HomeGuardDan
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Got 2013 started with a BANG...addition to Bill's Post
As Bill mentioned I have been a bit under the weather since Christmas, but today was my last day of vacation and decided that I just needed to get out regardless of how I felt. My good pal and I hooked up for another round at the site that we left off at just before Christmas. This is an early site and we both have been feeling like some early coins would be there. On the last trip I dug a Large Cent and 25 or so buttons.
Today started off a bit slow but when it came together,it came with a bang. I dug a ton of targets but managed to unearth a nice early hammered Elizabeth I (1558-1603) silver six-pence. It is not as pretty as some, but it was my first and oldest coin to date (even without a date showing). I have been telling Bill since moving to VA, I have been itching to dig one of these. I've been fortunate enough to dig plenty of Spanish silver and even some cobs over the years, but never one of these. Then after about 30 or so minutes out pops this little silver gem. I have to admit, i honestly did not know exactly what I had until Bill told me it was a 1/4 reale. Once home and realizing that there is no date, and it obviously is not worn with the detail that is showing, I have identified it as a "no date" Columbia Cuartillo Cob (1/4 reale) minted about 1755. Some believe they were also minted about the same time in the Philipines. It is considered a rare coin by collectors from the websites I have seen. I dug a few other coins as well, but nothing spectacular. (1904 IH, early 1900s Canadian penny, and an early small copper coin of some sort worn past identification.)
I also managed over a dozen buttons, nothing fantastic, but still will gladly keep them. Dug a handful of led balls, ranging from .70 to .45 shot and drops. Lots of pieces of early shoe buckles and some other colonial tidbits.
All in all, it was a good day. I feel like the floor of a taxi-cab now, but it was well worth it. I know some won't get as excited about this as I am, but for someone who loves digging colonial sites this was a great start for the year.
We had a blast doing it and can't wait to return. This just goes to show that at times research and not so obvious places pay off.
HH
Dan
As Bill mentioned I have been a bit under the weather since Christmas, but today was my last day of vacation and decided that I just needed to get out regardless of how I felt. My good pal and I hooked up for another round at the site that we left off at just before Christmas. This is an early site and we both have been feeling like some early coins would be there. On the last trip I dug a Large Cent and 25 or so buttons.
Today started off a bit slow but when it came together,it came with a bang. I dug a ton of targets but managed to unearth a nice early hammered Elizabeth I (1558-1603) silver six-pence. It is not as pretty as some, but it was my first and oldest coin to date (even without a date showing). I have been telling Bill since moving to VA, I have been itching to dig one of these. I've been fortunate enough to dig plenty of Spanish silver and even some cobs over the years, but never one of these. Then after about 30 or so minutes out pops this little silver gem. I have to admit, i honestly did not know exactly what I had until Bill told me it was a 1/4 reale. Once home and realizing that there is no date, and it obviously is not worn with the detail that is showing, I have identified it as a "no date" Columbia Cuartillo Cob (1/4 reale) minted about 1755. Some believe they were also minted about the same time in the Philipines. It is considered a rare coin by collectors from the websites I have seen. I dug a few other coins as well, but nothing spectacular. (1904 IH, early 1900s Canadian penny, and an early small copper coin of some sort worn past identification.)
I also managed over a dozen buttons, nothing fantastic, but still will gladly keep them. Dug a handful of led balls, ranging from .70 to .45 shot and drops. Lots of pieces of early shoe buckles and some other colonial tidbits.
All in all, it was a good day. I feel like the floor of a taxi-cab now, but it was well worth it. I know some won't get as excited about this as I am, but for someone who loves digging colonial sites this was a great start for the year.
We had a blast doing it and can't wait to return. This just goes to show that at times research and not so obvious places pay off.
HH
Dan
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