Silvermonkey
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- Apr 24, 2013
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- AT Pro, XP Deus
- Primary Interest:
- Metal Detecting
Good Afternoon T-Netters-
I was able to get out yesterday afternoon for a quick hunt in some local woods that have produced some Colonial era finds in the past. I wasn't expecting much, but you never know. After about 2 hours, I called it a day. I was happy to find a very slick large copper, a flat button, and what what I thought was another flat button. The second "button" was odd in that there was no evidence of a shank, and it featured a crown emblem over a letter "C".
I was very puzzled by this second "button". It was quite thin, weighing only 1.4 g, with a diameter of about 22 mm. After a fruitless search on Google, I posted a picture of it in the " What is it" forum.
A huge " Thank you" to DCMatt who came up with a positive ID. Turned out that my "button" was a French West Indies 2 Sols coin. These were minted between 1779-1797. Needless to say, I'm more than thrilled.
Thanks for taking a look! HH
I was able to get out yesterday afternoon for a quick hunt in some local woods that have produced some Colonial era finds in the past. I wasn't expecting much, but you never know. After about 2 hours, I called it a day. I was happy to find a very slick large copper, a flat button, and what what I thought was another flat button. The second "button" was odd in that there was no evidence of a shank, and it featured a crown emblem over a letter "C".
I was very puzzled by this second "button". It was quite thin, weighing only 1.4 g, with a diameter of about 22 mm. After a fruitless search on Google, I posted a picture of it in the " What is it" forum.
A huge " Thank you" to DCMatt who came up with a positive ID. Turned out that my "button" was a French West Indies 2 Sols coin. These were minted between 1779-1797. Needless to say, I'm more than thrilled.
Thanks for taking a look! HH
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