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Hello All,
Yes, it's the middle of January, but I finally assembled the photos of of our finds from 2013. I think Shanegalang actually dug more than what is pictured here, but he did get the good stuff assembled for a photo shoot.
It was quite an amazing year, and I don't know if we'll ever be able to top the Quality, OR the Quantity of the items we dug in 2013
We got a total of 27 spanish silver reales in 2013, and I don't see us EVER beating that number. That gives us a total of 46 spanish silvers in two years of digging in Louisiana. That is an average of almost two per month during that time, not counting all the seated coins, civil war relics, and other great finds we've been hauling in. Considering that some months our work got the best of us, I think we'd have to retire and dig full time to ever beat that total.
I crossed two items off my wish list in 2013: finding something French Colonial, and nabbing a Louisiana-dug civil war plate.
2013 also witnessed me finding another piece from my Spanish Cap Badge, which is the only one recovered in the U.S. to date, according Spanish Colonial historians. It is also the only example known of the type, bearing the coat of arms of Potosi in Bolivia.
But the best find of the year was the recovery of a counterstamped piece of spanish silver that is exceedingly rare (less than 100 known), the configurations of stampings on which are unique as of yet, and the examples of which are in high demand. I didn't update the post when it made banner, but the closest example in condition and configuration of counterstamps to mine sold at Stacks Auction this past summer for over $17,000.00.
So while I am sad to bid farewell to 2013, I am thrilled at a fantastic start we've already made for 2014, and who knows what the next dozen months will bring. No doubt some excellent and thrilling finds will once again be dug by the Cane Bandits.
Below: Tavern Site finds of mine. Trade beads, buttons, gun flints, civilian spurs, a cloak clasp and watch winders (last photo) and many other excellent items:
Next...Dug by me, a pile of spanish silvers going back to the 1740s, civilian buttons, military buttons, seated silvers, a seated HALF DOLLAR (last photo), a Civil War US Plate, and more:
Some odds and ends: silver spoons, civil war bullets, a nice bone button and boar's head sporting button and cool lock:
A couple more Tavern finds: Georgian Era teapot spout and a whole hell of a lot of clay pipe stems.
Some of the best silver coin and military finds I made. The oldest silver coin in this display is a 1740 half real (pillars style). Also in the photo: Militia buttons from all branches of the service, a nice big 2 Reales, a beautiful cap and rays one real, a 1722 Colonies Francoises 6 Deniers (holed copper), which is my oldest coin dug to date, and about as early as I could hope to find here in Louisiana unless I luck upon a cob. Also: half a counterfeit seated dime, two Capped Bust silvers, an early navy cuff button, and my 15th regt French cuff button (top right).
Diggergirl didn't get to go out very many times, but when she dug, she did well. Below are a couple early seated silvers in excellent shape, some V nickels, a small silver button or cufflink piece, an 1840s navy cuff button, and a Knights Templar Triennial Conclave from New Orleans in 1922.
Here are Shanegalang's best finds: Killer brass bullet mold, interesting Watch Winders with French slogans, spur, beautiful undamaged and complete jews harp (these are HARD to find in plowed fields!), spanish silvers, large cents, plantation tokens, a gun flint, many Shield and V nickels, and a beautiful 1812 era Artillery Button!
Shanegalang's best find was without a doubt the engraved, Colonial Era friendship medallion!
And last but certainly not least, my counterstamped 2 Reales cut from an 1810 8 Reales right after the War of 1812 as an emergency two bit coin by the Planter's Bank of New Orleans!
The final totals as they appeared in my signature line:
2013 CaneField Bandits Totals:
18th c. Engraved Silver Friendship Pendant
1722 Colonies Francoises French 9 Deniers Copper
"Le Bon Temps" Pocketwatch Winder
Civil War U.S. Belt Plate
TWENTY-SEVEN SPANISH SILVERS:
Quarter-cut 8Reales with Planter's Bank of New Orleans counterstamp!
1774 and 1798 Two Reales, 1793 and 1797 One Reales, 1831 Mexican Republic One Real
1740, 1773, 1774, 1775, 1781, 1790, 1797, 1799, 180?, two 1807's, 1808, 1811, 1818, and SEVEN dateless Half Reales
1840-O Seated Half Dollar with MS details
1847-O Seated Quarter with AU-50 details
1827 Capped Bust Dime
1832 Capped Bust Half Dime
1838 and two 1840-O Dimes
1840-O, 1848-O, 1853-O, 1858, 1859-O, and two dateless Half Dimes
1824 Matron Head LC and a dateless Matron Head LC
Napoleonic French 15th Regt. Cuff Button
Regiment of Artillerists button (1811-1813)
1812 era Artillery button
c. 1808 Regt. Artillery Cuff Button
c. 1802-1808 1st Regt Artillery Button
Two Pewter "U.S." Militia Buttons
Mystery Eagle-On-Anchor Navy Button
One piece Eagle General Militia button(GI56)
1700s Navy Cuff Button
pre-CW Navy Cuff Button
General Service Eagle Button
.31 cal. Brass Bullet Mold
1873, 186?, 1868, and three dateless Shield Nickels
1884, 1889, 1890, 1893, 1901, 1905, 1911, and 1912 V Nickels
1926 Standing Liberty Quarter, 1908-D and 1913 Barber Dimes
Trade Beads, Gun Flints, Musketballs, Minieballs, etc.
