1652 Massachusetts Pine Tree Threepence and more from virgin 1660 homesite!

[oxbowbarefoot]

What an incredible day at a 1660 virgin homesite in Massachusetts! My first find was a huge Brown Bess musket ball. Nice way to get the day started. My next target was the best find of the day, and one of my best finds ever, a 1652 Pine Tree Threepence! It's either a Noe 36 or a Noe 37 variety. Unfortunately the tree side is tough to make a definitive call. Either way, it's well over a $1000 coin��. Then came a sweet George I Farthing. Next find was an Abraham Lincoln related thing, not sure what it is yet. Right next to that was a colonial gold broach. After an early ox knob and a a bale seal came a great goulcher lock or dog lock off a musket or rifle. All in all, a fantastic day!

Thank you Dr. R.M. Gramly for the tip on the location!

Updates:
The Pine Tree Threepence is a Noe 36/Salmon 2-B, Rarity 4, only 75-200 known!
The "dog lock" was actually just part of an old cap gun, darn!
The Lincoln item is a ferrotype campaign button from the 1860 election

 

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[trapperart]

Super finds congrats

 

[luke_00]

Awesome finds!!!!

 

[bill from lachine]

Good score on the Mass silver.

Regards + HH

Bill

 

[oxbowbarefoot]

I'll try to get some better pictures and orient them properly

 

[CMDiamonddawg]

O yeah , helluva of find ,

 

[toasted]

I wanna hunt with you

 

[oxbowbarefoot]

Zoomed in a bit.

 

[Kk77]

That's some amazing finds!! Congrats!!

 

[chiloquin]

Great hunt and Congrats on the Mass Silver!!

 

[Isaac]

Banner day!!! Gold brooch, Mass silver, and early musket hammer! Can't ask for much more than that... WOW!

 

[Rick (Nova Scotia)]

Wow, you are lucky...to have friends like that.
To pull out a delicate piece of gold like that undamaged, is a bit lucky.
Congrats on the Silver, and farthing.

 

[Iron Patch]

Incredible day!


So I guess you're saying Noe 36 and 37 shared the tree side die? (or extremely close)

 

[Pacivilwarluke]

Killer! Your Abe Lincoln thing is a campaign pin/token that would've had a tintype of Abe in it- a very desirable find indeed! Also that silver is beyond belief- WTG!

 

[Scrappy]

Wonderful day! A George 1st, mass coin, musket part, or gold brooch would have each made my day and you found them all!

Congrats

 

[Ahab8]

Wow dude....BANNER and congrats on your third Mass silver. Very impressive. The gold piece is beautiful and the campaign ferrotype is a cool find. I've found one as well. Not Lincoln but his opponent if I recall correctly. Any Mass silver is a Banner in my opinion so once again I place my vote. Congrats buddy

 

[oxbowbarefoot]

Incredible day!


So I guess you're saying Noe 36 and 37 shared the tree side die? (or extremely close)

The 37 was a reengraved 36, hard to tell the difference unless they are in higher grades. It's most likely a Noe 36, since they were more common with a R4 rarity vs a R5.

 

[oxbowbarefoot]

Killer! Your Abe Lincoln thing is a campaign pin/token that would've had a tintype of Abe in it- a very desirable find indeed! Also that silver is beyond belief- WTG!

Thanks for the ID!

 

[oxbowbarefoot]

Wow dude....BANNER and congrats on your third Mass silver. Very impressive. The gold piece is beautiful and the campaign ferrotype is a cool find. I've found one as well. Not Lincoln but his opponent if I recall correctly. Any Mass silver is a Banner in my opinion so once again I place my vote. Congrats buddy
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Thanks, Abe! There's more Mass silver out there for us, and probably even a NE or two. Heck, there's even enough for IP to find one ��

 

[Ahab8]

Thanks, Abe! There's more Mass silver out there for us, and probably even a NE or two. Heck, there's even enough for IP to find one í*½í¸‰

I'm not sure there's quite enough for IP? I suppose as long as we get the willows and NE IP can have a cut pine tree or oak