🥇 BANNER BIG Overstamped French Colonial Silver 1691/1696, Worn Silver, Silver Spoon ETC!

[Hunthicks]

Headed out today with the Patriot for a hunt, and it turned out pretty great! We first tried to get permission on a new area but there wasn't anyone around to get permission from - thankfully! We hit the bean field I got the spanish silver in last fall on Patriots gut feeling.
After a few hours of gridding and digging lots of odds and ends and small targets I got the small worn silver, it's about 17.5MM and has a right facing bust. A short while later I hit a solid 91 signal and dug the old pipe/valve, and than got another high 80s signal right next to it - I thought I was getting another piece of pipe, but out popped the big silver. Unfortunately the plow left a nice scratch on one side, but when I got it home and saw it was double stamped it made it better! Date of 1691 on one side, 1696 on the other. Also got a small copper coin, buttons, musketballs and lots of other junk that is still in my pouch!

 

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[ggossage]

Sweet mother! That's a great looking coin!!!

 

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[GioTheGreek]

Sweet jesus! I haven't been on for a couple of days. Congrats on the amazing find HuntHicks! I was wondering if I'd see overstamped French silver from this area after seeing some of those posts from that legend in Louisiana. Awesome stuff!

 

[MaineRelic]

Not many posted ! Nice big 17th century French colonial silver in pretty damm good condition considering ! I Know any hunter on this side of the pond would be thrilled to find that coin ! I am going to vote to put it on the Banner ! MaineRelic

 

[Iron Patch]

Well I can tell you this, I see more gold coins found and posted up here on TN than I do these, that makes it extremely rare. Congrats Hunthicks, Banner vote in on the over striked, monster colonial silver. It doesn't get much better then that.
ZDD

I've dug quite a few early silver off old French sites and one that big would knock me over!

 

[The Patriot]

I've dug quite a few early silver off old French sites and one that big would knock me over!

Well I didn't find it and I near Shartted myself....

 

[GioTheGreek]

You've got my vote.

 

[ColonialDude]

hahaha no I fully admit I was not on my game that day. No matter how hard I tried I couldn't think of much but the cold lol

Thanks! We all walked close by to the three silver I've hit there last fall, but given how cold it was that day I don't think we were too interested in gridding anything off!

 

[ColonialDude]

Does this site just count votes to determine if something goes on the banner? I just voted and as soon as my screen refreshed it appeared on the banner. Just wondering what the deciding factor is

 

[GioTheGreek]

Does this site just count votes to determine if something goes on the banner? I just voted and as soon as my screen refreshed it appeared on the banner. Just wondering what the deciding factor is

I think our votes put him over, CD. I believe mods have to put it up.

 

[MaineRelic]

I think our votes put him over, CD. I believe mods have to put it up.

Same thing happened to me ! For a comment with my Banner vOte . I said the French colonial finds seem to take a back seat to the British and Domestic finds ! Then it was on the Banner ! MR

 

[The Patriot]

I knew it would pop up on the top sooner or later....Congrats hicks on the banner...

 

[Ahab8]

Congrats on a very deserving banner find! It's nice to see true banners up top where they belong

 

[RelicMedic]

Holy....crap! That is amazing!

 

[romeo-1]

Nice banner find!!

 

[ironhorse]

Congrats Dave, ya did good kid!

 

[terpfan]

Well-deserving of the banner--what a terrific find!

 

[Zodiacdiverdave]

Congrats, that coin really deserves to be up there.
ZDD

 

[Iron Patch]

Well deserved banner which now sets the stage for the one I've always thought about, but was beginning to believe was near impossible.... the French version of the American dollar - British Crown - Spanish 8 Reales ..... The 40mm French silver 1 ECU. A fair share of 8 Reales have been dug in our parts, never an Ecu that I'm aware of, but now I guess you can say we're halfway there.

 

[Hunthicks]

Thanks for the banner votes everyone! A nice bonus to an awesome find!!

 

[Hunthicks]

Well deserved banner which now sets the stage for the one I've always thought about, but was beginning to believe was near impossible.... the French version of the American dollar - British Crown - Spanish 8 Reales ..... The 40mm French silver 1 ECU. A fair share of 8 Reales have been dug in our parts, never an Ecu that I'm aware of, but now I guess you can say we're halfway there.

I'll get on it next time I'm out.