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placergoldplacergold Posts: 51
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Its me again. Went out for a couple of hours this afternoon and found an 1865 indian head, another colonial copper of some kind...real corroded, I can just make out a head/bust shape (mans) with GEORGIUS (at least it looks like). Cannot, as yet, make out anything on the reverse. And, another large copper of some kind that is totally unidentifiable. Will take a closer look later tonight. Oh, and I also found a musket ball. Cool.

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  • Lamborghini518Lamborghini518 Posts: 147
    Holy Crap! is there anything that you can't find!

    Congrats! You should enter some of this months best finds contests.








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    Happy Hunting!image
  • placergoldplacergold Posts: 51
    I've done a little bit of searching after going over what I can see on the colonial copper. It is definitely the bust of George II and, most likely, a half penny. This puts the date in the 1740-1760 period....cannot make out a date. The reverse just barely shows a seated woman holding a floral array of some sort. The obverse bust is facing left....looking at the GEORGIUS. Thats about all I can make out right now. So corroded it probably is not worth the copper is made of!
  • laserartlaserart Posts: 2,255 ✭
    What state are you finding these in?
    "If I had a nickel for every nickel I ever had, I'd have all my nickels back".
  • phutphut Posts: 1,087 ✭
    Deerfield Mass. right?
    Cool finds. There is a lot more there.
  • placergoldplacergold Posts: 51
    Massachusetts.....western Mass. in the town of Deerfield. Used to be the "northwest frontier" back in the late 1600s and early 1700's. A few massacres, lots of indian skirmishes and a center of activity during the King Phillip war. A real colonial region.....too bad most areas are private property and difficult, if not impossible to hunt on. However, lots of farm fields and I know several people who own farms/houses dating to the early 1700's.

    I think I'm getting spoiled. I'm sure there will be a dry period soon, but, I'm still psyched.
  • loditomloditom Posts: 684
    Sweeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeet Dude!!!Man those are some awesome find's,picture's!!We want picture'simageHH,Tom
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  • CROCKofCOINSCROCKofCOINS Posts: 1,545 ✭


    << <i>Sweeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeet Dude!!!Man those are some awesome find's,picture's!!We want picture'simageHH,Tom >>



    LOL LOL LOL.. Look who wants picture's!!! Tom, that is just too funny. But I do agree. We want to see some photos. LOL


    Jerry
    CROCK of COINS
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  • SilverDreamsSilverDreams Posts: 427 ✭✭
    You are making some great finds early on. Keep it up!
    I lust for silver.
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  • MPeterMPeter Posts: 568
    Am I the only one that doesn't believe this guy?
  • placergoldplacergold Posts: 51
    Mpeter,

    I will try to get some pictures up today. I can understand why you wouldn't believe these finds, however, remember that the coppers are in pretty rough shape. The reale is silver and is in great shape. How, exactly, do you get pictures posted after taking them with a digital camera? What is the best background?

    I am a retired professor of plant and soil sciences from the Univ. of Massachusetts, Amherst and am now in private consulting. If you want to get more information on my validity....go to www.proturfconsulting.com.
  • phutphut Posts: 1,087 ✭
    What's not to believe MPeter?
    I've been working four sites in Mass. and a couple in NH over the summer and have been finding the same type of stuff. Of the twenty plus times I've been at these sites I've only come up empty five times. If I count bullets, musket balls and axe heads then I've found something every time. It's really a history rich area.
  • laserartlaserart Posts: 2,255 ✭


    << <i>Am I the only one that doesn't believe this guy? >>


    So far, it looks like maybe. If you have never found an old coin it's easy to have some doubt. To date my oldest coin is 1837.
    "If I had a nickel for every nickel I ever had, I'd have all my nickels back".
  • Lamborghini518Lamborghini518 Posts: 147
    To find out how to post pics, go to the Anouncements&News forum and there will be a thread about the topic. I'd post a link for you but I've' got one of those wireless routers on the computer I'm using now and i'm afraid my connection will short and i'll be logged off for the 6th time in 15 minutes.
    Happy Hunting!image
  • laserartlaserart Posts: 2,255 ✭
    Ooooh, that ain't right. I have wireless and it works very well.
    "If I had a nickel for every nickel I ever had, I'd have all my nickels back".
  • Lamborghini518Lamborghini518 Posts: 147
    The computer with the wireless router (linksys) is on the other side of the house and downstairs. Plus wireless phones and a ton of metal crap(not dug up, it's workout equipment, TV's, etc.) that all destruct the connection. You know, it's funny, sometimes it works better than the hardwired one with the router (which recieves the packet from this one with the adapter) but other times it's terrible, like a few moment's ago. Now it's great. so here's the link I was afraid to post before, because of my connection.
    Happy Hunting!image
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