Ornate escutcheon and French billon !

[Mathurin]

Weather was superb to hunt for this time of the year :



So I visited two fields today that I already had permission before and where I had found some 1800's token and a nice bale seal.
Not too much targets and after trying to find another site in the big field (didn't happened !) , 3h had already passed and all I've got was a small musket ball and a weird curve tree or arrow shaped copper thing. With some engraving on it... (now I know it is an escutcheon !!)







So I had a small lunch and decided to go back to where I found my William III shiling and Geo II - III coins.
Tried again to look for other sites in theses fields without luck and returned to the main site. Not much, a nice clock key (I believe) and then I had a chat with a neighbor and got perssion to hunt his field. I rapidly found a coin, but seems to be complety toasted with any marks visible....
Got a couple of cents and on my way back I hit an interesting patch : 3 part a shoe buckle, a 1906 LC, small flat button and an iffy but repetable signal.
I dug it and saw a very thin metal disc, but I rapidly saw nav REX on outside and so I knew it was a french coin ! (my first one)



better pic :



when I said thin, I mean it !



1739-1752 Louis XV Double sol :




and all the rest :



lucky to have found 3 big parts of that shoe buckle :



thanks for watching !

 

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[BigWaveDave]

Looks like you had a good day....love the view!

 

[Scrappy]

Awesome day. Wow, when it rains it pours. Killer finds. That buckle is early and is awesome!

 

[gwdigger]

The coin is cool but oh man, the escutcheon is KILLER. So is the view!

 

[Ia.FurTrade]

Nice finds!.........I believe the key is a "spigot" key (so someone could not get into your booze)

Iowa Dale

 

[ironhorse]

Very nice finds on a very nice day!
The escutcheon Is the winner, your French site shouldn't be too far away and some coins and relics should be there!

 

[Loco-Digger]

You make me want to get out in the fields and swing the coil. Awesome finds. I have a hard time swinging the coil if I do not hear any good beeps evry few minutes. Maybe someday I will acquire the patience and persistence you possess. Kudos to you.

 

[Mathurin]

Looks like you had a good day....love the view!

thanks !

Awesome day. Wow, when it rains it pours. Killer finds. That buckle is early and is awesome!

I love old shoe buckles too !

The coin is cool but oh man, the escutcheon is KILLER. So is the view!

I did noticed the quality that was put in that piece, but had no clues about what it could be !

Nice finds!.........I believe the key is a "spigot" key (so someone could not get into your booze)

Iowa Dale

I thought it might be a clock key ? But then I don't know !

Very nice finds on a very nice day!
The escutcheon Is the winner, your French site shouldn't be too far away and some coins and relics should be there!

I will certainly explore the surrondings more...

You make me want to get out in the fields and swing the coil. Awesome finds. I have a hard time swinging the coil if I do not hear any good beeps evry few minutes. Maybe someday I will acquire the patience and persistence you possess. Kudos to you.

I find it hard too, but I try to stay positive and simply enjoy beeing outside in a nice place...
But I do need at least one keeper at the end of the day to be satisfied ;-)

 

[Mathurin]

Here is a close up pic of the key :

 

[Diggin Dude]

WOW! Really cool finds! Congrats!! HH

 

[UnderMiner]

Don't cut yourself on that coin Great finds

 

[against the wind]

Well done, , I would have enjoyed that hunt.

 

[Isaac]

Killer day! Love the barrel tap key and the escutcheon is excellent!!!

 

[ARC]

Great finds...
BUT... heh...

escutcheon ?

 

[Rick (Nova Scotia)]

French coins tough to come by...at least I find...the billion is a good find. My one, and only is different

 

[pepperj]

It all adds unto having a pretty great day of hunting, congrats on the escutcheon it's a really nice find.

 

[Mathurin]

WOW! Really cool finds! Congrats!! HH

Thanks !

Don't cut yourself on that coin Great finds

Don't laugh it is sharp !! Weights only 0.8g for 20mm diameter !

Well done, , I would have enjoyed that hunt.

Thx

Killer day! Love the barrel tap key and the escutcheon is excellent!!!

Thanks fot the comment now I understand what Ia.Furtrade meaned by spigot (sorry my native lanquage is french ;-) )
It does look like it even if the ones I have seen on google had non-round end

here is mine :

Great finds...
BUT... heh...

escutcheon ?

I found another one that seems to be in the same style. It is from a french gun dated 1730-1740 :

French coins tough to come by...at least I find...the billion is a good find. My one, and only is different

It does appear different, wonder if it could be a counterfeit ? or it has just been beaten by the time...

It all adds unto having a pretty great day of hunting, congrats on the escutcheon it's a really nice find.

Thanks !

 

[Steve in PA]

Very cool escutcheon! And the keg spigot key is correctly identified. The key slipped into the slot on these spigot covers. This one would have taken a key like yours. There are also triangular shaped keys with a matching opening in the cover.

 

[CRUSADER]

We call them barrel tap keys.

The escutcheon does have a similar stylized crown to its top with an oval looking coat of arms under it. We don't get much gun furniture, very nice.

 

[diggingthe1]

I love what you find and what you learn. Nice pieces!