AWESOME FRIEND, 1663 DUTCH SILVER, BUCKLES, BUTTONS, MUSKET BALLS.....

[joeyfresh]

There's nothing fun about detecting by myself which is why I was greatful to find a great hunting buddy in Bill D. We both share a love for researching and detecting 17th and 18th century colonial sites. Bill is all-around great guy, so much so that after finding his awesome Lord Baltimore coin, he bought me a new Teknetics T2 even after I practically begged him not to. Nobody has ever done anything that nice for me, EVER!! Thank you so much Bill!!

This machine is light years better than my old T2. It's super quiet and the fast audio is perfect for extremely iron-y sites and the boost mode adds inches to the already deep depths this thing gets. It's been tough for me to find time to get out and try this thing but the stars aligned today and I was able to get out and give this detector a good test drive.

I went back to a pounded out site and ran the T2 through a tough iron patch and pulled out a few button, buckles and lead balls. Then I strolled out deep into the fields, turned on the boost mode and pulled out a cut 1663 dutch silver. Without the boost mode I would have walked right over this coin.

Edit: after soaking in lime juice a little longer, the coin is actually a 1633 not 1663 dutch lion dollar.

 

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[Cross Potent]

Could be a half lion daalder

http://www.vcoins.com/en/stores/pav...dleburg_privy_mark_castle/382478/Default.aspx

 

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[joeyfresh]

That definitely looks like the same coin. But I'm a little baffled about the size. Those lion dollars shown in your link are 41.6mm in diameter which would make each straight edge of your cut piece about 21mm. But it doesn't look nearly that big in your pic, but its hard to tell. Regardless it's an awesome find.

I soaked it a little more in lime juice and it's actually 1633. Here's a picture of it next to the 1690s dutch coin I found last year around the same spot.





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[joeyfresh]

Could be a half lion daalder

http://www.vcoins.com/en/stores/pavlos_s_pavlou_numismatist/131/product/netherlandszeelandar12_lion_daalder_1633middleburg_privy_mark_castle/382478/Default.aspx

That's what it looks like. Thanks!

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[david680]

Nice find! Finding a cut silver is great, but its always nicer when the date is on the part you found!

 

[Bill D. (VA)]

I soaked it a little more in lime juice and it's actually 1633. Here's a picture of it next to the 1690s dutch coin I found last year around the same spot.



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That's even better. Isn't that the oldest item that's been recovered from that site? And maybe that other coin needs a lime juice bath too ....

 

[joeyfresh]

That's even better. Isn't that the oldest item that's been recovered from that site? And maybe that other coin needs a lime juice bath too ....

yeah, that's the oldest from there. I keep wanting to hang that site up but with this new machine I might be going back there a few more times

The other coin's in the diluted lime bath right now.

 

[Bill D. (VA)]

Here's one like yours I found at Stack's .....

Stack's Bowers > Browse Auctions > LotDetail

 

[joeyfresh]

Here's one like yours I found at Stack's .....

Stack's Bowers > Browse Auctions > LotDetail

Bingo! Thanks Bill!

 

[Steve in PA]

Nice digs Joey, I like the cut Dutch piece. What a nice gesture on Bill's part. I hope that you make lots of great finds with that machine!

 

[Wes-N-VA]

Well done Joey on those outstanding relics! Bill, hats off to you man!!!! Speechless

 

[joeyfresh]

Nice digs Joey, I like the cut Dutch piece. What a nice gesture on Bill's part. I hope that you make lots of great finds with that machine!

Thanks Steve!

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