Really old lead soldier, copper, buttons and more

trapperart

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pepperj

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Now that lead fellow has a very cool factor about it, çongrats
 

K1DDO1979

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Great 2 hour hunt with lots of old finds like that coming out! [emoji106]
 

Loco-Digger

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Your finds continue to amaze me Art. Looks like you were at a good site today.
 

Carolina Tom

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Congrats again Art.

The lead soldier is really sweet.
 

Rubka888

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Wow, your coin is in fact double busted. That is 1600's! It is a William and Mary copper. Nice find!! Wish you could get a date off of it. Be nice to see the year and it is most likely 1690's.
 

Subterranean

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Wow, your soldier has me stumped. He is not in my reference books. It appears that he was originally 60-70 mm in height. This is large for European makers. He appears to be in the fashion of a late 1700's French officer, with an exquisite, plumed bicorne hat and his right hand resting on the pommel of a nice sword. He may have been a large chess piece. Several American soldier makers produced colonial soldiers during the 1930's-50's, but I saw none in this particular pose. Sorry I cannot help further. Great hunt and lots of nice goodies! Sub 8-)
 

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trapperart

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Wow, your soldier has me stumped. He is not in my reference books. It appears that he was originally 60-70 mm in height. This is large for European makers. He appears to be in the fashion of a late 1700's French officer, with an exquisite, plumed bicorne hat and his right hand resting on the pommel of a nice sword. He may have been a large chess piece. Several American soldier makers produced colonial soldiers during the 1930's-50's, but I saw none in this particular pose. Sorry I cannot help further. Great hunt and lots of nice goodies! Sub 8-)
Thanks for trying to get more information on this piece.
 

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