🥇 BANNER Holy huge fur trade silver!

[mk4125]

I have been searching the dense Michigan woods for a number of years and rarely come across a piece of trade silver in such amazing condition. After a 2+ hour (uneventful) search this evening I finally hit something on the side of a washed out creek bank...possibly washed out during the spring thaw. The fur trade gods shine down upon thee!!

 

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[Aureus]

No Maker's Mark that I can find. There is a small mark where some idiot nicked it with the shovel when he was extracting from the ground...but I don't think that counts.

That's a ''finder's mark'', counts more for your memories. Great find and in a great shape as well.
Cast my vote.

 

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[glass half fool]

MK4125 There may be a mother lode or you might just find a few pieces on a somewhat regular basis .Either way you win every time you find something .Knowing you are in a great spot is a huge advantage .You mentioned about finding a number of copper pieces in the middle .That may have been a place where they had a campfire and at some time or another nearly everyone was in that same small area .

 

[Steve in PA]

Great find I love the trade silver!

 

[Patriot Relics]

Late to the party, but SWEET trade silver. BANNER vote inbound buddy

 

[mhess22]

Congratulations on making it on the banner! It is an awesome find and deserves to be up there. Put my vote in, sorry it was late.

 

[glass half fool]

Great to see you have a Banner Find So enjoy your terrific accomplishment and best wishes as you continue to find more things that make you want to keep finding more and more Let us know how you are making out as you continue looking for the mother lode

 

[Tom_in_CA]

Congratz on banner. The "contact" period of time was relatively short. Especially that period of time when odd-ball trinkets were worthy enough to be traded for vast amounts of labor, furs, etc..... Within a short time, the "novelty" wore off. And the trinkets lost their trading power. So to find any of them, is a great item of Americana history.

 

[mk4125]

Congratz on banner. The "contact" period of time was relatively short. Especially that period of time when odd-ball trinkets were worthy enough to be traded for vast amounts of labor, furs, etc..... Within a short time, the "novelty" wore off. And the trinkets lost their trading power. So to find any of them, is a great item of Americana history.

That is so true! "What's that you say? Twelve unicorn pelts for one small bird bell? Done!", Says the Native American.

 

[Tom_in_CA]

That is so true! "What's that you say? Twelve unicorn pelts for one small bird bell? Done!", Says the Native American.

When the first European explorers arrived in what's now Oregon and Washington area (mid 1700s ?), there's accounts of a single spoon , or a single axe-head, being traded for cart loads of otter fur pelts. Furs that had taken the Indians un-told amounts of time and labor to have hunted, tanned, etc...

Shheeessk, now if only I could get my employees to work all week for a single axe head or spoon !

 

[Silver Tree Chaser]

That's such an awesome find. Congrats on such an exceptional recovery and making banner.

 

[Squirrel322]

That is awesome. I love to see things like that dug up in Michigan!

 

[eyemustdigtreasure]

Your find, makes dreams REAL...!
A special time for this, in history of our country - Peace!

 

[Scrappy]

I haven’t been around Tnet lately, but see a killer find right before my eyes! I’m so happy you dug a big enough plug and avoided any major trauma. Congrats on making banner!

 

[bill from lachine]

That find is a winner for sure...fur trade silver and to find an intact piece of that size is a home run well done.

A belated congratulations on the banner also which was a no brainer btw.

Regards + HH

Bill

I have been searching the dense Michigan woods for a number of years and rarely come across a piece of trade silver in such amazing condition. After a 2+ hour (uneventful) search this evening I finally hit something on the side of a washed out creek bank...possibly washed out during the spring thaw. The fur trade gods shine down upon thee!! View attachment 1593017View attachment 1593018View attachment 1593019View attachment 1593020View attachment 1593041

 

[ANTIQUARIAN]

Wow, two BANNERS in less than two years, you're on a roll my friend!


Best of luck to you!

Dave

 

[Javadroid]

Along with everyone else, congrats to you on a truly epic find - just beautiful!

 

[tlctmf of elkton]

The gods sure smiled on you! Congrats on your find!

 

[HEAVYMETALNUT]

now that is gorgeous!

 

[King Canslaw]

No Maker's Mark that I can find. There is a small mark where some idiot nicked it with the shovel when he was extracting from the ground...but I don't think that counts.

I saw a similar one to this one time. Old timer found it in Mottville, Michigan. Made a treasure hunting magazine back in the 80's or 90's. If I remember correctly it was made in Montreal. Looked very similar to yours. Fantastic find.

 

[Peyton Manning]

Congratualtions on the nice find!

how can a professor not know how to spell congratulations?