I've been driving by this field almost daily waiting for the soybeans to be harvested; these two paddocks are located just to the west of an abandoned 1870 farmhouse. There were also archeological excavations of an unknown structure on the edge of the paddock last year. I took a picture of the spot the archeologists were working in, so I felt this site held potential for some interesting finds. I was only able to hunt here for 2hrs yesterday as the farmer arrived to seed the field with wheat for next year. He told me that, "he didn't have a problem with me detecting the 'seeded field' as long as I did it carefully". I had a tough time swinging here as the cut soybean stems were still sticking 4 - 6" out of the ground. I've included BT – before tumbling & AT – after tumbling pics of the finds. I'll be back here again on Sunday morning, that is if the thunderstorms hold off!
Lower Canada - 1820 Half Penny Token
Country: Canadian Provinces (Lower Canada)
Year of Issue: 1837
Value: 1/2 Penny
Metal: Brass
Obverse: Laureate head, which supposedly depicts King George IV.
Reverse: A harp and the date 1820.
This coin was actually *antedated (*to put a date on that is earlier than the actual date) to get around the ban on importing currency tokens into the Canadian colonies.
Thanks very much for looking,
Dave
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