1792 French silver!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[birdman]

Well I have been detecting on and off since I was a kid. I bought my CZ in Feb. and started hunting again. I had never found a 1700s coin until today. There was a French and Prussian battle here in 1794. The coin is about the size of a half dollar. Today of all days,it was extremely muddy because of the melting snow. It was a great way to close out the year. I also found two minies and a Nazi coin and an old button.If I turn the button at an angle I can barely see a 5.If it was not for the snow knocking down the grass, I would not have hunted this area so I am going to try and quit complaining about the weather. Any info on the silver coin would be great. Thanks ,happy New Year and Happy Hunting!!

 

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[JakePhelps]

Awesome find!! I bet that coins worth a ton, 30 sols is alot. Whoever lost it must have been financially set back a few bucks

 

[Michigan Badger]

Absolutely wonderful! I'll bet you've been smiling at everybody lately.

And just think, if you weren't hunting, chances are this coin would never have been found. Now it's out in the open for you and many others in the future to enjoy.

It looks like maybe the plow caught it a few times but that's okay, she's still awesome!

Great job!

 

[rasrandy]

Those are some nice finds---cool coin

 

[Bavaria Mike]

I think it's called a silver jeton. ?Louis the 16th on the bust. ?Very nice find and welcome to the 1700 club, LOL! ?Good you got out! ?One good thing about winter, it does knock down the grass ?and weeds. ?HH and Happy New Year, Mike

 

[Gypsy Heart]

Way To Go...What a great begining to a New Year......Great find ....

Before 1794:
French currency ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?1800s US value (in gold) source of valuation
1 denier
3 deniers = 1 liard
12 deniers = 1 sol, or "sou" ? ? ? $0 .01 E
20 sous = ?1 livre (silver) ? ? ? ? ? $0 .20 E
120 sous = 1 ?cu (silver) ? ? ? ? ?$1 .20 E
4 ?cus = 1 Louis d'or (gold) ? ? ?$4 .80 E



Note the same ratios (12 and 20) between the French "denier," "sol," and "livre" as for the British "penny," "shilling," and "pound" (though the French currency had lost more value over the centuries). This 12-and-20 pattern was also seen, before Napoleon's time, in the coinage of many Italian states ("denaro," "soldo," and "lira").

 

[JakePhelps]

So thats kinda like a 20 cent coin in the US right?

 

[eric in ks]

Those are all great finds, but that coin is especially special. WTG, Eric

 

[j.d. in the usa]

cool find bud!!

 

[Snee]

Great find!

 

[TimmyNY]

very nice

 

[Rich in Texas]

That is an awesome coin!!!

 

[birdman]

Mike, I like the 1700s club thing.It took me long enough to get there. LOL Now if I can just find one Roman coin ,I would be set! Happy New Year to all and thanks for looking.

 

[boz011]

That coin can be found on ebay going for around 200.00 dollars.

 

[Huntin' 59er]

Nice find ! Thanks for sharing.

Huntin' 59er

 

[treasures4me2find]

What a great find and good looking coin. Congrats on your find.

Ken

 

[The Seeker]

Nice way to end the year the old silver is always nice to find!!!!!!! Seeker

 

[trk5capt]

Birdman, Great Finds as Always, The Only thing I can Tell you about your Coin is that it was Minted in 1792. I Guess that I am not a coin expert. Have A Great New Year. trk5capt...

 

[randall61]

awesome find keep diggin

 

[PBK]

In other words...

http://www.cgb.fr/monnaies/vso/v09/gb/monnaiesgb57c4.html