1643 silver coin

[scooterl]

hi went to corolla nc. (outer banks) last weekend . wind was blowing 40 miles an hour . got about a dollar in change
then i hit a silver coin 1643 about a foot and a half down . took it to a pawn shop to see if it was real he told me oh yes , and he said it was worth one thousand to two thousand.

 

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[Sticks907]

Killer find !!!

Were you on the beach or inland?

Thanks,

Ed..

 

[Sticks907]

Where is it from?

 

[RickyP]

Dayum.....................Congrats Scooterl. You know come to think of it, I lost one just like that the last time I was up there. Dont suppose you'll be kind enough to return it

 

[tabfinder]

SCORE!!! Very nice find......WTG!!

 

[Thomas007]

Hey Scooter

Way to Go!!

That is an exciting find for being that old and for being silver. The picture is a little hard to read so what country made the coin?

Thanks for sharing.

HH

Sanat

 

[scooterl]

it is charles the 1 from england i found it in the dry sand next to the dunes about one and a half foot down

 

[West Jersey Detecting]

Re:

Great find!

18 inches down>>>?? Were you using the DFX or the Excaliber? Tell us about the VDI. Details lad!!

 

[Joe G]

took it to a pawn shop to see if it was real he told me oh yes , and he said it was worth one thousand to two thousand.

One thing I'll bet is, if a guy in a Pawn shop said it was worth 1 to 2 grand, it's probably worth more

Very nice find! Congrats

 

[birdman]

Very cool coin! The Outter Banks are full of old history!!

 

[scooterl]

hi i have both the whites dfx and the minelab excalibur 1000 i was using the excal . i dont think the dfx will go as deep as the excal. i love both of them. the dfx tell me what it is . found this coin at corolla nc beach last weekend.

 

[scooterl]

the gye at the pawn shop was more excided to see it than me . he was just telling me what he thought it was worth and he said he could make me a bisel to go around it. i didnt want to leave it with him. just finding it .

 

[kane23]

I assume it's a crown and not a half crown?,A half crown would not be worth that much,way to go! Kane23

 

[alexndad]

As I stated in the post above this one....Incredible!!!! one day we too will be that lucky!!!

 

[Kas]

Wow, nice find. I know that things on the beach will sure sink if the shells don't stop them. I'll have to get an excal if it goes that deep.

Awesome coin.

 

[CRUSADER]

If you get good pictures of both sides & give measurements, then I can give you a full ID & price.

 

[scooterl]

heres a scaned picture of 1643 coin

heres a scaned picture of the coin

 

[CRUSADER]

Unfortunately the pictures are still not clear enough. There were many Mints during the Civil War & many different die types even at the same mint. This is worth getting a expert description.

It is a Halfcrown which was a huge amount of money at the time. Only 10% of people would have ever handled one.

 

[dgaughan]

amazing find congrats and good luck

 

[Silver Searcher]

Hi nice coin.... Half Crown as Crusader says looks like 2956 in Spinks book of English coins F £275- VF £800 TK