1728 German State Coin IIII Schilling!

[Cantstopdigging]

Hello Forum,

What a great day! I found a 1727 German State Coin IIII Schilling! Thanks for looking!

 

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Wow, thats a great find for North America. First German colonial silver Ive seen. What else you finding on that site?

 

[Cantstopdigging]

Too many things to list. Square nails, flashing, hinges, spark plug from a 1920’s model T, lots of modern trash too.

 

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Too many things to list. Square nails, flashing, hinges, spark plug from a 1920’s model T, lots of modern trash too.

So it wasnt a colonial site then?

 

[Professor of Engineering]

Congrats!

 

[Cantstopdigging]

No it clearly was a colonial site. Shotgun head-stamps date it too.

 

[Noah_D]

I may be wrong, but weren't shotgun shells as we know them invented in the late 1800s?

Very unusual find for here in america though. Great hunt!

 

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I may be wrong, but weren't shotgun shells as we know them invented in the late 1800s?

Very unusual find for here in america though. Great hunt!

Yeah I would think you would have to be finding KG copper, tombac buttons, shoe buckle pieces, etc to call it a colonial site. That is unless there is a colonial home on the property or very nearby

 

[Cantstopdigging]

A friend of mine showed me some civil war era coins from this site.

 

[smokeythecat]

Nice coin. German coins pre 1776 are uncommon for sure. I dug this one colonial site with car parts strewn everywhere. It used to be a party place and some cars never made it out alive. It was a bear to hunt.

 

[invent4hir]

Man that is sweet - just look at that amazing detail! Is it 1728 or 1727?

 

[Cantstopdigging]

Yes! This place is the same way. Old site now a park so junk everywhere. I did find these items tonight too.

 

[Wildcat1750]

Congrats on the 18th century German Silver! I'll bet that was a pretty unexpected coin for New York.

 

[Cantstopdigging]

Whoops 1727. At first I assumed it was a Reale. I didn’t want to scratch it, so I carefully washed it when I got home. It was deep too. Found near a well.

 

[washingtonian]

Very cool, interesting and unique coin. Never seen one. I figured this was going to be found in Europe. I have no idea about the rarity of this coin but I think the cool factor of the coin and place found (NY) should give this some consideration for banner. Well done!

 

[CRUSADER]

Man that is sweet - just look at that amazing detail! Is it 1728 or 1727?

1727.

 

[Cantstopdigging]

Thanks for looking everyone! This date crushes my own personal best expectations. Up until yesterday it was an 1882 Indian Head Penny!

 

[Noah_D]

Very cool, interesting and unique coin. Never seen one. I figured this was going to be found in Europe. I have no idea about the rarity of this coin but I think the cool factor of the coin and place found (NY) should give this some consideration for banner. Well done!

I agree... I vote banner.

 

[Terry Soloman]

Super find! Here is my oldest German coin found in Sleepy Hollow, NY

 

[Hawks88]

Beautiful save. Congrats