New Years Eve Camp Site Finds and CW Year Totals----Lots Of Pics

[SoMdRelicHunter]

Ok, First off sorry for being late with this post but it took a while to get pics together....The first couple pics are from new years eve. The rest are my CW finds for the year.Not bad for a years haul...

 

[jopher]

WOW Thats an awesome collection of coins and relics.Totaly jealous of southern hunters....Joe

 

[jeff from east pa]

Great finds I dig around the gettysburg area. nothing that nice though.

 

[Southcacalaky]

Awesome display, HH Art...

 

[TreasureTales]

Gadzooks! Fantastic collection! That's from one year? Man oh man! Congrats to you for saving history one relic at a time. And I'll add...THANK YOU for preserving some of our national history. It's great to see the dedication some folks put into this hobby. I salute you. Hope 2007 is just as productive for you, if not more so.

 

[goldencoin]

i would just love to find half a civil war bullet...nice display (i'll trade you a musket ball for that minie )

H
-GC

 

[COUNTRY GIRL]

Awesome collection, awesome. The coin weight.......what is the date range on that sweet little piece? PBK?

 

[RON (PA)]

Super digs and super displays. Great job. Looks like you were very busy last year.

 

[dugupfinds]

Awesome collection, awesome. The coin weight.......what is the date range on that sweet little piece? PBK?

I'm not PBK, but I would like to be so I will answer for him. Looks late 18th century/early 19th century, but its worth a coin weight expert seeing it as more interesting is the coin it weighed (which clearly dates it as well).

 

[PBK]

Agreed: probably early 1800's. Actually, the weight that I posted is a troy ounce 5 dwt (five pennyweight)— as indicated by the five annulets or circles on each side— and could be used for weighing almost anything: coins, nuggets, jewelry, scrap silver or gold, etc. Second thought suggests that this may very well be the case with SoMdRelicHunter's find as well— i.e., the circles represent increments of weight rather than a monetary denomination. Weighing it should settle that question.

 

[SoMdRelicHunter]

Its a coin weight for weighing gold coins. Your need a expert or someone with a book to date it.

Keys things are its weight?

Also I guess the 5 is the donomination of the coin. But it could be for spanish or other foriegn types, the weight will be the clue.

The Lion is the offical mark to prove to traders its not dodgy.

Ahh I see.That never even crossed my mind...i was stuck on a game peice or a domino...Awesome thanx for the info.Any idea where i could contact an expert to date it?Or where i could buy a book?(Ive found everything at this site from clipped spanish silver to civil war to 1890's indian heads, so theres a big date range....i think i even found an 06 indian...but i cant remember...)

 

[SoMdRelicHunter]

Gadzooks! Fantastic collection! That's from one year? Man oh man! Congrats to you for saving history one relic at a time. And I'll add...THANK YOU for preserving some of our national history. It's great to see the dedication some folks put into this hobby. I salute you. Hope 2007 is just as productive for you, if not more so.

Thank you very much for your kind words!I hope the treasure gods smile on you in 2007!

 

[SoMdRelicHunter]

Agreed: probably early 1800's. Actually, the weight that I posted is a troy ounce 5 dwt (five pennyweight)— as indicated by the five annulets or circles on each side— and could be used for weighing almost anything: coins, nuggets, jewelry, scrap silver or gold, etc. Second thought suggests that this may very well be the case with SoMdRelicHunter's find as well— i.e., the circles represent increments of weight rather than a monetary denomination. Weighing it should settle that question.

When I get off work im going to go home and weigh it.Let You know what i find!

 

[DCMatt]

AWESOME collection!

Quote from: SoMdRelicHunter on Yesterday at 01:36:15 PM
Quote from: civilman1 on Yesterday at 01:31:12 PM
I'm drooling over the keyboard right now....Awesome collection and find's this year.If you need a huntin' partner I can make it down in about 2 hr.'s....Maybe we can trade off on some of my Antietam farm's .....Thank's for posting the pic's,Again awesome piece's of history......


That'd be pretty cool, how often are you down this way?

I usually run down to Deale for a couple "striper trip's" each year.Lived in Montgomery Co. nearly all my life....So.Md is right down the road for me since my round trip to work is 2 1/2 hr's.PM me later if you want to hook up,just got access to a new farm that was used as a hospital,Gen. Mansfield took his last breath at the house....

If you guys are getting together, I'm between you (Fairfax county) and would LOVE to tag along.

DCMatt

 

[ghostrider1775]

Excellent collection WTG!!

 

[Eu_citzen]

Wow, nice work.

 

[SoMdRelicHunter]

I forgot to post this but i also found a vermont copper on new years eve....(all i can make out is the "ETLIB" on the coin as its in extremely rough shape..)i have it soaking in olive oil but ive never used the oil before so i was just wondering how long should i let it soak??and should i pull it out frequently to clean with a toothbrush??....i dont know if the olive oil is even helping...it doesnt look much different...maybe ill take a pic of it tonight and post it...are there any olive oil experts out there that can lead me in the right direction?? thanx in advance

-SoMdRelicHunter

ps) image below shows the "ETLIB"I was talking about:

 

[Nashoba]

Your very own personal museum!!!!!!!!
~Nash~

 

[dugupfinds]

No Idea on what the coin is, but is seems to me its saids "INDE ET LIB(ERITY)" - Something? & Liberity

 

[SoMdRelicHunter]

No Idea on what the coin is, but is seems to me its saids "INDE ET LIB(ERITY)" - Something? & Liberity

It's a vermont copper(pic is not mine, just a reference)Mine is in horribl;e shape as all i can see is the "ETLIB"
It Says "INDE ETLIB"....not sure what it means though....

 

[coolcash2004]

NICE FINDS!!! Amazing!

-CC