King George II, III, and a 1600s French Liard: A Colonial Bonanza

[Kyle PA]

Chris and I went on a permission mission yesterday looking for a cut field to get into. We realized shortly after driving around that no farmers cut fields where we wanted to dig. We almost gave up for the weekend...until I was struck with a thought..."Wait, I have one more site we need to check. It looked ready to be harvested weeks ago, so I thought it may be ready." I was correct as we drove by! It was the only cut field in the whole area...and I had research on the site!

I texted Kirk to tell him we got permission to hunt the field. When I told him where it was located, he texted with the words "Bucket bonanza!"

It wasn't long before swinging in the site when I got my first target: a beautiful King George II halfpenny. My second copper came shortly after: a 1775 King George III halfpenny. My last copper of the day and my oldest coin ever was seven inches deep and read faint. It turned out to be a 1600s French Liard copper. You can see the words "De France" on the back of the coin!

I also dug my first set of fully intact cufflinks! I finished the day with two dandy buttons and a tombac!

11 coppers for the group today! All Colonial! Yawesome!

 

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[West Jersey Detecting]

Re: King George II, III, and a Special Copper: A Colonial Bonanza

Welcome back guys! Awesome finds!

 

[romeo-1]

Re: King George II, III, and a Special Copper: A Colonial Bonanza

Nice! Everyone's poppin' Colonial!

 

[Colonial Copper Zeus]

Re: King George II, III, and a Special Copper: A Colonial Bonanza

This is what you and I needed to fire up the enthusiasm. we should have a good couple of months.

 

[Iron Patch]

Re: King George II, III, and a Special Copper: A Colonial Bonanza

The PA Bros are cookin now!

 

[Kirk PA]

Re: King George II, III, and a Special Copper: A Colonial Bonanza

What a site! We dug 11 coppers in about 45 minutes. You must clean those cufflinks and let me know what is on them.

Keep the passion high!

Kirk

 

[Steve in PA]

Re: King George II, III, and a Special Copper: A Colonial Bonanza

Kyle, those coins are in decent shape for a change! Love the design on that tombac. You guys hit a good colonial site there.

 

[dwayne sueno]

Re: King George II, III, and a Special Copper: A Colonial Bonanza

KKC back with a bang!
Nice coppers, Kyle.
Great way to start the fall season.

 

[Iron Patch]

Re: King George II, III, and a Special Copper: A Colonial Bonanza

Kyle, if you can thin out the corrosion enough to read the letter that's below the word France, and above the fleur de lys, it will give you fairly tight time frame.

 

[VOL1266-X]

Re: King George II, III, and a Special Copper: A Colonial Bonanza

You and the C.C. Zeus had an outstanding day Kyle. HH and what about your Steelers? WTG, Quindy.

 

[HuntNdig]

Re: King George II, III, and a Special Copper: A Colonial Bonanza

excellent!! Congrats!

 

[ironhorse]

Re: King George II, III, and a Special Copper: A Colonial Bonanza

nice age spread there, surely there,s more nice ones like that waiting for you! good going!

 

[Sniffy]

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Nice goin man, they all look pretty decent! I pulled a CT copper today that is being very stubburn cant' seem to get it clean...

 

[Don in SJ]

Re: King George II, III, and a Special Copper: A Colonial Bonanza

Kyle, hope you can get a bit more off the Liard and you probably have your oldest copper found! Hoping for you that it is a 1650s Liard, the ones we have found have nowhere near the detail left that yours appears to have. I am sure IP will nail it but I think you need to see the mint mark for the time frame.....French coin not my speciality
Congrats to you, bro, and Unc!!

Don

 

[Bubba65]

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One Awesome Day had by all, great digs, hope you can more details of the French Liard Congrats !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Bubba65

 

[HEAVYMETALNUT]

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what a freakin day the 3 musketeers had! sweet!

 

[Woodland Detectors]

Re: King George II, III, and a Special Copper: A Colonial Bonanza

Welcome back my friends. Coming back right where you left off! Congrats on the killer saves.

 

[civilman1]

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You guy's crushed!!! Excellent dig's to you all

 

[Kyle PA]

Re: King George II, III, and a Special Copper: A Colonial Bonanza

The PA Bros are cookin now!

I think my passion to dig is back at full stride, Patch! I hope we continue to cook until the freeze!

 

[Iron Patch]

Re: King George II, III, and a Special Copper: A Colonial Bonanza

The PA Bros are cookin now!

I think my passion to dig is back at full stride, Patch! I hope we continue to cook until the freeze!

IH and I just got going a few weeks ago too so I guess all the Bros are back. Our posts don't reflect it but we've actually been at it pretty good but just not lucky with many great looking fields having nothing. Maybe the other day was the start of a lucky streak for finding sites.