287 Year Old French Colonial Silver!

[romeo-1]

I think this is my best/favorite target in the past couple years!

I got out to my favorite site for what will probably be the last hunt of the year on this site. The field has been planted and the corn is about an inch high so I won't be able to swing for much longer. Decided to make the best of the last hunt and attacked the main sites where the most targets have been found. Started finding the usual lead and scraps and then got a solid copper tone and dug the more than decent Geo II...as good as it gets for this area. Was working a couple more rows thinking the copper was the find of the hunt when I got a really shallow target. I flipped it out with my pinpointer and knew it was old silver! Thought Spanish at first until I saw Louis XV on the back...French Colonial silver! French silver is my absolute favorite to find...it's the reason I started detecting 11 years ago.

It's a 1729 1/5 Ecu (24 Sol)...a first for me! Very happy with this hunt! Tough to scout for new sites when my Old Favorite is producing targets like French silver and Rev War buttons!

 

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[HEAVYMETALNUT]

That sure is one pretty coin!

 

[CASPER-2]

 

[Gridwalker306]

Congrats, that's an amazing silver! Gotta love those old favourite spots that always seem to produce.

 

[deershed]

Your finds are Amazing!! To think I get excited over a Rosie and a merc, I'd die if I found some of your finds.
Congrats!!

 

[trapperart]

Very nice finds congrats

 

[JBnNC]

You only need to scout for new sites til the corn is picked....your "Old Favorite" will be waiting for you. Congrats on the great finds.

 

[romeo-1]

You only need to scout for new sites til the corn is picked....your "Old Favorite" will be waiting for you. Congrats on the great finds.

True enough...got my eye on a couple fields about to be mowed...

 

[Mr. Digger]

Just when you think you've seen it all posted on this forum and then along comes another great old coin many of us have never seen or heard of. Major congrats on the Colonial French silver!

 

[Calabash Digger]

you flat out killed it!

 

[The Patriot]

Conhrats buddy...Banner all day long..such a rars coin to find digging!

 

[park pirate]

Outstanding finds.....

 

[villagenut]

Awesome silver. You always find some good stuff, you go Romeo.

 

[HomeGuardDan]

congrats man...I have found a good number of colonial silver coins over the years. I had never found one of those until last year and it is now one of my favorites....such a cool looking coin.

 

[Gridwalker306]

I've looked at this coin a few times now. I have to vote banner

 

[RelicMedic]

Congratulations! That's a very hard one to cross off the list! The condition is quite remarkable as well. I hope you find more of that sweet french silver! BANNER!

 

[Rick (Nova Scotia)]

Sweet French Silver, certainly one of my favorite finds too. Very hard to come by is an understatement.

 

[Ahab8]

Killer early silver man. Banner in my opinion. And I love the look of it. It's a nice dirty old worn silver with great toning from being in the dirt. I must admit I get a bit tired of seeing these shiny old "dug" coins that seems to be more common all the time

 

[ironhorse]

Very nice!
Big congrats on that one

 

[Professor of Engineering]

Awesome coin find! The detail remains after all of these years! Congratualtions!

Love the old copper!