Don in SJ
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- May 20, 2005
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- All Treasure Hunting
Don and Dan's 2008 Finds(Best Coin find 1722 Rosa Americana)
2008 was a good year for both myself and my son. My son did excellent on coins this past year and considering his limited amount of time he got out to hunt, he did very well.
Now dear ole Dad had a good year also, although as far as the coins went, I had very decent numbers, but I would have preferred quality over quantity. This year was perhaps my worst year for so many coppers in not exactly pristine shape, like I have found in the past. But the best coin I found this year was the 1722 Rosa Americana Penny. Not too many are ever found and due to their high Zinc content, they usually are in horrible shape, so despite some damage on mine, it is way above average condition for a ground found Rosa..
Relic wise, I am not sure all of what my son found, but I do know the watch key he found, has to be considered his best relic for 2008.
My best relic is by far the 1850 era Daguerreotype Photograph I found that was just about practically destroyed by being exposed to the elements for so many years, but thanks to the Princeton Website I figured out how to restore a all metal photograph, I was very pleased with the results considering what I had to start with.
My second favorite relic was the heavy silver plated large Pineapple button. I learned on research that back in the 18th century the Pineapple was a fruit of royalty. The button is one of my prettier ones.
Overall, a great year for both coins and relics and can only hope 2009 is somewhat similar............
Don
2008 was a good year for both myself and my son. My son did excellent on coins this past year and considering his limited amount of time he got out to hunt, he did very well.
Now dear ole Dad had a good year also, although as far as the coins went, I had very decent numbers, but I would have preferred quality over quantity. This year was perhaps my worst year for so many coppers in not exactly pristine shape, like I have found in the past. But the best coin I found this year was the 1722 Rosa Americana Penny. Not too many are ever found and due to their high Zinc content, they usually are in horrible shape, so despite some damage on mine, it is way above average condition for a ground found Rosa..
Relic wise, I am not sure all of what my son found, but I do know the watch key he found, has to be considered his best relic for 2008.
My best relic is by far the 1850 era Daguerreotype Photograph I found that was just about practically destroyed by being exposed to the elements for so many years, but thanks to the Princeton Website I figured out how to restore a all metal photograph, I was very pleased with the results considering what I had to start with.
My second favorite relic was the heavy silver plated large Pineapple button. I learned on research that back in the 18th century the Pineapple was a fruit of royalty. The button is one of my prettier ones.
Overall, a great year for both coins and relics and can only hope 2009 is somewhat similar............
Don
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