Son like Father - Update on the date range

[Don in SJ]

My son had 45 minutes of light left to get a quick hunt in yesterday on his way home from work. He started out dismally, his batteries died on his camera, had to change them and his batteries on his CZ70 were dying. But just in time, he did manage a coin reading and happily, his first old coin of the year appeared.

No, not a Large Cent, it is a William III Copper Halfpence 1695-1701, if he brings it to my house I might be able to narrow the date down a bit more if I can see certain details.

This was my son's 7th William III copper and not a bad way to start off the new year.

HH

Don

 

[ran-man]

Re: Son like Father - a find from yesterday

way to go

 

[DANGLANGLEY]

Re: Son like Father - a find from yesterday

WOW, you guys up north have all the luck!!!

 

[LJ]

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WOW.....Kudos!

 

[Stormtrooper154]

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Man, I need to move to the east coast....1925 Wheatie, Stupid Penny LOL
Cant wait for my day!

 

[COUNTRY GIRL]

Re: Son like Father - a find from yesterday

Like Father like Son! Does your Father detect too? Tell the Son we said WAY TO GO! Tell us more about it though?

 

[99Brown]

Re: Son like Father - a find from yesterday

Great find! WTG!

 

[West Jersey Detecting]

Re: Son like Father - a find from yesterday

WTF Don! Still looking for one of those here by the Delaware!

 

[SilverDreams]

Re: Son like Father - a find from yesterday

Great find! 7th? Most impressive.

 

[civilman1]

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Pretty sweet Don.....You two have some great ground to cover....Awesome!!

 

[Snee]

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Very nice!

 

[lonewolfe]

Re: Son like Father - a find from yesterday

Nice~

HH

 

[Southcacalaky]

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Congrats !! HH Art...

 

[Bavaria Mike]

Re: Son like Father - a find from yesterday

Awesome find! I have a hard time finding those dates around here. HH, Mike

 

[romeo-1]

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You gotta love that!

 

[whitesid]

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great find

 

[Fishhead]

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Great find, have you two left anything for me ?

 

[funkman]

Re: Son like Father - a find from yesterday

Great job on that find! Congrats!

Funkman

 

[Don in SJ]

Re: Son like Father - a find from yesterday -Update on Date Range

My son used good ole sunlight to take a clearer photo of the Obverse of his William III copper and with that there is enough detail to at least narrow the 1695-1701 date down to it being a 1699-1701 date.

Information from a reference book "British Coppers 1685-1797".

Type 3 obverse 1699-1701. On the type 3 obverse, the ponytail is much further from the shoulder than on the Type 1 & 2 obverses. A Type 1 or a Type 2 obverse meaning it was 1695-1699.

Don

 

[Nana40]

Whoa! What a fantastic find! Great that your son loves to hunt too!

Congratulations!!!! Nana