This is very inriguing

[41Digger]

So from the feedback I have received I do feel this is most likely a trade item brought over by the Europeans.. Was it traded as seen, or was there a stem that disintegrated a long time ago? Coincidentally I also dug my oldest coin from the site two days prior ~ a William the 3rd 1694 - 1702. I am still open to other ideas, there just haven't been any that fit so far... the closest guess was a candle snuffer, which I also was thinking when I dug it, but definitely not a candle snuffer. I need to follow and reach out to some museums etc....

 

[Glen's Loyalists]

To my eye the coin is a William III, I have found quite a few. There is also a good chance, however, that it is a George III evasion halfpenny. If it is smaller in diameter than a standard half penny then it is an evasion issue. I would say that here in Atlantic Canada 60% or more of the George III halfpennies I have found, which would be a hundred or more, are counterfeits.

The other item looks to me like a measure of some sort, or is the handle open to the bowl?

 

[ToddsPoint]

Looks like a pipe to me. Make your own stem like the the pic of the Indian. A minimalist style but all you need really. As thin as it looks it’s still in great condition.

 

[Gare]

Absolutely GREAT finds
Nice going

 

[E-Trac-Ohio]

Well done !

 

[oldmxrat]

Very nice, congrats!

 

[cannonball]

So from the feedback I have received I do feel this is most likely a trade item brought over by the Europeans.. Was it traded as seen, or was there a stem that disintegrated a long time ago? Coincidentally I also dug my oldest coin from the site two days prior ~ a William the 3rd 1694 - 1702. I am still open to other ideas, there just haven't been any that fit so far... the closest guess was a candle snuffer, which I also was thinking when I dug it, but definitely not a candle snuffer. I need to follow and reach out to some museums etc....View attachment 2209405View attachment 2209406

The William 111 that I find almost always seems to have a high spot on the obverse at about 8 o'clock where the two ribbons meets the letters like this one I found last week.

 

[Digger RJ]

So from the feedback I have received I do feel this is most likely a trade item brought over by the Europeans.. Was it traded as seen, or was there a stem that disintegrated a long time ago? Coincidentally I also dug my oldest coin from the site two days prior ~ a William the 3rd 1694 - 1702. I am still open to other ideas, there just haven't been any that fit so far... the closest guess was a candle snuffer, which I also was thinking when I dug it, but definitely not a candle snuffer. I need to follow and reach out to some museums etc....View attachment 2209405View attachment 2209406

Very Cool!!! Congrats!!!