Oldest coin found so far Colonies Francoises

[goldnrelics]

found it along the potomac has to be the oldest coin i've found i did second oldest was a 1747 skilling - im going back tomarrow!

 

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[PlayingInTheDirt]

WOW what a find you are a lucky person to have a place to hunt that holds those in it. Congrats to ya very, very nice keep us posted on the other finds there I am sure there are more

 

[goldnrelics]

thank ya,gotta be more stuff, lots of odds and ends but this washed up im guessing probably not though found lots of junk and lots of old broken pottery will keep posted on anything worthy

 

[g-olden years]

Amazing wonderful historical coin! What a thrill to find that! What is it made of? HAVE FUN! Andi

 

[detroitdigger]

Sweet copper!

 

[treblehunter]

That's such a cool find, congrats!

 

[RobRieman]

Awesome find goldn! Congrats!

 

[Bill D. (VA)]

Love your early copper. As you may know, its a 9 deniers that was issued for general use in the West Indies, particularly for Martinique, Guadeloupe and the Dominican Republic (known as Saint Dominique back then). They were minted in France, and the "B" mint mark stands for the French town of Rouen. The link below will give you a bunch of additional info on your coin. Great find!

PrintFirst 'American' coppers | Coin World

 

[Dan]

NICE!

 

[Metdet49]

Man that's an awesome coin and it looks to be in great shape for being almost 300 yrs old. According to Bill D's linked article it looks like a rare one to boot. Good luck on your future searches in that area.

 

[Iron Patch]

Love your early copper. As you may know, its a 9 deniers that was issued for general use in the West Indies, particularly for Martinique, Guadeloupe and the Dominican Republic (known as Saint Dominique back then). They were minted in France, and the "B" mint mark stands for the French town of Rouen. The link below will give you a bunch of additional info on your coin. Great find!

PrintFirst 'American' coppers | Coin World

it's H mint mark.

To bad it's not B, it would be worth several hundreds.

 

[Bill D. (VA)]

it's H mint mark.

To bad it's not B, it would be worth several hundreds.

You're right IP. I misread it in the shadows ......

 

[Iron Patch]

You're right IP. I misread it in the shadows ......

It's always the first thing I notice because the Rouen ones go for pretty good bucks, and in that condition very good bucks.

 

[RelicMedic]

Wow! Congrats on the outstanding oldie you've got one heck of a site there!

 

[goldnrelics]

Thanks all!! Great info. went back today and found this US button dont know if its civil war or what it looks like a flat button

also found an old 2007 "Monster Cache 2007" coin........ ......... back of it was promising. the other side, not so much =(

 

[Bill D. (VA)]

Thanks all!! Great info. went back today and found this US button dont know if its civil war or what it looks like a flat button

also found an old 2007 "Monster Cache 2007" coin........ ......... back of it was promising. the other side, not so much =(

War of 1812 era button. Nice find!

 

[Ahab8]

Great suff Goldenrelics! Love seeing those old coppers come out of the ground. Best of luck in 2014, you're off to a nice start

 

[joeyfresh]

Nice finds. Were they found in sandy soil because they're in great condition. Pewter buttons rarely hold in the soil I dig in. Congrats!

 

[goldnrelics]

muddy swamp shi*t surprised i didnt sink down some corrosion on the coin but like barely button was closer to land in usual reddish mud/clay its been all wet and rainy here what a mess - thank ya bill 1812? nicee

 

[jewelerguy]

great coin and button