IRISH CONVICTS, COOP FARM & 1st/100th REGIMENT ROYAL DUBLIN FUSILIERS 1793-1810

[tinpan]

Hi all, The week before Easter i was invited to a site some 700 miles from home. The site dates somewhere from 1793-1810. Was a land grant for early settlers or what was known as a "Convict Co-op Farm. The third possible was a land grant to an English Army Vet. These grants went to the likes of the 1st/100th Regiment Royal Dublin Fusilies .Mostly Irish Convicts in this area . The only known structure on the location is a well with a crude stone well. . The rest of the site is just like any common cow pasture . No cellar holes or stone foundations. Few stone stock walls a few miles back down the road which were built by convicts . Had a great time and the weather was good. Targets were deep and plenty of farm rubbish from latter times. I got a a pretty good idea what most of these button and relics are but i,m no expert from the Era as there not many sites like this to be had. Most early sites here sit under the main cities lost long ago. Anyway if you can tell me what the 4 of us found over the 3 days we spent at this location. We were hoping to find a super rare silver . Well we didn,t may be some where else.

tinpan

 

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[echodog]

Looks like you all had a nice hunt. GL

 

[CRUSADER]

Your circa 1780s Dandy button is a very early find!

 

[John_Deere]

Nice finds! Congrats and HH!

 

[g-olden years]

Cool finds, especially the Dandy button, looks in good shape! Maybe the lack of old silver is due to those folks not having much money to lose? Have fun! Andi

 

[pepperj]

Very nice hunt indeed, well done on the old copper.

 

[tinpan]

Cool finds, especially the Dandy button, looks in good shape! Maybe the lack of old silver is due to those folks not having much money to lose? Have fun! Andi

Hi If one was to compare Canada to Australia around the 1810 era , Canada just over 1 million and Australia 20,000 . Based on exports at that time Australia produced about 46% of the total of exports from Canada . That was a big winner for the british. Couldn,t get enough coinage as half of the population were free settlers . In 1813 40,000 spanish realms were reminted into a Colonial 5 shilling called a Holey Dollar Only 300 have ever been recovered . So where's the rest ? Worth about 200 ,000 dollars today . I really want one LOL

tinpan

 

[oldsalty19]

 

[blugotti1]

nice coins and buttons!

 

[BosnMate]

Some interesting finds and information. I really enjoy your posts.

 

[CASPER-2]

 

[Silver Searcher]

I wonder what the two lead pieces at the top of the picture were used for are the bottoms flat.

SS

 

[Iron Patch]

Hi If one was to compare Canada to Australia around the 1810 era , Canada just over 1 million and Australia 20,000 . Based on exports at that time Australia produced about 46% of the total of exports from Canada . That was a big winner for the british. Couldn,t get enough coinage as half of the population were free settlers . In 1813 40,000 spanish realms were reminted into a Colonial 5 shilling called a Holey Dollar Only 300 have ever been recovered . So where's the rest ? Worth about 200 ,000 dollars today . I really want one LOL

tinpan

We have them here, are much rarer than the numbers known there, but are worth MUCH LESS. (Of course, because I found one) I'd always have that one in the back of your mind at any old site because it really is possible.

 

[Wrecka]

Im guessing the super rare silver you'd like to find would be a Holey dollar or Dump

 

[Relicific]

Excellent hunt

 

[Aureus]

Great finds! Congratulations!