Beauty and the Beast

[Silvermonkey]

Greeting Fellow Diggers!

I was able to get out for a couple of hours yesterday afternoon, and explored a section of woods close to home. About an hour into the hunt, I got a very solid high tone that rang in at about an "84". That typically translates into a dime, given the program I'm running on my Deus. Much to my surprise, out pops this beauty



The coin is about 28 mm in diameter, and weighs about 8.8 grams. Based on what I can see, I believe this is a KG II half penny

I continued on detecting for another hour, and ventured into a pretty swampy area. Came across a nice high tone, and after digging down through about 8 inches of muck, I pulled out this strange looking character



Time has not been kind to this coin. It took a fair amount of cleaning to reveal a 1964 Washington quarter. This has to be the ugliest silver quarter I've ever pulled out of the ground. Here it is next to the KG II.



Not a bad day of detecting! Thanks for taking a look. Scott.

 

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[xcopperstax]

Sivlermonkey congrats on the excellent finds! I believe that you have a Connecticut copper which in my mind is better than a KGII. It was most likely modeled after the KGII which explains the similarity. Look on the left side of the coin it says Auctori not Georgius.

 

[Digger RJ]

Very Nice!!! Congrats!!!

 

[teleprospector]

I like the patina tone!

Jon ​

 

[Silvermonkey]

Thanks for the ID xcopperstax!!! I clearly did not give it enough of a look. I am thrilled to have found a CT copper... that's a first for me. I did find a Mass copper several years back, but it was in pretty rough shape. This is much better! I hope everyone can get out there and practice "social distancing" with good effect. Afterall, we are all experts....

 

[against the wind]

Congrats on the Connecticut Copper,,
Sweet

 

[washingtonian]

Wow. That is a battle-ravaged quarter. Nicely done all around!

 

[Trezurehunter]

Congrats on the coins.