1722 Rosa Americana

[Vineyarder]

Got the lads together and hit an old field we've been to numerous times and pulled this big 1722 two pence! Any info is greatly appreciated

 

[trapperart]

Congrats

 

[smokeythecat]

Very nice find. They command a fairly decent price and they can be had. Apparently they were not very popular at the time of issue, so finding one is astounding.

 

[villagenut]

I would love to bag one of those, congrats.

 

[Scrappy]

Wow, that's a beautiful thing. I have not seen one of those in a while, and they're quite rare. Congrats.

 

[smokeythecat]

I have never found one. Have found George I, II and III and Queen Victoria coppers, 1 Virginia Halfpenny, and a few early Spanish silver pieces. Not much of the colonial issues. They are all tough.

 

[Iron Patch]

The only info. I can give you is I also found one and it's a favorite coin find of mine.

 

[gunsil]

Great find!! You are lucky to have the experienced guys you hunt with who have learned a lot in the last few years!! Say Hi to Wolfie, Tim, and Luke for me!!

 

[BigWaveDave]

Great score!....
Dukes Co. has got to be a great place to hunt!

 

[huntsman53]

Quite a few Varieties for all three years (1722, 1723 and 1724) and some are quite rare and valuable. Congrats on a super nice find!


Frank

 

[OutdoorAdv]

That thing is awesome

When you ask for info, I'm sure you mean info specific to the variety of your copper. But seeing your coin did make me google a bit and these two links give some great general info which I enjoyed reading

Rosa Americana Coppers: Introduction
Rosa Americana Coppers

Great hunt!

 

[CASPER-2]

 

[CASPER-2]

HERE'S MINE OUT OF THE GROUND AND AFTER ELETROLYSIS

 

[against the wind]

Nice find,,
I have never heard of any being found in my area and we do have a lot of history here.
Congratulations

 

[Jeff H]

Very nice! I have a one pence and a two pence and they are both pretty rough. After seeing Caspar's I am tempted to put them through electrolysis.

 

[Patriot Relics]

Congrats on the Rosa Americana, dug a cut one a few years back. Great coin

 

[flatbutton]

I've never seen one dug In my neck of the woods, congrats

 

[Ahab8]

Vineyarder that's a killer colonial copper! One that we don't see very often. Tell me about your Mass silver?

 

[CASPER-2]

good page for those interested
Rosa Americana Coppers: Introduction
they get crappy because of the zinc in them - they have brass and silver too
its almost like they were the first clad type coins

 

[BTV Digger]

Excellent find and congrats. Go careful on the cleaning. Those coins weren't made out of the best metal.

John