Fugio Field: Willliam III halfpenny :) :( [now with pics]

[BlackX]

[Updated with pics. Don't gouge your coins like this! Doh! (The reverse was like that--at least I didn't do that one.)]

Went back to Fugio Field last night. I'm starting to grid an area next to the previous one. Hit a signal that was bouncing around all over but had some nice sound to it. I don't know what was going on in my head but I dug a too small hole, hit roots, and ended up gouging the hell out of a Wm. III halfpenny. Still feel sick about it. I haven't set up the new comp with the camera yet so no pics--but I'm not sure I'd post those nasty gouges anyhow.

And this coin, although very worn, was the cleanest LC I've ever pulled from the ground. It's so worn I can't get a date off of it but it would have been between 1695-1701.





I've now pulled 6 LCs from the ground there and none have been the same ones.
French
- double-tournois (mid-late 1600s)
- Louis XVI 12 deniers (1792?)
English
- William III (1695-1701)
- George II (1727-1760)
- George III (1760-1820)
U.S.
- Fugio (1787)
Considering the spread of where I've found them so far, I'm starting to think they may have been buried and spread by plowing.

_Rich_

[edited to correct the Georges]

 

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[Colonial Zoyboy]

Re: Fugio Field: Willliam III halfpenny

Any pics of the coppa?

 

[mikewaz]

Re: Fugio Field: Willliam III halfpenny

Shake off the oops, happens to everyone.

Looks like you've found quite a honey hole there.
Keep those finds coming.
Mike

 

[BlackX]

Re: Fugio Field: Willliam III halfpenny

Any pics of the coppa?

None of this one yet. Perhaps later--mainly as a warning not to do that!

Of the others, see this thread:
http://forum.treasurenet.com/index.php/topic,163941.msg1199538.html
(The double tournois was small and there's a pic of it near the end.)

 

[Colonial Zoyboy]

Re: Fugio Field: Willliam III halfpenny

Any pics of the coppa?

None of this one yet. Perhaps later--mainly as a warning not to do that!

Of the others, see this thread:
http://forum.treasurenet.com/index.php/topic,163941.msg1199538.html
(The double tournois was small and there's a pic of it near the end.)

I'll be waiting like a patient gibbon then.

 

[romeo-1]

Re: Fugio Field: Willliam III halfpenny

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[BlackX]

Re: Fugio Field: Willliam III halfpenny

pichers

What are pichers?

 

[romeo-1]

Re: Fugio Field: Willliam III halfpenny

pichers

What are pichers?

Figger it out, Einstein!

 

[tymcmurray]

Re: Fugio Field: Willliam III halfpenny

Congratulations!

 

[BlackX]

Updated with pics. First time trying to scan them. Man, I miss not having Photoshop on this computer. (Went from Mac to PC for $ sake.)

 

[SoreKneesDayton]

Re: Fugio Field: Willliam III halfpenny

.

You tell um guys...it is guys, right? lol

SKD

 

[Colonial Zoyboy]

Even though there is a scratch, it is still a great find indeed. That Fugio field has yielded you many nice coins.

Kyle

 

[CRUSADER]

I would feel sick too. Will you now change to a spade?

 

[BlackX]

I would feel sick too. Will you now change to a spade?

I would if it were a real field rather than a city park. (I just liked the alliteration of "field".)

How often do you find King William III halfpennies there? I read that there were so many made that the next reign didn't even mint any halfpennies, though I understand there are a number of variations.

_Rich_

 

[CRUSADER]

I would feel sick too. Will you now change to a spade?

I would if it were a real field rather than a city park. (I just liked the alliteration of "field".)

How often do you find King William III halfpennies there? I read that there were so many made that the next reign didn't even mint any halfpennies, though I understand there are a number of variations.

_Rich_

About 1 a month.

 

[Ron B]

Wow, that's an impressive list of finds!
I'd dedicate myself to gridding that entire area if allowed and with ample time of course!

GRB