Got Me A Skilling!

[The Rebel]

Went back to my virgin site today.

I've really pounded this place & targets were hard to come by but I was able to get me a new coin. A 1714 Danish 2 Skilling! The Heart Symbol is the mint mark of Copenhagen.

I was also able to get a few more buttons & what looks to be a part of bent shoe buckle. I'm sure there are more targets there but we really could use a good week of solid rain. This site is on a hill so the water sinks down.

Also had a young buck & his young doe follow me around. Was pretty cool he was not frightened of me and was about 10' feet away. I kept a nice distance from his doe so he didn't feel the need to protect her. Was really wild to see them grooming each other so close & as I moved around they kept on follow me.

 

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[Mackaydon]

Great find and pics !!
893,000 minted, $60 in VG-8; $240 in VF-20 and $600 in XF -40. (per World Coin Price Guide)
Fineness 0.3439; 1.22g; ASW=.0135g; Melt value as of 8/25: 33 cents.
Don....

 

[CASPER-2]

 

[CRUSADER]

Nice silver & your right its part of an 18th C Shoe Buckle.

 

[The Rebel]

Thank Guys! I can't wait till all of the weeds are down so I can get into some new areas at this site.

 

[timekiller]

Nice batch of finds Reb,your the only other one on here from this side of the pond that I recall ever seeing find a skillings.They are thin little guy's but hold up well it appears.You did well on that hunt & site.
Take Care,
Pete,

 

[Zodiacdiverdave]

You had a fantistic hunt alright. I love the Skilling, great find.
ZDD

 

[CMDiamonddawg]

a skilling , never heard of a skilling . Very kool old coin

 

[The Rebel]

Nice batch of finds Reb,your the only other one on here from this side of the pond that I recall ever seeing find a skillings.They are thin little guy's but hold up well it appears.You did well on that hunt & site.
Take Care,
Pete,

That's pretty wild, only 1 year apart! I wish they could talk as I'd love to know how they got here!

 

[Erik in NJ]

Amazing find Reb! Skilling is the Germanic spelling of the English word Shilling I believe. I don't think that the Scandinavian countries were using the monetary unit of Kroner (Crown) yet, but I'm not sure--hopefully someone will chime in on this. And I'm not sure what monetary unit consisted of Skillings and how many though it may have been 120. MisterTell seems to find quite a few 1 & 2 Skilling coins in Norway, but it's a rare find over here for sure! Great job!

 

[timekiller]

That's pretty wild, only 1 year apart! I wish they could talk as I'd love to know how they got here!

Yea, you don't see the Danish colonial skillings coins show up much over here.I think what is weird about yours is the other finds that were found with it.The one I got came from a site that everything on the site that has been found was very early 1700's & late 1600's so it fitted my site well.You got the older coin but with newer finds but that's how things happen sometimes likely passed around awhile (90/100)yrs going by your other goodies.But you may just be getting into the site as well & could find out it was used for sometime & older things may start showing.Good Luck.It was nice seeing another posted mine was found back in 2009.
Take Care,
Pete,

 

[Rick (Nova Scotia)]

Nice silver & your right its part of an 18th C Shoe Buckle.

I'm NOT argueing with you, but I don't quite understand why the pin hole is at right angle to what you'd (or I) would expect, and why is there no mating hole on the other side. Would you have a picture of another, maybe complete.

Nice Silver there Rebel. We need rain bad as well.

 

[Rick (Nova Scotia)]

Yea, you don't see the Danish colonial skillings coins show up much over here.I think what is weird about yours is the other finds that were found with it.The one I got came from a site that everything on the site that has been found was very early 1700's & late 1600's so it fitted my site well.You got the older coin but with newer finds but that's how things happen sometimes likely passed around awhile (90/100)yrs going by your other goodies.But you may just be getting into the site as well & could find out it was used for sometime & older things may start showing.Good Luck.It was nice seeing another posted mine was found back in 2009.
Take Care,
Pete,

I'd say the "shoe buckle" and the cufflink button are at least close to same time period.

 

[timekiller]

I'd say the "shoe buckle" and the cufflink button are at least close to same time period.

Ok 70/80yrs for the buckle.
Take Care,
Pete,

 

[Gridwalker306]

Nice silver!

 

[The Rebel]

Yea, you don't see the Danish colonial skillings coins show up much over here.I think what is weird about yours is the other finds that were found with it.The one I got came from a site that everything on the site that has been found was very early 1700's & late 1600's so it fitted my site well.You got the older coin but with newer finds but that's how things happen sometimes likely passed around awhile (90/100)yrs going by your other goodies.But you may just be getting into the site as well & could find out it was used for sometime & older things may start showing.Good Luck.It was nice seeing another posted mine was found back in 2009.
Take Care,
Pete,

This site has been VERY good to me. Except for my 1663 - 1 Reale Cobb & 1694 William & Mary 1/2 Penny found here all of my coin finds here have been early to late 1700's. This site is not on the 1867 maps, so I feel it was lost about the late 1700's or early 1800's.

 

[CRUSADER]

I'm NOT argueing with you, but I don't quite understand why the pin hole is at right angle to what you'd (or I) would expect, and why is there no mating hole on the other side. Would you have a picture of another, maybe complete.

Nice Silver there Rebel. We need rain bad as well.

The object is completely out of shape the opposite 'mating hole' has broken off (this was a large buckle). I stand by my ID.

 

[pong12211]

That's a really nice find.. Congrats on the success..

 

[BuckleBoy]

Yea, you don't see the Danish colonial skillings coins show up much over here.I think what is weird about yours is the other finds that were found with it.The one I got came from a site that everything on the site that has been found was very early 1700's & late 1600's so it fitted my site well.You got the older coin but with newer finds but that's how things happen sometimes likely passed around awhile (90/100)yrs going by your other goodies.But you may just be getting into the site as well & could find out it was used for sometime & older things may start showing.Good Luck.It was nice seeing another posted mine was found back in 2009.
Take Care,
Pete,

Or there may be a older site close by.

 

[The Rebel]

Or there may be a older site close by.

Here's hoping. Once the weeds are down & fall is set in, I'll be exploring out there. I've wandered around a bit but I haven't found anything yet.