🥇 BANNER A new colonial spot gives me French and multiple Spanish silver coins.

[Aureus]

Got a new permission in an area I always wanted to explore. After spending almost 2 hours on the field without any signals I finally started hitting some nail signals and noticing pottery and brick laying around towards the edge of the field. Did around 12 hours in all exploring this new hot spot with some great results.

My best find was without a doubt a douzain Henri III of France from 1570's. It's countermarked with a Fleur de Lys stamp dating to the monetary reform of 1640 which makes it even more special in my eyes. It's the first time I find a French hammered in North America since 2016



Than, an other good silver. 1 Reale Carolus III of Spain 1780



Some more colonial silver pieces, one of them appears to be a piece of an engraved silver spoon.




Some colonial coppers, unfortunately half of them were in a pretty bad state.



Some survived pretty well.



One heart breaker was my first Woods Hibernia that was barely ok to ID



Second day and second hunt on that spot. Even more coppers.



Unfortunately most weren't in a great shape.



Than an other colonial silver. Carolus III of Spain 2 Reales 1786. Seems to have burned at one point, was really difficult to clean.





An other first for me. Denmark 1 Skilling 1771



So in all, I got around 30 coins from that spot with some French and Spanish silver, Machin's Mills, Connecticut and early US

Relics weren't as abundant, a part from around 100 flat buttons and an unknown monetary weight. If someone has an idea about I'd appreciate the info.




Thanks for the comments.

 

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[Aureus]

Hi,
Its a marked Lead Cloth Seal. Had quite a few. To do with how many yards bundled up etc..

Thanks Cru. I knew numbers had to do with length,weight or quantity, wasn't sure which one exactly. Would you have an idea about the merchant?

 

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[CRUSADER]

Thanks Cru. I knew numbers had to do with length,weight or quantity, wasn't sure which one exactly. Would you have an idea about the merchant?

Cloth Seal, Packer's Seal, John Lodge & Co
Not that maker but a similar one & date was associated with military cloth. The above was found in Canada & I assume you can read across some of the ID.

 

[Aureus]

Cloth Seal, Packer's Seal, John Lodge & Co
Not that maker but a similar one & date was associated with military cloth. The above was found in Canada & I assume you can read across some of the ID.

Great. Thanks for the info.

 

[Rubka888]

Wow! I dream of all those coppers. You don't think they are in good shape? I think they almost all came out amazing! We are lucky to even get enough detail to ID a coin. I voted banner on that beautiful french hammered witht eh counter stamp! Simply amazing!

 

[Aureus]

That French hammered coin is banner worthy
My vote is in
Congrats

Thanks for your vote Relicfic

 

[Aureus]

A FANTASTIC day in anyones book. Congrats !!

Thanks Derek752

 

[Aureus]

Incredible- like an assembly of several hunter's lifetime finds- Congrats doesn't do it justice!

Thanks JeffInMass

 

[Aureus]

Im drooling I wish I just had 1 silver spanish coin in my collection. That is great glad to see you doing well. Keep those great finds coming I love seeing your finds. ....Tommy

Thanks Tommy. Hope you'll find your Spanish silver soon.

 

[pepperj]

I agree, sites that produce so much are crazy rare, I've only had one that came close to it. This one beats my previous one in age and quality plus silver.
I'm not certain I'll be making many more posts on Tnet, I have already stopped writing them since summer. It's usually a lot of work and most of the better posts go into oblivion pretty fast, so I don't see the reason to continue. I'll try to post whatever I still find on that new spot in the comments of this one and after that just leave all together. Here's an other colonial silver piece I found there, it is also engraved.
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Plus a first one for me, marked lead bale seal.

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I'll try to get those flat buttons together for a group pic in a few days. Those were the only ones that had design.

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What a great looking seal and a first also. I got one with an anchor on it earlier on this season and regard it as one of my nicest relics in sometime.
The silver is interesting and wondering if it was intended for another use, or it was a piece of trade silver of some sorts.
Liking the open pattern button.
Thanks for posting the extras -I know it takes time and effort to do up a post and many times it's hard enough to just get the finds cleaned up.
Your post ups are truly an inspiration to get out and to hunt old. Thanks for the post ups that you do.

 

[Joe-Dirt]

Damn!!!! That’s a great hunt, excellent job!!!!

 

[Aureus]

Aureus, just incredible! Are you bored yet? LOL....such exciting finds...

Lol. Was certainly a very exciting spot to explore. Wish I had a few sites like that one.

 

[Aureus]

What an awesome spot my hunting buddy dug the same douzain with counterstamp here in New Brunswick.

New Brunswick is a great spot for those from what I've heard.

 

[Aureus]

Incredible finds from an incredible location! I love that counterstamp! If my dreams were as good as this post I would be thrilled. What a place! Congrats I hope you continue to pull some killer coins and relics from there.

Thanks Sooper Dave. I'm hoping the plow will bring up some more relics. Considering the number of old targets I think there's a good chance.

 

[Aureus]

Amazing site you found. Must have had a lot of 18th century activity.

Yes, pretty crazy. Plus, it disapeared in early 1800s so not much post 1820s junk

 

[Aureus]

Wow!! quite a haul. congrats on some great finds!!

Thanks grasshopper

 

[Aureus]

Wow outstanding hunt Aureus

Thanks park pirate

 

[Silver Tree Chaser]

Congrats on all the wonderful coin recoveries at your new site. When you think about, we're all looking more for sites than finds of coins, relics, etc. You have to find the site first, as you've done, and the finds usually come with it. I hope you have many more hours of enjoyment and finds to come. My buddy and another detectorists both found countermarked French silver like yours in Massachusetts - go figure. Their coins were worn beyond identification, and the countermarks were barely visible. Your coin is in wonderful condition. Well done.

 

[Aureus]

Congratulations and good for you! That must have been so damn exciting to pull those out of the ground. Thanks for posting.

Thanks Gene Mean. It was, and when I pulled that hammered I couldn't believe my eyes at first. Wasn't expecting it at all.

 

[Aureus]

WOW ... congrats on the FANTASTIC finds !

Thanks E-Trac-Ohio

 

[Aureus]

Now that's a fun looking weekend! Tho Douzain is the clear winner and you got decent detail on the coin and a perfect stamp, which is definitely not always the case for these.

Oh yes, couldn't be happier. Too bad the coin was a bit worn in 1640, the stamp looks really great