Hey Crusader, I can get Hammered, too! Great Weekend in the Field of Dreams

[oxbowbarefoot]

Note: Edited with corrected info, thanks Silver Searcher!

Spent the weekend detecting in the Field of Dreams with fellow TNet-ers Greylock, Casper, Worldtalker, and BrokenKnee.

Saturday's hunt was phenomenal with 4 silvers and a sweet Indian Celt. Checked another American Silver off my list with the 1853 Seated Half dime (too bad I nicked it), got a 1890 Seated Dime, a 1853 3-Cent Silver, and a Colonial Silver ring (no markings). Best find of the day for me was the Indian Celt. Its in really nice shape for being found in a plow zone. Found the baby turtle in the middle of the field, looked like the plow disturbed the nest. Unfortunately, it was too late to save him.

Today I managed a few more goodies. My very first signal of the day was a sweet 1753 (I think) King George Copper. After about another 3 feet I got a faint blip that sounded and read like can slaw. I've dug a lot a great targets at this location that sound like trash, so I decided to dig it. I flipped the dirt pile over, scanned it with my AT-Pro and got a solid 52 in the pile. My first handful held the signal. I saw the shimmer of silver as I looked though the dirt. A second look and I saw a cross staring at me. I though I had found my first Spanish Cob, but it was too thin for that. Upon a closer inspection, I could tell that the coin wasn't Spanish, I was looking at a Charles 1st Hammered Silver Penny! Got a few nice buttons, a couple Crotal Bells and some other cool stuff that I'll post later on.

I can't believe I just found an early 1600's English Hammered Silver coin in Western Massachusetts! This coin was found in the same field that I found my Oak Tree Shilling and 4 or 5 William III Coppers. The area was settled in the 1650's.

Can anyone give me anymore specific information on this coin? I will try to get some better pics once I get the dirt off.

 

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[hogge]

Great finds Jason, (and Tom too!). Wish I could be out there with you guys. TOO busy. Congrats. At first I thought the KG said "Georgius".

 

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[Zodiacdiverdave]

Banner find for sure, this is a rare find on this side of the pond and deserves to be up top.
Don't worry about nicking the half dime, one of my diving buddies once broke a gold sovereign when he was getting out of some concretion.
ZDD

 

[Jyverb64]

Those are some awesome finds what a field, let me know when you need some help I'm ready to make the drive

 

[Greylock]

There's always incredible finds but this deserves to be up there because most on this side of the pond will never find a hammered silver.

 

[pepperj]

Great day of hunting for sure with the quality finds. Digging a hammered is a great find on this side of the pond, heck it's a great day when on the other side also!
Nice recovery on the artifact also.

 

[oxbowbarefoot]

Great finds Jason, (and Tom too!). Wish I could be out there with you guys. TOO busy. Congrats. At first I thought the KG said "Georgius".

You are welcome to join anytime Hogge! I was pretty thrilled, 3rd Hammered Silver of the year and 1st foreign hammered! The KG just has a small ding right where the V is, makes it look like its not there...

 

[nsdq]

long drive to Massatusus

 

[CASPER-2]

PLEASURE HUNTING WITH YOU GUYS AGAIN !
AWESOME FIND ESPECIALLY WHERE YOU FOUND IT- AMOUNGST THAT SLAW AREA
I PULLED LIKE A DOZEN TINY PIECES FROM AROUND THERE THAT 1ST DAY I HUNTED WITH YOU
THATS WHY I RAN AWAY FROM THERE ON THIS HUNT

THANKS FOR ALLOWING ME TO TAG ALONG - HOPE WE CAN DO IT AGAIN IN THE FUTURE

 

[oxbowbarefoot]

Thank you all for the comments and Banner votes!

Casper, I'll be hitting the Field of Dreams until the ground freezes solid. I'll let you know when I'm headed out, you're welcome to join me anytime.

 

[CASPER-2]

 

[Steve in PA]

Wow! Hammered silver in Massachusetts!! Great hunt there. Congrats on saving the Indian celt, the plow would have surely got it sooner of later. When I first looked at your pictures on my phone yesterday, I though you had dug a silver turtle!

