🥇 BANNER About as close to the fur-trade holy grail as I am gonna get. The Cross of Lorainne.

[mglentz4125]

Now I have had a couple of decent years of detecting but nothing compared to THIS!

I found a decent fur trade site in the middle of the Michigan woods and was happy to have unearthed a couple pairs of scissors, musket ball, fire-steel, etc. The usual good stuff I love to find. I kept on until I got a decent deep high-tone and started whacking away (but being careful) and about passed out when I saw this thing sticking out from the roots.

This is a bucket-lister I never really thought I would ever see. A French silver 'Cross of Lorainne' stamped 'RC' (Robert Cruikshank / Montreal silversmith) which dates this to the late 1700s. I am not sure I can ever top it.

Crazy. Crazy. Crazy. Cheers fellow diggers!!

 

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[mglentz4125]

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[Digger RJ]

View attachment 2050246 Now I have had a couple of decent years of detecting but nothing compared to THIS!

I found a decent fur trade site in the middle of the Michigan woods and was happy to have unearthed a couple pairs of scissors, musket ball, fire-steel, etc. The usual good stuff I love to find. I kept on until I got a decent deep high-tone and started whacking away (but being careful) and about passed out when I saw this thing sticking out from the roots.

This is a bucket-lister I never really thought I would ever see. A French silver 'Cross of Lorainne' stamped 'RC' (Robert Cruikshank / Montreal silversmith) which dates this to the late 1700s. I am not sure I can ever top it.

Crazy. Crazy. Crazy. Cheers fellow diggers!!

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Very Nice!!!!!!! Congrats!!!!!! Banner!!!

 

[Bamasteve]

Awesome find! Banner for sure!

 

[rhedden]

Wow, this find belongs on the Banner for sure... 1700s silver traced to a known silversmith. The previous auction result in excess of $3,000 doesn't hurt! Major congrats!

 

[Timbermaster]

Now this is a great recovery! A big congrats to you sir.

Banner!!

 

[Tpmetal]

Amazing, I don't think I could ever drag myself away from that site after that find! Congrats!

 

[glass half fool]

Wow!! That is a master piece I agree that is worth a banner vote .

 

[WG2020]

MGlentz,

Wow. Definitely a hunt to remember. The Cross of Lorraine is simply a once in a lifetime amazing find, congratulations. I definitely agree with Blak Bart and Pepper that this hunt needs to be up on the Banner. Good luck with your hunts. Walt

 

[Red-Coat]

Fantastic find... and a banner vote from me too,

 

[ARC]

Stellar... banner find... super well done.

Truly and amazing find and one of the coolest posted on T net in a looooong time.

 

[bluebird66]

Fantastic find!

 

[gunsil]

SUPERB!! My banner vote is in!! Truly remarkable new world manufactured cross, so rare!! If that's not a holy grail trade era find I don't know what is!! Daggonit man, you found it!!

 

[Gare]

Ranger nice find

 

[hollARDog]

Maybe this will help you . It has helped me.

Thank you sir🤘

 

[hollARDog]

How are banner quality finds decided?

 

[Lenrac2]

Outstanding find! Congrats! Got my banner vote!

 

[unclemac]

yep, holy grail for sure.

 

[Aureus]

Stunning find! Banner!

 

[digger15]

Banner ! Amazing find. I would be on cloud 9!

 

[CoinsAndThings]

Way cool! Congrats!