More finds from the DEEP, beautiful 1810 LC and Hammered Silver

[HomeGuardDan]

Got out today with a buddy to do some searching at a new area. Had a fun and productive trip on probably one of the last better days of the summer (weather-wise). It started off with a flat button and a spencer casing (CW era) but soon got interesting with an odd placed eagle button (CW button) mixed in with some earl 1700's and 1600's colonial goodies. I struck first with the beautiful 1810 US large cent (picture does not do it justice) and then picked through a few flat buttons and small round balls before a nice silver item turned up. This location has yielded some very early silver and we were at the site of a very early 1600's site. At first I thought it was a worn half real, but it read a few numbers lower than a typical silver half real would (talking one of two digits). I then realized just how thin this sucker was and immediately began to think hammered. It is 12mm and weighs between .6 & .7 gms. It is in rough shape and has some design but it is tough to make it all out. Any help would be greatly appreciated. All in all it was a fun and productive trip with a handful of buttons and two coins. I also managed a nice early copper ring that I believe might be an early bracelet or other use and even eyeballed a few nice pieces of native american pottery and sharks tooth.

HH

Dan

 

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[OutdoorAdv]

Another great hunt Dan! I'm always amazed at how well those LCs come out of the water... its a welcome relief to the toasty dirty ones. As the water season winds down, I can't wait for you guys to get back in the dirt and turn up some killer stuff.

 

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[Evolution]

Nice Classic Head LC HGD. They don't turn up every day. Hard to tell with the silver but that sucker is sweet. I've never pulled anything quite that old from the ground. Congrats!

 

[Jeff H]

More great finds. Congrats on the NICE Classic Head. They are hard enough to find to begin with and it is very rare to find a well struck specimen (see my avatar). Yours is a beauty for sure.