Buddy Found a 15th CENTURY GOLD COIN IN SC!!!! (Also 3 1600s silver coins!)

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No, I did not find these but I had to share this!!! It would no doubt be a banner find if my friend was a member on here. One of my good friends, Bill found a Flemish Gold "Rider" (there's a knight on a horse) that dates from 1419-1467 (before Columbus!) He also found a 1666 shilling, 1697 1/2 shilling & a 1676 reale all within a 5 foot area!!! This is by far one of the best early coin finds/cache that I have seen in a while. I am truly jealous & truly happy for ole' Bill! The video is shot at a weird angle but entertaining nonetheless. Unfortunately we had to cancel our bobcat trip this weekend because of weather but hope to get it out the 13th-15th! (maybe I'll find something to do a "happy dance" over!) photo 1.JPGphoto 2.JPG
 

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Super incredible Finds.... If I were you and Bill, I would be going back to that spot pretty quick.
 

Very nice gold coin!!!!!!!!!!!!

Small correction, there is no 1/2 Shilling, its likely to be a Sixpence.
 

Those are some real showstoppers! Amazing!

I'd like to add a correction as well; the William III shilling couldn't have been minted in 1666 (his coins were from 1694-1702). I think the date is actually 1696, but inspecting in-hand would be best.

Also, were these indeed found at a Revolutionary War campsite? If so it represents a fascinating window into the coins being circulated at the time. Super cool discovery.
 

I'm speechless........ Now I think I'm going to go back and watch the video again.
 

Thanks for sharing Josh. Smittyman sent me the pic the other day... and my jaw just dropped! Hope you are well. GL&HH!
 

Plumbata said:
Those are some real showstoppers! Amazing!

I'd like to add a correction as well; the William III shilling couldn't have been minted in 1666 (his coins were from 1694-1702). I think the date is actually 1696, but inspecting in-hand would be best.

Also, were these indeed found at a Revolutionary War campsite? If so it represents a fascinating window into the coins being circulated at the time. Super cool discovery.
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Thanks for the correction, I will let him know. These were not found at a Revolutionary War camp, I'm referring to another site. My guess is that these coins were lost in the early 1700s. Your guess is as good as mine on the gold coin. It's in very good shape so who knows if it was a collector's piece or still circulating.
 

mangum said:
Thanks for the correction, I will let him know. These were not found at a Revolutionary War camp, I'm referring to another site. My guess is that these coins were lost in the early 1700s. Your guess is as good as mine on the gold coin. It's in very good shape so who knows if it was a collector's piece or still circulating.
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Thats an interesting point. The lack of wear & not much sign of it being clipped around the edges, point to only 2 sound conclusions. It was lost soon after minting, or it was not in heavy circulation & was kept safe for a very long time. I think we can rule out the first, but the 'when' it was lost question will probably never be answered.
 

Wonderful find!

How much of the bend in that coin came from the slightly less than gentle retrieval technique? ;)

Ya know, coins this old might indicate something VERY historically significant!
 

Cool, thanks for the clarification!

I was also wondering about the weight of the gold coin? Does your buddy have a scale by chance? It seems that there were full "golden riders" and 1/2 riders, though I figure your lucky friend got the full one.

I've poked around and what i gather is that a golden rider was worth 6 shillings? I'm really not sure about it but I am very curious to know the value/buying power of the gold relative to the English coinage. Such a cool pocket spill/cache.
 

Take that Crusader and all you other Brits! We can dig hammered gold here too! :laughing9: I am happy for Bill.:notworthy: I can't wait to see it in person.
 

One of the amazing finds I've seen. Thanks for sharing
 

CRUSADER said:
Thats an interesting point. The lack of wear & not much sign of it being clipped around the edges, point to only 2 sound conclusions. It was lost soon after minting, or it was not in heavy circulation & was kept safe for a very long time. I think we can rule out the first, but the 'when' it was lost question will probably never be answered.
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I do find it remarkable that there is very little wear on that gold coin. It must have been a prized coin to someone that kept it out of circulation. It was a collectors item, I'm sure, back when it was lost. I would think early to mid 1700's like previously mentioned. Amazing.
 

One of the best coin spills I've ever seen. Truly remarkable. Congratulations
 

One of the coolest things about this is the fact that you got it all on video AND that you and your buddy were willing to share it. Very cool. Thanks
 

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