18th and 19th Century cache found Spanish, Bust, Seated, 3 cent Silver and more

[ppratt]

Well I've been looking though my stuff again and found some coins worth posting. There not pretty but they will have to do. I found this cache some time ago maybe 15 years ago. I'm not real sure if its a cache or a pocket spill of a coin collection. I remember getting nice 90 reading from my at that time whites eagle II. I dug about 5 inches down to find a broken purse clasp, and Silver all over the place. I called over for my dad to enjoy the find. He ran the detector while I dug. The coins range from 1774 to 1879. Most of them are holed as if they were strung together while the others are just wornout.

 

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[ppratt]

more pics

 

[ppratt]

Could we see a picture of the cool old coin purse clasp?

Sorry it was junk so I pitched it.

 

[hodge]

I would probably have kept it because it formed part of the 'find', and could have given up some information relevant to the find.

 

[pinebarrens1]

great find ............

 

[Goldiver]

Wow, that is a pretty sweet find! That would be exciting regardless of the condition of the coins. Thanks for sharing the story with us, I love hearing about such recoveries. Its also even cooler when you have someone with you to share the excitement with. 8)

Steve

 

[vayank54]

Cool stuff. There is one coin that has been engraved. It had initials on it at one time. 2 pics above that is a seated coin with a blob at the top that looks like it may have had a pin attached. Are they different coins or the front and back of the same one

 

[Cachefinder]

Sweet find-

i bet all the coins were strung together with thread or a chain


Cachefinder-

 

[ppratt]

Cool stuff. There is one coin that has been engraved. It had initials on it at one time. 2 pics above that is a seated coin with a blob at the top that looks like it may have had a pin attached. Are they different coins or the front and back of the same one

Everycoin pictured id different. I didnt take pics of the rev.

 

[The_Frontiersman]

Some of those look like Sprinkle dollars.... Good Find....

 

[ppratt]

Some of those look like Sprinkle dollars.... Good Find....

What are sprinkle dollars?

 

[gilmerman]

Nice story, thanks.