1824 General Lafayette Wax Seal Commemorating His Return to New York

[Kyle PA]

Kirk, Chris, and I went back to the same site that we hit last Sunday. I dug the 1788 Connecticut copper that was struck over a Nova Constellatio there. Chris dug a VA halfpenny, 1796 large cent, and a Coronet cent. Kirk dug the 1844 political medal there as well.

Here is Kirk pinpointing a signal in the iron patch.



I decided to snap some other pictures of the site. Here is a pic that I call "Looking out into the Pennsylvania frontier."



Here is another view of the surrounding land from where the home sat. This early settler sure had a beautiful view.



Once again, just like last Sunday, within the first 10 minutes of swinging, I got an iffy nickel reading. After I flipped the dirt out, it was still in the hole and reading in the high penny range. I was thrilled when I saw what it was: a 1754 King George II farthing. It is our second farthing this year as a group.





I also found this interesting wax seal. I can't make out what the letters say surrounding the bust of the man. If anyone knows who it is, I would greatly appreciate the needed information!







Here are my relics for the day.

 

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[bocephus99]

A Lafayette commemorative wax seal from 1824...Wow!! That is a sweet piece of History..Congrats!

 

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[Tnmountains]

Great find. That guy was a hero and very respected. Just look at all the places and towns named after him all over America. I imagine him returning was a great celebration and he received a hero's welcome. Historic artifact.
Great job t-net on the identification of this artifact.
Congratulations vote is in.

 

[Mr Tuff]

BANNER!!!!!!! MR TUFF

 

[umrgolf]

Hey Kyle just dropping in to vote for banner again

 

[Danimal]

What a wonderful find.

Banne2r all the way.

 

[Sir Digs-A-Lot]

Le Bannuer! Vive La Fayette!

 

[Alnitak]

I just popped on this thread, and it looks like people have solved this one, but here's my photo effort.


Lafayette Seal by jhapeman, on Flickr

For what it's worth, I immediately read this as:

"La fayette landed at New York 17 August 1824"

Historically accurate or not, it's definitely a 17 and not a twelve--the seven is distinctly different than the 2 in 1824. My version is a bit clearer than some of the inverts posted.

Jeff

 

[ModernMiner]

Kyle,
You made it buddy!!!! A BIG high five on making BANNER. One of the best and rarest finds in a long time.
CONGRATS to you,

Dug

 

[Bavaria Mike]

Awesome seal matrix, a big congrats! HH, Mike

 

[umrgolf]

there you go Kyle, congrats.. credit will be given where credit is due from now on

 

[HomesteadHunter]

After reading each and every post, their isn't a single word that I can add to express how great of a find that wax seal is. The beautiful thing about a find like this one is how the forum members worked together to help in identifying who the seal was portraying. What started off as what Kyle called "an interesting find", turned out to be a well deserved banner find. Way to go Kyle.

James.
HomesteadHunter

 

[Kirk PA]

You deserved it, bro! Congrats on a well-deserved Banner.

Kirk

 

[Deepdiger60]

On plate At Castle Garden NY Aug.16th 1824 commemorating General Lafayette. Good find

 

[spitfire55]

WOW!!

 

[AGCoinHunter]

First off, great find Kyle. After seeing this post on the banner I have spent the last hour reading about Lafayette. Sure was an interesting historic figure. The guy was very close to George Washington throughout the Revolutionary War and is buried in France with soil from Bunker Hill on top of his grave. An American flag flies over his grave site. What an amazing piece of history you have found. Congrats on the banner!

 

[Discrimination Dave]

what a rush.
Congratulations.

 

[Iron Patch]

On the banner.... now you can retire your detector.

 

[shaun7]

Congrats on the banner Kyle

 

[terpfan]

Well-deserved banner, Kyle. This has been an awesome thread. Its amazing how history comes alive though our hobby of metal detecting. I never was particularly interested in the subject of history in school, and now I can't get enough of it.

 

[allen]

WTG on that awesome recovery
congrats on hitting the banner