1761 LARGE, little silver,Indian, Buttons, and Misc.

[Merf]

I want to Thank Jeff of Pa for identifying the swedish 1 or coin.
And thanks to Mackaydon for the history of AF--The king who ate himself to death.

Perfect weather here for hunting the fields. The past couple of afternoons I have been hunting a field where an old farmstead stood many years ago.

These are my finds. The large coin is a 1761 Swedish 1 or coin.
The small piece of silver looks like part of the handle of a spoon--not sure.
I could use some help IDing the buttons. The backs of the small ones are toasted---Not too old I think.

Thanks for looking and best luck to all.

[Here is Mackaydon's story about the king.]

Great find.
BTW, the AF stands for Adolphus Frederick, king of Sweden between 1751 and 1771.His bio appears here: http://www.halfvalue.com/wiki.jsp?topic=Adolf_Frederick_of_Sweden
I couldn't resist adding this 'morsel' from that source: "The king died of digestion problems on February 12, 1771 after having consumed a meal consisting of lobster, caviar, sauerkraut, kippers and champagne, which was topped off with 14 servings of his favourite dessert: semla served in a bowl of hot milk. He is thus remembered by Swedish school children as "the king who ate himself to death."
Don.........

 

[EDDE]

dont forget that school house across the main road
its on the old topozone

I am thinking maybe that school site was pounded back in the 80s.
It was torn down in 1979 I heard. It would be worth checking out.
Did you talk to Mr. B------r yet?

no i havent its all good merf never say die
the school house was slightly up the rise
closer to the mr B's home
this not the one me and you went to its a new spot for you
west side of main road

 

[Merf]

Man, what a great hunt! As old as that coin is, I'd expect it was something a Swedish settler had gotten from his grandpa before travelling from the old country--not something someone would expect to spend here.

Nice Indian, too, and some great relics.

Thanks Admiral-----We have to keep in mind that there were no American coins made until 1793.
It must have been a little confusing assessing the value of the various coins before that.

 

[Merf]

Gorgeous site Merf. Looks like you can hunt it forever.

Thanks Silverfreak----Lots of open fields here now. Makes for good hunting until the ground freezes.