ColonialDude
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1st 2011 Hunt! Connecticut & Vermont Coppers (HELP PLEASE), Buttons, Military, +
Hey everyone,
Been a while for me due to deployments, family, work etc. Hopefully now that the season is on us I will have more time to post.
I got out with a buddy on the weekend and we decided to try out an area we had been long considering. Sadly we only had half a day to hunt, but it was a pretty good hunt and the weather was great!
It was my first day with the F75 Ltd. It worked fairly well in an iron infested site and landed me some goodies. During the last hour of the hunt I used the Explorer and hunted the same area. I found all of my coins with the Explorer and half of the buttons. I am sure much of this is my lack of experience on the F75. I still think it would be in tough to beat the Explorer.
Anyhow, on with the finds...and hopefully someone out there has some knowledge on early colonial state coppers. I have NO experience with them having only ever found a crusty connecticut copper last year. I know there are many varieties, some being quite rare. Chances are mine are the common varieties but I would love it if someone can help me figure out which ones I have!
The coins consist of 2 x King George II Irish half pennies which are quite worn obviously. There is also an 1814 spread eagle token. There is 1 Vermont copper and 2 Connecticut Coppers. One of the Connecticut coppers is MUCH larger than the other and has what appears to be holes, almost like the coin is hollow!? Perhaps it's a counterfeit!?
I don't have a scale to weight the coins, but the Vermont copper is 27.45mm and dates 1788. It is 1.90mm thick.
One of the Connecticut coppers (the clipped one) is dated 1788 and measures 27.75mm and is 1.41mm thick
The other Connecticut is dates 1785 and is 29.50mm and is 1.74mm thick.
Even if they are insignificant varieties I would really appreciate knowing which they are. Thanks in advance!
Other finds from the day was a portion of a Revolutionary War cartridge pouch plate with "GR". I found an interesting pewter button from the same period I am sure with something on it. MIGHT be a "USA" button but tough to tell! There is also a large medal of which I am unsure of the material...but it's in very rough shape! I think this is also Revolutionary War era. I can make out a bust and some letters. Any ideas?
I found a British Royal Artillery button and out of nowhere a 15th regiment French button.
Other finds including a portion of a serpent side plate, many buttons, pewter spoons, keg spigot, etc.
I couldn't have asked for a better first hunt of the year! Gotta love colonial home sites!
Thanks for looking!
Hey everyone,
Been a while for me due to deployments, family, work etc. Hopefully now that the season is on us I will have more time to post.
I got out with a buddy on the weekend and we decided to try out an area we had been long considering. Sadly we only had half a day to hunt, but it was a pretty good hunt and the weather was great!
It was my first day with the F75 Ltd. It worked fairly well in an iron infested site and landed me some goodies. During the last hour of the hunt I used the Explorer and hunted the same area. I found all of my coins with the Explorer and half of the buttons. I am sure much of this is my lack of experience on the F75. I still think it would be in tough to beat the Explorer.
Anyhow, on with the finds...and hopefully someone out there has some knowledge on early colonial state coppers. I have NO experience with them having only ever found a crusty connecticut copper last year. I know there are many varieties, some being quite rare. Chances are mine are the common varieties but I would love it if someone can help me figure out which ones I have!
The coins consist of 2 x King George II Irish half pennies which are quite worn obviously. There is also an 1814 spread eagle token. There is 1 Vermont copper and 2 Connecticut Coppers. One of the Connecticut coppers is MUCH larger than the other and has what appears to be holes, almost like the coin is hollow!? Perhaps it's a counterfeit!?
I don't have a scale to weight the coins, but the Vermont copper is 27.45mm and dates 1788. It is 1.90mm thick.
One of the Connecticut coppers (the clipped one) is dated 1788 and measures 27.75mm and is 1.41mm thick
The other Connecticut is dates 1785 and is 29.50mm and is 1.74mm thick.
Even if they are insignificant varieties I would really appreciate knowing which they are. Thanks in advance!
Other finds from the day was a portion of a Revolutionary War cartridge pouch plate with "GR". I found an interesting pewter button from the same period I am sure with something on it. MIGHT be a "USA" button but tough to tell! There is also a large medal of which I am unsure of the material...but it's in very rough shape! I think this is also Revolutionary War era. I can make out a bust and some letters. Any ideas?
I found a British Royal Artillery button and out of nowhere a 15th regiment French button.
Other finds including a portion of a serpent side plate, many buttons, pewter spoons, keg spigot, etc.
I couldn't have asked for a better first hunt of the year! Gotta love colonial home sites!
Thanks for looking!
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If it holds a few more hunts similar to this one I will be a happy man....especially if my next state copper turns out to be a little more on the scarce side
