hammered coin in camden, sc?

[kurtstuben]

So I got the opportunity to hunt with TNetters CarolinaTom, todd lipe and smittyman last Saturday on an all day hunt in SC. We started off at a site smittyman had scouted that was promising, CT scored a merc, toddl lipe a cool pin and smittyman found a silver st. christophers. Me, just some modern clad.... After a nice gas station fried chicken lunch we hit a school with dismal results and started on our way back. On the way home we spotted a couple of tear-downs and thought we'd try our luck...jackpot for me, my first hammered coin.

I know, it's a hammered memorial...but it's hammered! lol

 

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[Erik in NJ]

Great story and pics! Funny I found a similar coin on a subtropical island near the US that I assumed was a defaced penny by some WW II service man....it turned out to be a Spanish Marevedis cob when I finally ID'ed it from the 1500-1600's. It was found in an unlikely spot too! I was kinda bummed when I thought it might be old then though oh damn some bored serviceman just hammered an penny Glad I was wrong and I consider it amongst my best finds. Your pics did have me going!

 

[46Wheat]

I guess a hammered is a hammered Nice lead in thread title

 

[Scrappy]

Beauty hammered coin! Yeehaa!

Steve

 

[P@tch]

kurt,I remember you briefly showing me that coin Saturday,but I didn't realize it was such a nice coin. congrats

 

[kurtstuben]

Thanks Todd you're right though, until I took a brush to it then tumbled it I couldn't tell whether someone had engraved something on it or what. After cleaning it though it looks like someone took some kind of punch tool and pounded that pattern on it.

 

[Carolina Tom]

Nice find Kurt. It is a lot clearer since you cleaned it up. Some bored kid in the garage, maybe? It looks like it was hit, in multiple directions, with a "zig zag" chisel. I can not imagine what was used to make that design.

The gas station fried chicken was the highlight of the trip. I really liked it when I asked a local where to eat, and he said "... in another town..."

Best of luck to you in the field!

UPDATE: Here is what was used... as far as I know!