Desperate for land - explored a new field

[CRUSADER]

Found a set-a-side field right in the middle of no-where. Searched it randomly for 1 hour to find any hotspots. It is nearly clean of signals, no old rubbish or lead & 45mins into the hunt I felt we would blank for sure. However on the way back down one edge towards the car we found all the below coins in one area. Worth another look (just about).

The blank silver is a 1790s William III sixpence which I needled out of the subble at 6inches.

We are going to look at new land (350 acres) a fair distance away on saturday. Just to get a feel & map it out ready for next year. I know he has no set-a-side but I hope he has a grass field or 2??

 

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[WhiteHunter]

wicked finds i have some of those bullets also

 

[Jack(IN)]

Nice digs and nice silver too!

 

[watercolor]

That blank silver would appear to be a reasonable indication that SOME things are there and waiting. . . at least two centuries worth

Just out of curiosity, how long would you suspect a silver of that type would generally remain in circulation for "legal tender" purposes back then?
I'm just trying to get a feel for when it may have been separated from it's last owner.

My best for your future hunts,
watercolor

 

[Colonial KirkPA]

On your bad days, you find old wilver. It must be nice to swing in the UK.

 

[CRUSADER]

Just out of curiosity, how long would you suspect a silver of that type would generally remain in circulation for "legal tender" purposes back then?
watercolor

Quite often these blanks or near blanks are coutermarked. Not this one. However I guess it was semi-legal tender in that it wouldn't have been accepted as a sixpence but was worth its weight in silver. As silver always has a value I guess it could have been used up until the present.

 

[watercolor]

Just out of curiosity, how long would you suspect a silver of that type would generally remain in circulation for "legal tender" purposes back then?
watercolor

Quite often these blanks or near blanks are coutermarked. Not this one. However I guess it was semi-legal tender in that it wouldn't have been accepted as a sixpence but was worth its weight in silver. As silver always has a value I guess it could have been used up until the present.

Thank you! for that interesting tid-bit of info. . . HH!

 

[piggman1]

Cool finds, if I know you, it won't be long before you're posting some more AMAZING finds.

 

[kg6yll]

I love to see those old coins.

 

[mike in pa]

you have to find more places,i cant stand the thought of you not posting finds like you have been,most of us could only ever dreams of finds like yours...get er done!!!

 

[diamondjim]

dig the 20MM! don't find that critter too often in these parts...just one for me in the last...well...forever since I started digging holes in the ground.

 

[castle keep]

My theory is where theres any activity theres always a chance because no one wants to lose a penny anymore than they do a diamond ring. So even though you didn't have a great day (silver excepted) i'd give it another go

 

[Bavaria Mike]

Good luck finding some new land! I am suffering just the opposite, too much land and not enough time to hunt. HH, Mike

 

[ModernMiner]

Crusader,
Way to go on the great finds. I know you consider those coins "modern" but I'd be happy as a kid in a candy store with those finds.
Congrats to you and good luck at the new site you're going to check out.
Have a great weekend.
Cheers,
MM

 

[huggie]

Have to love the silver,cool finds

 

[Leon]

Great stuff CRUSADER, WTG!!!
Good luck on the new site, & Happy hunting~

 

[Trond]

Nice finds.

Can you take a new photo of the sixpence??

 

[CRUSADER]

Nice finds.

Can you take a new photo of the sixpence??

3rd coin down from the top is the sixpence. Its blank on both sides other than a faint outline of the top of William III's head/laurel leaf.

 

[Colonial KirkPA]

How deep does the Cortez punch? I am curious, bud.

 

[CRUSADER]

How deep does the Cortes punch? I am curious, bud.

As you know it depends on soil conditions, size & type of object. For example: simi-wet conditions in normal mineralised clay soil - it will dig a horizontally laying US Qrter at 6inches ish. A hoard of silver coins or horse shoe at 15inches+