Colonial French Silver! Oldest Silver by Far!!!

[romeo-1]

Today was day four (and final) of the Iron Patch Marathon Hunt. If I hadn't found the belt plate on Day 1 this hunt would have been the highlight of the week.

Another one off the wish list...high grade silver French colonial 1702 Louis XIIII 5 Sol!!! I have found a billon French from 1742 but this is in a league of it's own! What makes this an even better find is the fact that when I found it there was a 90 degree bend in the coin...what's with my finds this week...the best ones are bent! Anyway I could not live with such a fine coin in such a condition that it could not be attractively displayed so I took a gamble and set about to straighten it. I heated the coin in a pot of boiling water for 15 minutes. I also heated a small hand vice in the boiling water. Very slowly I turned until it was straight...at least straight enough for me. I am very happy with the results!

This has been an amazing four days of detecting. Royal Artillery belt plate, 2 reale Spanish silver, early French billon silver, a handfull of coppers and a high grade silver French colonial to end the trip.

Huge thanks to my host for the futon to sleep on and the sites to hunt! My hunting this year will be dramatically less due to expecting our first born in September so this past few days is just what I needed!

 

[RELICDUDE07]

Re: Colonial French Silver!!!

Damn When your hot your hot

 

[IronSpike]

Re: Colonial French Silver!!!

Those pics says it all. Great finds

 

[Ia.FurTrade]

Re: Colonial French Silver!!!

WOW!! You're definately on fire, Romeo-1!
Congrats!
HH! Dale

 

[romeo-1]

Re: Colonial French Silver!!!

WOW!! You're definately on fire, Romeo-1!
Congrats!
HH! Dale

Fire is out...back to work

 

[STH69]

Iwas watching history channel the other nite and seen how they used the old coins and cut them for money it was really neat! great finds and I nominated that buckle for banner congrats on making on!

 

[HomesteadHunter]

That is one awesome pile of relics you have there. Its hard to believe you were able to find such an amazing virgin site like that. A very big congrats on your 1702 silver, I can't recall seeing one posted thats older than that one, (here in North America!). Now you have to go back to work and try to forget about your finds.......good luck!.

James.
HomesteadHunter

 

[John987]

Wow!! Fantastic finds!
Great job on straightening that coin - almost unbeleveable.
Congrats!
HH

John

 

[Roger Mn.]

Congratulations on all your finds and the old site.

 

[shaun7]

i would have thought that coin would snap for sure!

 

[John (Ma)]

Nice relics!

 

[romeo-1]

i would have thought that coin would snap for sure!

Yep, so did I...just slow and easy wins the race.

 

[Finman]

1702 French Silver!!!! WOW!!! WTG!!! Major Congrats!!!

HH Joe

 

[Colonial Copper Zeus]

Man Romeo....You are on fire dude. You really showed I.P. who is the man.
Chris

 

[whitesPA]

great job

 

[allen]

congrats on all of those awesome finds !!!

 

[Iron Patch]

You should eat all of his food before you leave!

To the contrary, he left three pieces of pizza, but no belt plate, or Spanish or French silver. We both had our fill but mine was just pizza.

 

[Iron Patch]

Man Romeo....You are on fire dude. You really showed I.P. who is the man.
Chris

I am! ... the one with a large pile of junk and common targets.

 

[dirthunter]

Old silver is always nice to find.....Congrats.

 

[wyattrr]

A incredible 4 days you and IronPatch had...Dreams are made from hunts like that, that should keep you going for awhile. Great find...that Coin is Beautiful. Congrats and HH