The folks from Massachusetts will enjoy this find.

[michael NY]

I dug this one Today at an old park in NJ its copper and not very ledagable first thought was a large cent or some kind of Colonial coin. After looking at it for some time realised its coin/token From Dedham MA on the reverse its a picture of Old Fairbanks House a wooden house built in 1637 !!
The token has some writeing on it but its difficult see. I am curious how old this is? if anyone has any suggestions thanks. Looking the usual routs I found zip EBay and so. thanks for looking, Deffintely zoom in on the reverse its neat.HH Michael

 

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[E-Trac-Ohio]

A very cool find - congrats !

 

[Jeff H]

Nice! It's a Dedham MA Tercentenary commemorative medal from 1936.

Here is one on fleebay: https://www.ebay.com/itm/Commerativ...elebration-Dedham-Massachusetts-/153498210504

 

[michael NY]

Thank you I appericate the information.

 

[Jose The Goon]

Nice find Mike !! I found this link about the house. Would be a great place to detect if one could get permission or
have an "in" with the caretakers. People claim it is the oldest timber-frame house in North America. CHEERS !!
Link: https://fairbankshouse.org/

 

[HCW]

As far as I know the Fairbanks house is the oldest surviving structure in the U.S. The beams were dated by dendrochronologists?.
I may be wrong about this but I think I remember the tour guide saying one or more of the beams dated to a tree that grew in the 1400s.
I visited it a few years ago. It's about 15-20 minutes from where I live. Very cool..

 

[HCW]

Forget about detecting. It's on the Registry of National Landmarks.

 

[HCW]

Fairly small lot also in a densely populated area.

 

[HCW]

I was involved in an archaeologic dig in Sherborn to look for a garrison house built by him .
It was used to repel an attack on Medfield during King Philip's War.
It was a lot of fun. And a great privilege.

 

[JeffInMass]

Yes I do enjoy that find- Congrats!!

 

[Joe-Dirt]

I was involved in an archaeologic dig in Sherborn to look for a garrison house built by him .
It was used to repel an attack on Medfield during King Philip's War.
It was a lot of fun. And a great privilege.

Where in metro west do you live?? I grew up in Cochituate Massachusetts, know the area very well

 

[CRUSADER]

Nice! It's a Dedham MA Tercentenary commemorative medal from 1936.

Here is one on fleebay: https://www.ebay.com/itm/Commerativ...elebration-Dedham-Massachusetts-/153498210504

Funny enough as the OP said the house was 1637, I was going to guess 1937, 300 years on. Nice when your head guesses turn out & good ID.

 

[Digger RJ]

Nice!!! Congrats!!!

 

[cudamark]

Yes, it's kinda funny when we in the U.S. think of 1637 as being old. In England and other places in Europe, they would just yawn at that and chuckle under their breath.

 

[Professor of Engineering]

Awesome find, congrats!

 

[CRUSADER]

Yes, it's kinda funny when we in the U.S. think of 1637 as being old. In England and other places in Europe, they would just yawn at that and chuckle under their breath.

The English Civil War buffs wouldn't be yawning as it was only a few years away.

 

[pepperj]

Yes, it's kinda funny when we in the U.S. think of 1637 as being old. In England and other places in Europe, they would just yawn at that and chuckle under their breath.

Cool find, well done.

If one takes the amount of time the Romans occupied Britain vs the amount of history we have over on this side-well that puts into perspective-we still are in diapers over here.

 

[WannaDig3687]

Congrats, Michael NY! Very interesting find.