More good stuff in the colonial woods 1749 2 reale cobb and George II copper!

[adventureswithjim]

Last thing I expected in the woods was another cobb, and this one came out with such great details (compared to the first one.) OK, I get a little excited in the vid...the first cobb was worn down to a nub, didn't really know what it was till home researching it, not much to shout about when I first dug it. However, the 1749 2 Reale came out of the ground with a bold design present...very exciting to see that Spanish cross emerge from the dirt.

And FINALLY, after so many large buttons hoping it was a copper, it actually turned out to be one. The George II half penny isn't as toasted as I feared the coppers would be, just truly worn down. I THINK the date is 1756, but that side of the coin worn nearly flat...it's at least before 1760 and that's amazing

Best day so far out there struggling through the jungle!

Here's the vid:

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[gwdigger]

Man those are the sites I dream of, literally. Good for yo, bro.

 

[Steve in PA]

Your banking some cash, colonial style! Beautiful cobb

 

[zaxfire69]

I told you I thought you were on an early spanish site. Man i can't wait to watch this video. Let me check it out. Good going Jim..

 

[Sonnydigs]

If I found a Cobb, they would find me laying beside the hole I found it in.. Fantastic find..

 

[The Patriot]

That's a beauty there...got some early spanish but still looking for one of those cobbs! seen them dug but it still eludes me...
congrats

 

[adventureswithjim]

I told you I thought you were on an early spanish site. Man i can't wait to watch this video. Let me check it out. Good going Jim..

This was the main route between the British Colonies and Spanish Florida, a confluence of a bunch of different worlds. The Spanish had early settlements in SC, but the Brits were in full control of the area by 1670. I think these cobbs are coming more from the sea going culture, all the ports in Charleston, Savannah even Edisto. There's boat landings all along this river with direct access to the ocean.

What these coins show also is that money was a real mess in the 1700's, no one currency, people used any coin, medal or token they could lay their hands on.

 

[TheGeorgiaCanuck]

I told you I thought you were on an early spanish site. Man i can't wait to watch this video. Let me check it out. Good going Jim..

This was the main route between the British Colonies and Spanish Florida, a confluence of a bunch of different worlds. The Spanish had early settlements in SC, but the Brits were in full control of the area by 1670. I think these cobbs are coming more from the sea going culture, all the ports in Charleston, Savannah even Edisto. There's boat landings all along this river with direct access to the ocean.

What these coins show also is that money was a real mess in the 1700's, no one currency, people used any coin, medal or token they could lay their hands on.

Yep, in those days silver was silver, gold was gold and hairy pirates from Tortuga were hairy pirates from Tortuga!

Grats on the nice Cobbs! If that penny is copper or bronze, try soaking it for a few hours in olive oil to clean the dirt off it. Don't rub it though, the patina is probably holding the writing on by now.

 

[zaxfire69]

You keep hitting that area and I bet you will find more of the good stuff. Your on a paystreak lately. Keep it up..

 

[James from TN]

Great video and coins. If I dug a cob like yours I think I would have a heart attack. Not just from the coin but how hard I would be hunting the area. Hope you dig some Spanish gold next time your out their.

 

[MKnTenn]

Nice coin in great condition, can't wait to see what else you find in there. HH

 

[adventureswithjim]

I told you I thought you were on an early spanish site. Man i can't wait to watch this video. Let me check it out. Good going Jim..

This was the main route between the British Colonies and Spanish Florida, a confluence of a bunch of different worlds. The Spanish had early settlements in SC, but the Brits were in full control of the area by 1670. I think these cobbs are coming more from the sea going culture, all the ports in Charleston, Savannah even Edisto. There's boat landings all along this river with direct access to the ocean.

What these coins show also is that money was a real mess in the 1700's, no one currency, people used any coin, medal or token they could lay their hands on.

Yep, in those days silver was silver, gold was gold and hairy pirates from Tortuga were hairy pirates from Tortuga!

Grats on the nice Cobbs! If that penny is copper or bronze, try soaking it for a few hours in olive oil to clean the dirt off it. Don't rub it though, the patina is probably holding the writing on by now.

Actually, I want to try something a little different with this copper...a long soak in distilled water to pull out the salts from the farm field chemicals, then allow to dry completely...like for weeks...maybe the metal will harden up and then I can work on removing the remaining crust later. I know exactly what you mean about patina holding on the details...I've seen the surface of old injuns and nickels flake away.

 

[TheGeorgiaCanuck]

Yep that's a better way, didn't realize you pulled it from a farmers field. I'm too used to parks, next summer though I'm gonna hit the oldest fields around here.

 

[prolab69]

wow, sweet coin, congrats

 

[Mackaydon]

2R 1749 cob looks to be from Potosi, Bolivia (then Peru); assayer 'q'= Luis de Quintanilla
Great finds !!
Don......

 

[jewelerguy]

that cobb is beautiful

 

[Iron Patch]

I like those chunky cobs! Owned a few, and always wanted to find one having never found bigger than a 1 real.

Copper is very unlikely 1756, because that date is limited to fairly scarce counterfeits. The range for a British George II halfpenny is 1729-1754, and if the old head 1740-1754.

 

[testing123]

Wow, it was nice how you got cob that on video! It's a beautiful piece!!

 

[adventureswithjim]

I like those chunky cobs! Owned a few, and always wanted to find one having never found bigger than a 1 real.

Copper is very unlikely 1756, because that date is limited to fairly scarce counterfeits. The range for a British George II halfpenny is 1729-1754, and if the old head 1740-1754.

Thanks for the info, the guess on the date was just that, a guess, back is worn basically flat, you can see some detail when the light hits it at the right angle, there are some lumps that once were numbers, I was just guessing based on the shape of the lumps :-)

But I've dug enough buffs and SQL's over the years to learn to accept sometimes that's all there is or will ever be. I've got it soaking now, perhaps in the future other details will come up to narrow the date, but for now I'm pretty happy with a coin made sometime between 1727 and 1754.

 

[JW15]

Awesome hunt man!! If I were you I'd go back and work 20ft out on either side of the old path you were on!