A little silver, a little gold, a small tribe, and a BIG OLD copper

[Silvermonkey]

I had a brief, but highly productive hunt in the woods late yesterday. My first decent target was a pocket spill of IHP's



This was followed by a lovely big copper. This one is pretty rough, but the date is plain to see...1700! I'm guessing it's a William III half penny. Love the green patina on this coin.



Next was a very crisp high tone which turned out to be a 1909 Barber quarter. It's pretty rough too, but that's just fine.



Saving the best for last... was a gold ring. I very, very rarely find gold jewelry, given that I spend almost all of my time hunting in the woods. This ring is a large man's wedding band, weighing 0.33 oz. It's inscribed "MK to MH 1900", and is stamped "REED" and "18 b KT". The "b" is quite small...not sure what that means. I've done some searching on the internet for this marking, but so far, no luck. If any one has come across this stamp before, please let me know.



What I found so surprising about this hunt was that all of these finds were in roughly the same 400 square foot area. Good luck, and HH to All.

 

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[BigWaveDave]

That’s a helluva hunt! Huge congrats!
Go CoronaSox!

 

[CASPER-2]

...is it a b or possible p - p would stand for plumb which is a gold term

 

[Joe-Dirt]

Nice job!! I found a band yesterday marked E14k, it’s was dirty so I stuck my pinky finger in it and gave it a twist. I found out “E” is an indication of gold plating, and it was loose, and cut my f****** finger all the way around. I like yours better, prolly didn’t make you bleed and swear like a british sailor. Great hunt!!!!!!!

 

[xr7ator]

E=electroplate, Joe.
You might have to add some glitter to that moniker, monkey! Excellent digs and thanks for sharing.

 

[JBnNC]

Great hunt...and variety of finds!!

 

[CRUSADER]

I'm going with plated as well.

 

[xr7ator]

I don't think so, Cru!

 

[mindcrime1988]

Nice finds. Thanks for sharing. Hope you can dig up more in that area.

 

[Kray Gelder]

A good day! Congrats!

 

[JeffInMass]

Fantastic finds neighbor- Congrats!

 

[Digger RJ]

Very Very Nice!!! Congrats!!!

 

[xcopperstax]

Wow what a hunt! You did excellent there! That's pretty amazing how worn the coin is but the date is so clear! That almost never seems to happen! So close to the 1600's! Seems like a date that doesn't come up often on coppers either! Old gold is pretty awesome too!!! Congrats on it all!

 

[Hawks88]

Big Congrats. I’d be hitting that place again.

 

[Professor of Engineering]

Excellent hunt, congrats!

 

[Argentium]

What a nice hunt ! Great to see that there are still some never been detected areas out there !

 

[Jeff H]

I do like to see those William III's come out of the ground.....especially with a solid date. Very nice !

 

[Evolution]

Almost looks like a William and Mary obverse with a William III date on the reverse. Maybe it's just some crud that looks like the nose on Mary's face on the right side of the obverse. Maybe just my imagination. Anyway, what a great hunt. Congrats!

 

[Jeff H]

Almost looks like a William and Mary obverse with a William III date on the reverse. Maybe it's just some crud that looks like the nose on Mary's face on the right side of the obverse. Maybe just my imagination. Anyway, what a great hunt. Congrats!

Dates are wrong as you say but now that you mention it, I do see Mary's "nose".

 

[William the Conqueror]

Awesome finds! Gotta love metal detecting!