that coin!

 

[dirtdigginfool]

Hey McD...quite the find! Who knows the who/where/how of this drop. When we pluck a Merc, a Barber, or any other silver U.S. coin, it's always fun to wonder who handled it, how many old tills it went through, etc...but THIS....has got to have a really neat back story to it. Congrats on a great save, Ddf.

 

[McCDig]

Thx Ddf! Baltimore was founded in 1729. Same vintage as this coin.

 

[Terry Soloman]

Congratulations!

I found mine in a Sleepy Hollow, NY, meadow.

 

[McCDig]

Thanks Terry and Congrats. Did you clean the one you found?

 

[Terry Soloman]

I actually tumbled it!

 

[Professor of Engineering]

Congratualtions on the nice finds!

 

[McCDig]

Thanks Professor! Good to dig something older than me.

 

[Westfront]

Not a coin you find every day. In fact, you have one more than i got in all my years detecting. Gongrats!

 

[Jamie1993]

Congrats on your finds. Nice early coin. Looks like you paid for you gas that day with your coin spill.

 

[huntsman53]

Congratulations!

I found mine in a Sleepy Hollow, NY, meadow.

Probably lost by the Headless Horseman when he lost his' head!!

 

[huntsman53]

The best came last today as I returned to the old park I've been detecting in Baltimore City, so let's go right to that find.
Turns out it is the oldest coin I've dug....1737(?1732).
First piece out of the hole was a bent square nail but the detector indicated another target on side of hole opposite the nail. Down 10 inches I revealed a disk, so I thought maybe button, but it turned out to be a coin and one I did not recognize, couldn't read the words.
This is an 18th century German coin.
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The other side has no discernible detail so I have no other information to "nail it down" other than the date seems clear as 1732 or 1737.

Scheide Müntz is the old German spelling for Divisional Coin while the latter spelling would be Scheidemünze. Warning: The word Scheide has many many different meanings depending in what sentence it is placed, where it is placed in a sentence or used individually by itself.

 

[Aureus]

Great find! Congrats!

 

[Vldetecting]

Nice relic and coin finds! That 1 pfennig is also a really nice find!