300 Year Old Copper and a Cache!

[romeo-1]

Another successful hunt at one of our most beat sites. Not many choices today so was happy to see a freshly harvested corn field. Started with a few "modern" finds with the wheatie and One Cent before picking out the 1710-1712 Six Deniers de France. It's in decent condition and is a first for me.

Last find of the day was also new to me and quite strange...a cache of old iron including a 1700s trade axe and hoe. All found in the same hole. I thought it may have been a trash pit but the axe and hoe look unused. Hoping to get a makers mark on the trade axe...will start the long apple cider vinegar soak today.

Thanks for looking!

 

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[ArfieBoy]

Some fantastic finds you made! Congratulations on some good coins and awesome relics! Thanks for sharing.

 

[romeo-1]

Picture of the trade axe in hand to show size...it's huge!

 

[Digger RJ]

Very Nice!!! Congrats!!!

 

[Professor of Engineering]

Congrats on the nice old coppers!

 

[JeffInMass]

Very nice finds- Congrats!

 

[Terry Soloman]

Really nice finds! WoW!

 

[A2coins]

Dang I need a day like that. Great finds boy time to pitch a tent and do some serious rippin.

 

[Wildcat1750]

Super awesome saves from such a 'beat' site!

 

[Truth]

What a incredible day you had. I’m from New Orleans so I am always looking for something French. I found two Indian tomahawks myself are you planning on doing any electrolysis on it or you just gonna leave it natural either way you got a winner

 

[romeo-1]

What a incredible day you had. I’m from New Orleans so I am always looking for something French. I found two Indian tomahawks myself are you planning on doing any electrolysis on it or you just gonna leave it natural either way you got a winner

Thanks! I'm going to soak it in apple cider vinegar for a couple months to remove the corrosion and then seal it in wax.

 

[Truth]

Thanks! I'm going to soak it in apple cider vinegar for a couple months to remove the corrosion and then seal it in wax.

Were they in a Indian shell mitten?

 

[romeo-1]

Were they in a Indian shell mitten?

Nope...those are not common in my area. They were just buried with what you see in the picture. I thought it was scrap iron or a trash pit but the axe and hoe look unused so I think they planned to come back for the items at some point...very strange.

 

[Truth]

Nope...those are not common in my area. They were just buried with what you see in the picture. I thought it was scrap iron or a trash pit but the axe and hoe look unused so I think they planned to come back for the items at some point...very strange.

Romeo I’m telling you in the last three months iron has been my best friend I got a late 1600s French 8 pound cannon ball one the size of a baseball won the size of a half dollar and two sizes of quarter ones. I got a total Nother respect for that rusty gold. Just let me know if you want to see if they came out beautiful but I have to tell you yours really came out rust free that’s incredible