Don in SJ
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Spent an hour or so at the small homestead I found the Union Greens button and 1797 Half Cent at last month. No buttons this time but I did get another copper, this one in the trash area where old clam and oyster shells were mixed deep in the earth and the copper was amongst them about 8 inches down. The little coil sniffed a good reading on this one (barely).
The copper turned out to be a typically very worn 1695-1701 William III Halfpenny. I was not sure at first if it was a 1694 William & Mary Halfpenny but after looking for quite awhile at my others I am fairly certain it is a Type I or Type II William III, making its date range 1695-1698 most likely.
I also dug a flat unrolled thimble, at this site but nothing else but a few shotgun casings. I have not given up yet on this site, since it does have quite a few obstacles to hunt around and the woods are always changing year to year, so who knows maybe next hunt in a year another Union Greens button will appear.
On the way back to my truck (good 25 minute hike) I stopped by the new homestead I found yesterday and hoped to find a coin there but nope, not in the cards, I did get a beautiful very small (12mm) flower button - no backmark and a tiny pewter spoon bowl. I sure would like to find a coin at this site but looking doubtful due to the trash in the area, I think a copper here would be in decent shape based on the two wheat pennies I found there yesterday.
Overall, for a quick couple hours total hunt along with some good hiking in and out for exercise, a satisfying hunt.
The William III coppers in general are found with the Reverse side worn smooth or nearly so and the Obverse side is usually identified by the ribbons and the left side of the bust outline remaining, the wear pattern is very distinctive on the William III Halfpennies.
Unless one was lost in the early 1700s, most will be found looking like this since they were in circulation for a very long time in our early history.
Don
The copper turned out to be a typically very worn 1695-1701 William III Halfpenny. I was not sure at first if it was a 1694 William & Mary Halfpenny but after looking for quite awhile at my others I am fairly certain it is a Type I or Type II William III, making its date range 1695-1698 most likely.
I also dug a flat unrolled thimble, at this site but nothing else but a few shotgun casings. I have not given up yet on this site, since it does have quite a few obstacles to hunt around and the woods are always changing year to year, so who knows maybe next hunt in a year another Union Greens button will appear.
On the way back to my truck (good 25 minute hike) I stopped by the new homestead I found yesterday and hoped to find a coin there but nope, not in the cards, I did get a beautiful very small (12mm) flower button - no backmark and a tiny pewter spoon bowl. I sure would like to find a coin at this site but looking doubtful due to the trash in the area, I think a copper here would be in decent shape based on the two wheat pennies I found there yesterday.
Overall, for a quick couple hours total hunt along with some good hiking in and out for exercise, a satisfying hunt.
The William III coppers in general are found with the Reverse side worn smooth or nearly so and the Obverse side is usually identified by the ribbons and the left side of the bust outline remaining, the wear pattern is very distinctive on the William III Halfpennies.
Unless one was lost in the early 1700s, most will be found looking like this since they were in circulation for a very long time in our early history.Don
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