 

[oxbowbarefoot]

Wow! Hammered silver in Massachusetts!! Great hunt there. Congrats on saving the Indian celt, the plow would have surely got it sooner of later. When I first looked at your pictures on my phone yesterday, I though you had dug a silver turtle!

Thank you Steve. Unfortunately for the Celt, I let someone hold it earlier and it took and untimely fall onto a concrete floor, chipping the blade It's ok though, nothing a little superglue can't fix (since I'm not selling it anyway).

 

[Greylock]

Thank you Steve. Unfortunately for the Celt, I let someone hold it earlier and it took and untimely fall onto a concrete floor, chipping the blade It's ok though, nothing a little superglue can't fix (since I'm not selling it anyway).

Ouch

 

[CASPER-2]

THAT'S AWEFUL BOUT YOUR CELT - I LEARN THAT LESSON LONG AGO - JUST LIKE I WAS TOLD AS A KID
LOOK WITH YOUR EYES NOT WITH YOUR HANDS - HAND A GUY DROP RING A SMASH STONE - HAND ANOTHER DROP A STONE POPPED OUT - NO MORE TOUCHY FEELY

 

[oxbowbarefoot]

THAT'S AWEFUL BOUT YOUR CELT - I LEARN THAT LESSON LONG AGO - JUST LIKE I WAS TOLD AS A KIDLOOK WITH YOUR EYES NOT WITH YOUR HANDS - HAND A GUY DROP RING A SMASH STONE - HAND ANOTHER DROP A STONE POPPED OUT - NO MORE TOUCHY FEELY

I was not happy, but I couldn't get mad. It wasn't intentional and sh** happens. Lesson learned, don't bring my finds to work, lol.

 

[Bill D. (VA)]

I previously posted some info on mint marks to help narrow down oxbowbarefoot's coin's date. I had forgotten until now about a great website that gives very detailed info on mint marks for British hammered coins, and its presented in a cool format with a separate section for each ruling monarch. This is a good reference source for anyone interested in hammered coins. Here's the link:

Mintmarks

Also, here's another example on a huge Charles I half crown dug at my hammered silver site. You can see the "triangle in circle" mint mark at the 12 o'clock position. The mark indicates this coin was produced in the Tower Mint during the 1641-43 time period.

 

[oxbowbarefoot]

I previously posted some info on mint marks to help narrow down oxbowbarefoot's coin's date. I had forgotten until now about a great website that gives very detailed info on mint marks for British hammered coins, and its presented in a cool format with a separate section for each ruling monarch. This is a good reference source for anyone interested in hammered coins. Here's the link:

Mintmarks

Also, here's another example on a huge Charles I half crown dug at my hammered silver site. You can see the "triangle in circle" mint mark at the 12 o'clock position. The mark indicates this coin was produced in the Tower Mint during the 1641-43 time period.

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Thanks Bill,
That is a great resource. I love the layout. Hopefully, my next hammered will have the mint mark intact. Greedy Colonists, make your clipping somewhere else

 

[Silver Searcher]

Thanks Bill,
That is a great resource. I love the layout. Hopefully, my next hammered will have the mint mark intact. Greedy Colonists, make your clipping somewhere else

It was probably clipped before it's sea voyage to your side of the pond, will you attempt any cleaning to the hammered?

SS

 

[oxbowbarefoot]

It was probably clipped before it's sea voyage to your side of the pond, will you attempt any cleaning to the hammered?

SS

I've found a few clipped coins over here too, but your probably right about the clipping being done before it was carried over. How would you recommend I clean it? I know its not a particularly valuable coin numismatically speaking, so I wouldn't mind trying to bring out some detail...

 

[Silver Searcher]

I've found a few clipped coins over here too, but your probably right about the clipping being done before it was carried over. How would you recommend I clean it? I know its not a particularly valuable coin numismatically speaking, so I wouldn't mind trying to bring out some detail...

Well as you can imagine I clean quite a few of these, and always use lemon juice and tooth paste, this takes it right back and makes it look shiny, I then drop it in bleach which turns it black, the black can easily be removed as much as you want to, to reveal the details. Cleaning the obverse might give you a closer date by the bust type.

SS