Oak Tree Two Pence!!!

[Diggin Dude]

Been working a permission with cool colonial finds, coppers, buckles, etc .... Finally found my first half Reale, that celebration was short lived. Awhile later I dug a small coin out... I hunt in England so it reminded me of a hammered but here in New York? Sure enough after carefully dousing it with water the details came out. I had no idea what it was so I texted pics to my friends who helped identify it while I was still in the field, an Oak Tree Two Pence with date 1662. just incredible, I am humbled.

Photo with my first half Reale and Merc for size reference. I will get it slabbed. Thanks for looking.

 

[Diggin Dude]

DREAM FIND! Banner.........CONGRATULATIONS!!!!.......Hogge

Thank you

 

[Diggin Dude]

https://coins.nd.edu/colcoin/colcoinintros/OakTree.intro.html

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Thanks for the reply and the link!

 

[Jeff H]

YOW! is about all I can say to that find DD. Congrats!!

Banner vote is in.

 

[Diggin Dude]

YOW! is about all I can say to that find DD. Congrats!!

Banner vote is in.

Thanks!!

 

[Silvermonkey]

That is one crazy great find! I'm submitting my Banner nomination. Those types of finds are rare and deserve some extra attention. Congratulations!!!!!

 

[Diggin Dude]

That is one crazy great find! I'm submitting my Banner nomination. Those types of finds are rare and deserve some extra attention. Congratulations!!!!!

Thank you [emoji120]

 

[against the wind]

Well done Dude,, I scrolled almost to the end of the first page until I found someone willing to acknowledge that an Oak Tree 2 Pence is Banner worthy.
UNBELIEVABLE,, BANNER!!

 

[Diggin Dude]

Well done Dude,, I scrolled almost to the end of the first page until I found someone willing to acknowledge that an Oak Tree 2 Pence is Banner worthy.
UNBELIEVABLE,, BANNER!!

Thanks Kevin! I've been having a incredible year. Stay well

 

[Underwonder]

Super find! How exciting. I long for a find like that! Congratulations Diggin Dude!

 

[unclemac]

be careful cleaning it off... even in that condition it is a pricey find

 

[Diggin Dude]

be careful cleaning it off... even in that condition it is a pricey find

All I did was dab it with water in the field to get dirt of to see the detail. Going to leave it alone until I see coin expert and probably get it slabbed and certified by NGC.

Thanks for reply

 

[ANTIQUARIAN]

Congratulations on finding your first half Reale, the complete shoe buckle frame is a great find as well..
But the Oak Tree Two Pence is truly the star of your digging show.

I love this line... "we do this to recover history from the ground, history that would have been lost forever if it wasn’t for people like us".

I'm also voting BANNER for your 1662 Oak Tree Two Pence find!
Dave

 

[ARC]

On a hot spot... keep on diggin dude.

Well done.

 

[Diggin Dude]

Congratulations on finding your first half Reale, the complete shoe buckle frame is a great find as well..
But the Oak Tree Two Pence is truly the star of your digging show.

I love this line... "we do this to recover history from the ground, history that would have been lost forever if it wasn’t for people like us".

I'm also voting BANNER for your 1662 Oak Tree Two Pence find!
Dave

Thanks for the kind words. I found a second complete shoe buckle on Saturday. Still over the moon with the little mighty Oak!

 

[SC Keith]

What a great historic find! Congrats on all those nice finds!

 

[Steve in PA]

Congrats on the Oak Tree 2P. You're making some nice finds at that site.

 

[Digger RJ]

1600's!!! So Awesome!!!!! Rare Piece at that!!! Congrats!!!
Banner!!!

 

[Diggin Dude]

1600's!!! So Awesome!!!!! Rare Piece at that!!! Congrats!!!
Banner!!!

Thank you again!

 

[erfranks]

That is so freakin cool, Awesome Save!!

 

[Silver Tree Chaser]

A huge congratulations for finding an Oak Tree two-pence coin. In New England, Mass Silver coins are simply the best find that you can reasonably hope to find. The memories of digging up that coin are probably burned into your memory, and you will still enjoy recalling it all years from now. Banner vote.

My only suggestion is that you may wish to reconsider the expense and effort of sending the coin out to be be slabbed. I don't recommend it for most dug coins. I went though the process with my Oak Tree shilling (my avatar), and NGC sent it back as a no-grade. I had anticipated this and asked that they provide a details grade, but they disregarded my instructions; consequently, I had to ship it to them twice! I finally got it slabbed with corrosion remarks plus damage, and far worst, they identified the coin by the wrong variety. In the end, I spent $100 for questionable detail comments and an incorrect ID on the variety from the "so-called" experts. The coin is a Spiny Tree variety, one of the most easiest ID's of all Mass Silver varieties, yet they screwed it up. Also consider that slabs don't hold up well to handling (they scour), and photos are difficult as well. I busted my coin out of the lab for photos in a news article last month, and I don't regret it at all. I only regret having the coin slabbed in the first place. Anyway, that's my two-pence... I mean two cents on the subject. Awesome Find!