Don in SJ
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- May 20, 2005
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Got out this morning for another hunt closeby and got my 4th 1700s coin at this site this year and previous to this year I believe I have had about 6-10 hunts there over the years with no coins found at all. Go figure......
So, at the other end of the site from where I got the 1775 Half Real and 1786 NJ copper, I found a small area with iron hits and managed to get another 1700 era coin. This time a 1781 KGIII Irish Halfpenny. It has decent detail but does have corroded areas, so it is what it is. Weighs only 97.8 grains, which is severly underweight for one, so no doubt on it being a counterfeit. The readings on the Explorer SE Pro were low, another indicator of it being a counterfeit.
I also found what appears to be the top part of a watchwinder key. After cleaning the dirt off, it eithr is representing a Dragon or some type of big bird, I like to think Dragon.
UPDATE: I looked on the UK Finds Database website and found an exact match for my relic. They say it appears to be a bird of prey over its lunch
and it is in fact a 18th century Watch Winder Key part.
Not a bad Spring for me, only about 15 hunts, all of short duration 2-3 hours and I got eight 1700 era coins and two early 1800s coppers, so not a bad percentage at all. Warm weather coming and things to do , so unless it is a cool summer, this might be it for the most part till late summer.
Don
So, at the other end of the site from where I got the 1775 Half Real and 1786 NJ copper, I found a small area with iron hits and managed to get another 1700 era coin. This time a 1781 KGIII Irish Halfpenny. It has decent detail but does have corroded areas, so it is what it is. Weighs only 97.8 grains, which is severly underweight for one, so no doubt on it being a counterfeit. The readings on the Explorer SE Pro were low, another indicator of it being a counterfeit.
I also found what appears to be the top part of a watchwinder key. After cleaning the dirt off, it eithr is representing a Dragon or some type of big bird, I like to think Dragon.
UPDATE: I looked on the UK Finds Database website and found an exact match for my relic. They say it appears to be a bird of prey over its lunch
and it is in fact a 18th century Watch Winder Key part.Not a bad Spring for me, only about 15 hunts, all of short duration 2-3 hours and I got eight 1700 era coins and two early 1800s coppers, so not a bad percentage at all. Warm weather coming and things to do , so unless it is a cool summer, this might be it for the most part till late summer.
Don
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