1744 micro silver coin and a few others...

[Bavaria Mike]

The snow is gone and I have gotten out for several short hunts. Found a few coins from the 1800s to early 1900s, musket balls and buttons. These were the better finds. A medallion from 1950 celebrating the 700 year festival, says 1250-1950 August. This is the reverse, the obverse is in bad condition. The fourth medallion like this I have found.

A 1791 copper Heller coin, reverse is worn.

It was a beautiful day today until I got off work, a storm was coming in and it was a race home to beat it. I was able to detect for about an hour before it hit. Found an 1813 small silver and a 1744 micro silver coin with just one side stamped. The 1744 is just 12 mm in diameter.

Reverse of the 1744 and 1813.

The coins along side of a huge American Dime for size. Hope everyone is finally getting out, it was a long winter. HH, Mike

 

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[tinpan]

Hi mike ,nice finds congrats

tinpan

 

[umrgolf]

Nice score Mike Do many people metal detect there?? If so, you're probably a legend now?? Those two silvers are OLD and I love seeing them posted

 

[Gator-Flea]

Nice fines!!

 

[CRUSADER]

Single sided coin Different & interesting, do you know what it is?

 

[woody50]

Nice finds Mike, was a good hour! I am thinking that the 1744 'coin' is not that (a coin), it could be used for an other purpose. But what exactly it is I don't know.

 

[Bavaria Mike]

Thanks all. Not many people detect here. A forum friend IDed the 1744 uniface coin from Nurnberg. I looked it up in my coin book, copper coins were called billon and I'm thinking they migrated the denomination to silver as there are two listed but the silver does not specify the denomination. I can't imagine trying to use these tiny coins. Even today I see older vision impaired people in line at the cashier counter open their wallets and ask the cashier to take the money out as they can't see it clearly. It sounded like a crappy piece of melted aluminum and VDIed between 6-12 on the XT70. HH, Mike

 

[birdman]

Awesome digs Mike.Man,I can't wait to get back there!!

 

[CRUSADER]

Thanks all. Not many people detect here. A forum friend IDed the 1744 uniface coin from Nurnberg. I looked it up in my coin book, copper coins were called billon and I'm thinking they migrated the denomination to silver as there are two listed but the silver does not specify the denomination. I can't imagine trying to use these tiny coins. Even today I see older vision impaired people in line at the cashier counter open their wallets and ask the cashier to take the money out as they can't see it clearly. It sounded like a crappy piece of melted aluminum and VDIed between 6-12 on the XT70. HH, Mike

Maybe a high grade silver-alloy or if silver then Silver normally comes first before they debase it.