Best Wishes to ALL for a GREAT 2014,
The Cane Bandits
Yes, it's the middle of January, but I finally assembled the photos of of our finds from 2013. I think Shanegalang actually dug more than what is pictured here, but he did get the good stuff assembled for a photo shoot.
It was quite an amazing year, and I don't know if we'll ever be able to top the Quality, OR the Quantity of the items we dug in 2013
We got a total of 27 spanish silver reales in 2013, and I don't see us EVER beating that number. That gives us a total of 46 spanish silvers in two years of digging in Louisiana. That is an average of almost two per month during that time, not counting all the seated coins, civil war relics, and other great finds we've been hauling in. Considering that some months our work got the best of us, I think we'd have to retire and dig full time to ever beat that total.
I crossed two items off my wish list in 2013: finding something French Colonial, and nabbing a Louisiana-dug civil war plate.
2013 also witnessed me finding another piece from my Spanish Cap Badge, which is the only one recovered in the U.S. to date, according Spanish Colonial historians. It is also the only example known of the type, bearing the coat of arms of Potosi in Bolivia.
But the best find of the year was the recovery of a counterstamped piece of spanish silver that is exceedingly rare (less than 100 known), the configurations of stampings on which are unique as of yet, and the examples of which are in high demand. I didn't update the post when it made banner, but the closest example in condition and configuration of counterstamps to mine sold at Stacks Auction this past summer for over $17,000.00.
So while I am sad to bid farewell to 2013, I am thrilled at a fantastic start we've already made for 2014, and who knows what the next dozen months will bring. No doubt some excellent and thrilling finds will once again be dug by the Cane Bandits.
Below: Tavern Site finds of mine. Trade beads, buttons, gun flints, civilian spurs, a cloak clasp and watch winders (last photo) and many other excellent items:
Next...Dug by me, a pile of spanish silvers going back to the 1740s, civilian buttons, military buttons, seated silvers, a seated HALF DOLLAR (last photo), a Civil War US Plate, and more:
Some odds and ends: silver spoons, civil war bullets, a nice bone button and boar's head sporting button and cool lock:
A couple more Tavern finds: Georgian Era teapot spout and a whole hell of a lot of clay pipe stems.
Some of the best silver coin and military finds I made. The oldest silver coin in this display is a 1740 half real (pillars style). Also in the photo: Militia buttons from all branches of the service, a nice big 2 Reales, a beautiful cap and rays one real, a 1722 Colonies Francoises 6 Deniers (holed copper), which is my oldest coin dug to date, and about as early as I could hope to find here in Louisiana unless I luck upon a cob. Also: half a counterfeit seated dime, two Capped Bust silvers, an early navy cuff button, and my 15th regt French cuff button (top right).
Diggergirl didn't get to go out very many times, but when she dug, she did well. Below are a couple early seated silvers in excellent shape, some V nickels, a small silver button or cufflink piece, an 1840s navy cuff button, and a Knights Templar Triennial Conclave from New Orleans in 1922.
Here are Shanegalang's best finds: Killer brass bullet mold, interesting Watch Winders with French slogans, spur, beautiful undamaged and complete jews harp (these are HARD to find in plowed fields!), spanish silvers, large cents, plantation tokens, a gun flint, many Shield and V nickels, and a beautiful 1812 era Artillery Button!
Shanegalang's best find was without a doubt the engraved, Colonial Era friendship medallion!
And last but certainly not least, my counterstamped 2 Reales cut from an 1810 8 Reales right after the War of 1812 as an emergency two bit coin by the Planter's Bank of New Orleans!
The final totals as they appeared in my signature line:
2013 CaneField Bandits Totals:
18th c. Engraved Silver Friendship Pendant
1722 Colonies Francoises French 9 Deniers Copper
"Le Bon Temps" Pocketwatch Winder
Civil War U.S. Belt Plate
TWENTY-SEVEN SPANISH SILVERS:
Quarter-cut 8Reales with Planter's Bank of New Orleans counterstamp!
1774 and 1798 Two Reales, 1793 and 1797 One Reales, 1831 Mexican Republic One Real
1740, 1773, 1774, 1775, 1781, 1790, 1797, 1799, 180?, two 1807's, 1808, 1811, 1818, and SEVEN dateless Half Reales
1840-O Seated Half Dollar with MS details
1847-O Seated Quarter with AU-50 details
1827 Capped Bust Dime
1832 Capped Bust Half Dime
1838 and two 1840-O Dimes
1840-O, 1848-O, 1853-O, 1858, 1859-O, and two dateless Half Dimes
1824 Matron Head LC and a dateless Matron Head LC
Napoleonic French 15th Regt. Cuff Button
Regiment of Artillerists button (1811-1813)
1812 era Artillery button
c. 1808 Regt. Artillery Cuff Button
c. 1802-1808 1st Regt Artillery Button
Two Pewter "U.S." Militia Buttons
Mystery Eagle-On-Anchor Navy Button
One piece Eagle General Militia button(GI56)
1700s Navy Cuff Button
pre-CW Navy Cuff Button
General Service Eagle Button
.31 cal. Brass Bullet Mold
1873, 186?, 1868, and three dateless Shield Nickels
1884, 1889, 1890, 1893, 1901, 1905, 1911, and 1912 V Nickels
1926 Standing Liberty Quarter, 1908-D and 1913 Barber Dimes
Trade Beads, Gun Flints, Musketballs, Minieballs, etc.
Best Wishes to ALL for a GREAT 2014,
The Cane Bandits
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