ARRRGGH! Need coin ID and I don't think it's going to be easy!

[smokeythecat]

I took pics of this coin and turned it 45 degrees to get four pics of one side and four of another. It was found on the edge of the Chesapeake Bay today in Maryland, the Deus II pulled it from 11"! The house was built ca 1690. We found very little else-except modern trash. NOW...this puppy is about 19 mm. It is very thin and weighs 1.6 grams. It is made of copper. Both sides have some de-lamination. There APPEARS to be some lettering around most of the edge. Ideas? I have found coins from as early as 1450 nearby. And no, it's not pretty.

 

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[FloodcityTom]

Have you heard of "Coin beach" just north of Ocean city? Apparently a ship sank in a storm off the coast, it was carrying several barrels of coins for the then British colonies due to shortage of Money in said "Colonies". I hunted this beach back in the 80's after a storm, never found a thing BUT I had heard that others were very successful. Point being there are lots of ship wrecks in Md waters could your find be from one?

 

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[smokeythecat]

No, I was about 70 miles away and this coin is way too small. But regarding coin beach, it is immediately north of the Indian River Inlet Bridge in Delaware in the Delaware Seashores State Park. I have hunted it on many occasions and have found quite a few British coppers from the wreck, a few silver Spanish pieces of the same time period, a 1774 Gold Guinea right after Hurricane Sandy and many, many other relics, mostly small ones, and more modern stuff including a modern 14K heavy earring. It is open year round, you have to pay to park. Do NOT hunt the dunes or you'll get a humongous ticket.