Short hunt , find a blackdog coin.

kittspirate

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went out yesterday for a short hunt (Hot Hour). First good signal was this 2 sous. the 2 sous was from the colony of cayanne. French Guiana
they used to call these Blackdogs or Dogs back in the day. i believe this one is 1779 or 1789 it has the best detail out of the ones i've found.
also found this flat button with the anchor on it , I think its pretty cool.

HH
Rain
 

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CMDiamonddawg

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a black dog :icon_scratch: very nice and the anchor button is a beauty .. an island to hunt for stuff is cool :icon_sunny: 8)
 

Iron Patch

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Both are good finds. :thumbsup:

The coin is most likely just a Two Sous. To be a Black Dog it has to be struck over a French Sou Marque and that was most common on the 1782. The Term Black Dog was based on the billon Sou turning black so if your coin does not use it as an undertype it elimates it.. meaning it was struck on a blank planchet. So I guess you might have to call it a Brown Dog. :-X
 

ANTIQUARIAN

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Fantastic coin find Stkittspirate! :hello2:

"The coin is most likely just a Two Sous. To be a Black Dog it has to be struck over a French Sou Marque and that was most common on the 1782. The Term Black Dog was based on the billon Sou turning black so if your coin does not use it as an undertype it elimates it . . . meaning it was struck on a blank planchet." Iron Patch

Whatever it is mate! :laughing7:

Cheers,
Dave
 

steelheadwill

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CMDiamonddawg said:
a black dog :icon_scratch: very nice and the anchor button is a beauty .. an island to hunt for stuff is cool :icon_sunny: 8)
You find some great stuff down there ! Congrats :hello2:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black_dog_(coin)
 

West Jersey Detecting

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Great finds! Not the usual colonial stuff we are used to seeing here in the forums!
 

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Stkittspirate said:
went out yesterday for a short hunt (Hot Hour). First good signal was this 2 sous. the 2 sous was from the colony of cayanne. French Guiana
they used to call these Blackdogs or Dogs back in the day. i believe this one is 1779 or 1789 it has the best detail out of the ones i've found.
also found this flat button with the anchor on it , I think its pretty cool.

HH
Rain
 

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