1600's club.....please let it be so....

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Hi All,

I'm fortunate to be in part of the US with lots of old ( very old ) ground. Hunted a new section of woods, and came across a deep signal ( about 8 inches), that sounded like an IHP. After hacking away a bunch of roots, I pulled out this beauty. I'm thinking that it's a 1690 William and Mary farthing, based on what I can see. For a change, the date is pretty plain. The coin weighed 9.0 grams, and was about 27-28 mm in diameter. I know that there are a lot of experts here on T-Net, so if someone would like to offer a different opinion, feel free. Thanks for taking a look. Scott.
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I think you are correct. Good job. The back of his head is the distinguishing feature.
 

Yessir! Congratulations!!
 

Nice recovery! That's one hard club to get into being in the US
 

327 yrs old...:hello2::hello2::hello2:
 

Awesome find, congrats!
 

Nearly right 1699 Halfpenny of William III - So you just made it.:thumbsup:
 

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Nothing wrong with that congrats

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Congrats on the finding your oldest coin!
 

Almost as old as I feel :)
 

That is a great find! So nice that the date is clear. I think they only made them from 1695 to 1701 so I think yours must be 1699. Great coin!
 

Well done! Very special to pull a 1600s coin in the states. That's a special little club to be part of
 

That's got to be very exciting to experience! Congratulations on hitting a very difficult threshold for dates in the US! :occasion14:
 

very cool, you are in a club that most will never be in but hope to be in. congrats
 

Very nice! Wiii are a tough one over here. Welcome to the US chapter of the Club
 

Nice I just found two of those 3 weeks ago up here in amesbury
 

Very cool and congrats!!!:occasion14:
 

Congrats. Ive got a couple 1600s cobs but I hope to someday join the 1600s copper club
 

Congrats...iys a great club to be in!
 

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