Mill Hunt Lucky #7 Copper Jackpot

[CMDiamonddawg]

Mill Hunt Lucky #7 Copper Jackpot

Hi TN , Weekend hunt and great weather at the old mill . This is the seventh hunt at the mill site . A mile hike and the action started with two KG III s 1775 ,1780 , 1652 coin of unknown origin but the date and some letters on the obverse remain. Third 1600's coin found here. Colonials , 1787 NJ copper , 1788 NJ copper , three nice Indian Head cents 1900, 1902 , 1907 , 1911 wheatie , one more # 2 silver spoon with hall mark WH Silversmith is William Hollingshead , Philadelphia , 1754 -1785 , a 4 X 3 inch .. Colonial chain link buckle , a 1700's clog clasp and blow hole button , china and pottery shards , lots of flat buttons , 1700's cuff links and assorted usual iron ax heads and lots of brass shot gun tops and bad news ..ticks . "Chance " stopped by to help dig. He brought his Frontline and some Deep Woods Off for me . For the past weekend and quite a few hours spent , these coins and relics are the Best start of my spring season , ever . I hope you have the Best Spring hunts as well . Thanks for stopping in , 8) CMD Dawg

 

[steelheadwill]

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Another WoW ! and Banner Vote
So many Jaw Droppers, the cleaned NJ is stunning.
The 1652 is reminiscent of 1690s Elephant Tokens with quote over date.
looking for an ID on that find
Congrats on your efforts

 

[Kyle PA]

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That is definitely a banner day for sure! One of the best all-around Colonial hunts I've seen here on the forum!

 

[Kirk PA]

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Wow, that was a productive Colonial hunt. The numbers are amazing, which leads me to conclude that this is one of the most productive Colonial digs seen on the forum. I am really liking the shoe buckle frame. Could you show a picture of the pin terminals?

Colonial cufflinks, 1600s copper, a handful of NJs, King George IIIs by the buckets, buttons galore....GREAT hunt, Dawg!

Kirk

 

[dwayne sueno]

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amazing hunt, CMD. ridiculous hunt.
that is the stuff dreams are made of.

 

[cntrydncr1]

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awesome hunt!! I love that buckle! congrats

 

[Steve in PA]

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Wow, what an incredible day! And something tells me you are gonna have more days like it

 

[DMN]

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That is quite the supply of copper there. Wouldn't have known what to do if they kept popping like yours did. I probably would still be digging there, straight through the night and right on....job, what job?

 

[The Patriot]

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Congrats with that hunt...you got me wanting to get out digging soon!

 

[CMDiamonddawg]

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Wow, that was a productive Colonial hunt. The numbers are amazing, which leads me to conclude that this is one of the most productive Colonial digs seen on the forum. I am really liking the shoe buckle frame. Could you show a picture of the pin terminals?

Colonial cufflinks, 1600s copper, a handful of NJs, King George IIIs by the buckets, buttons galore....GREAT hunt, Dawg!

Kirk

living in one of the original 13 has it's advantages , I am glad you guys like these finds cause we're low on civil war stuff here. Thanks Kirk , here ya go ...center pin side shot ..excuse the focus .

 

[Iron Patch]

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Wow! What a great buncha finds!

No help with the 1652, but I am sure someone will ID it...IP, perhaps?

First things first... The "1780" is the coin that is interesting. It's very rare if a British counterfeit, so I'm thinking probably Machin's Mills, but I don't see a 1780 date listed. Maybe 1788.. will check.

 

[CRUSADER]

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With some good research, that spoon will turn out to be a 'special' one

 

[steelheadwill]

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With some good research, that spoon will turn out to be a 'special' one

The scallop design is an early one

 

[umrgolf]

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With some good research, that spoon will turn out to be a 'special' one

that's what im thinking.. WJC

ok, he says WH in the original post

 

[Saabman]

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WOW!!! Simply awesome!!!! I agree, a banner day for sure!

 

[RJH02]

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What a great day you had, I bet the mile long hike back was better than the hike in.

 

[Iron Patch]

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That is one heck of a hunt for both coins and relics.

Get some good shots of that copper... it's definitely not just another George III.

 

[umrgolf]

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With some good research, that spoon will turn out to be a 'special' one

btw, Crusader what is the relic underneath the spoon on the right? looks like a mourning item

 

[Don in SJ]

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You sure had a great hunt! Cannot help on the 1652 coin, other than perhaps one of the many German States coppers? The one British Halfpenny, sure looks like a 1787 date making it either a Conn copper or a Machins Mills copper, need to see the letters or at least one or two of them to say which way.

The NJ coppers, the 1787 is a Maris 64-t variety and the 1788 is a Maris 65-u variety. I will get this verified shortly, always hard to say for sure on ground founds where not 100% sure of some details but fairly certain I am correct. The 64-t variety is a Very common variety, the 65-u, I have to check since the one book has it as a URS10 which does not match coinfacts Rare rating, will check on that shortly and update. UPDATE: two recent catalogs have it as a Rarity 4, Very Scarce, not Rare, and of course as more are reported the rarity rating can suffer.

Good finds all around, a nice mixture of finds for sure.

Don

 

[CRUSADER]

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With some good research, that spoon will turn out to be a 'special' one

btw, Crusader what is the relic underneath the spoon on the right? looks like a mourning item

Just recently had a similar discussion.

Although the design was used as a Mourning piece, it was also a very popular design brought back from the Grand Tours (ie. From the Roman & Greek Classical Urns). Put on furniture, horses, buttons, cufflinks etc...

Being an 18th C Clog Clasp, its not likely a mourning item.

 

[CMDiamonddawg]

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With some good research, that spoon will turn out to be a 'special' one

I feel the silversmith is William Hollingshead
Philadelphia, PA 1754-1785 , Thanks Cru