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[sugarquartz]

Me and fellow member beenfishin went out today with him producing a few modern silver coins like rosies and a few mercs. He was doing good on the silver i was zoning in on the copper. I ended up in a pocket spill of 5 Indians ranging from 1874 to 1903 also picked up 2 other indians elsewhere in the yard along with a few wheat cents . As ben was digging up a silver mercury dime , i popped my plug expecting a clad quarter in the high 70s. Not in the plug i dug down a bit more in the hole and out comes a copper disc covered in rings, Im thinking No way that just happened as i was looking at this coin in my book this morning. I yell out to him I got FUGIO!! And he comes in disbelief as a i always trick him into thinking i have something good. He says no way also as we rub some dirt off it and i thought i was dreaming! A 1787 Fugio cent i still cant believe it. Got a token to finish the day off a John Adams presidential token i believe is from the 60s. Can anyone id my button i was thinking it was civil war era i know ive seen them here before. Also got some silver a 925 earing and a silver spoon engraved with the name C. Rushmore.

 

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[Whitey9457]

sweet! i didn't know that coin existed until now

 

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[Steve in PA]

Man that Fugio is incredible. One of the best condition Fugios I have seen posted. I would like to see it up top so I'm voting BANNER.

 

[sugarquartz]

First let me say, "BANNER"
The Fugio is a rare coin to find and your's is in excellent condition. I would have it professionally cleaned, graded, and encapsulated by PCGS.
Your button is post civil war, Navy.
You hit an incredible pocket spill with 5 IHP's in one hole.
Your small spoon may be a souvenir spoon from Mt. Rushmore.
You also have what appears to be the boot end of a stirrup. A really excellent hunt.
Congratulations

The Fugio and the silver spoon ,the tribe - this is Banner in my estimation ! I don't believe your spoon is related to Mount Rushmore as suggested earlier ,it is likely circa 1840 thereabouts ,the mountain didn't get sculpted till the later 1920's .Good stuff !!

I was thinking that spoon was mid 1800s as well. If there is a maker mark you can search online for a date span

Thanks guys, The spoon has a backmark that says Vancott , i looked up the maker and they were produced from around 1840 to 1850. no marking saying its silver on it but the ones i found in a search says they are made of coin silver. Is coin silver from melted silver coins? My button has a rusty back to it also so maybe its from a reenactment? Thank you for the banner nomination!!

 

[sugarquartz]

We had a great day man. I left all my stuff at home so i gotta postpone my post till i get home from work. I nailed the silver and you picked up the best dug fugio ive ever seen. Congradulations again. We just scratched the surface of that place!

Yeah man what a great hunt glad we both got to enjoy it , I cannot wait to get back and see what else is waiting to be found!

sweet! i didn't know that coin existed until now

I didn't expect it to be as big as it was. I thought they were the size of a lincoln cent. I was just showing my grandmother the Fugio cent in my coin book that morning, she was very impressed at the detail on the reverse side with the sundial and roman numerals as im saying to myself in my head il never ever find one of these things, later that day i walk in the back door of the house holding that very coin in my hand. Very strange how that type of scenario plays out!

 

[dsdigger]

Congrats on the finds and Fugio is nice! Sounds like there may be more hunts yet to be done there and maybe more good finds. Good Luck!

 

[washingtonian]

That is fantastic. Great finds!!

 

[Patriot Relics]

Love the fugio- button looks to be a modern blazer in the style of federal navy

 

[hogge]

WOW.....Excellent detail on that Fugio! Variety is Newman 1-B Rare. The ARE , has been corrected from ONE. Great Find!

 

[Ia.FurTrade]

Maybe the best Fugio I have seen posted!! Congrat's!!!

Iowa Dale

 

[RustyGold]

Awesome finds SQ! The Fugio is outstanding. Congratulations!

 

[Argentium]

Many spoons from that period are marked "coin", which would indicate that it was made from circulating silver coin - most of which would have been .900 silver - as opposed to .925 (or Sterling). The fact that it is not marked , is not that uncommon for an American made piece - especially for coin silver , If it were of British or European origin , it would be extensively hallmarked . I'd like to see a cleaned up pic or two of the spoon -A special find !

 

[sugarquartz]

WOW.....Excellent detail on that Fugio! Variety is Newman 1-B Rare. The ARE , has been corrected from ONE. Great Find!

Awesome, Thanks for confirming the variety for me Hogge!!

Many spoons from that period are marked "coin", which would indicate that it was made from circulating silver coin - most of which would have been .900 silver - as opposed to .925 (or Sterling). The fact that it is not marked , is not that uncommon for an American made piece - especially for coin silver , If it were of British or European origin , it would be extensively hallmarked . I'd like to see a cleaned up pic or two of the spoon -A special find !

Thanks, It was a bit more bent up when i first found it. I bent it back the best i could and it didn't break so i figured it wasnt plated. It did have some small bubble or imperfections which made me and my buddy think it was plated but i guess it was from casting, i will clean it up tonight and post a better picture

 

[rainorshine]

Charles E. Rushmore. 1857-1931. Born in New York city. Mt. Rushmore was named after him. Look into it.

 

[Honest Samuel]

You did great.

 

[ironhorse]

that Fugio is quite the looker!
that's the one everybody else wished they found!

 

[sugarquartz]

Thank you everyone for the kind words on my find of a lifetime here are a few more close ups. And thank you to everyone who voted BANNER!!

 

[sugarquartz]

Here are the close ups of the coin silver spoon for Argentium. I cleaned it up a bit still cant get the black off all the way i tried some baking soda paste brushed with my thumb but it wont budge so im prob just gunna leave it as is. We would probably cringe if we knew what coins were melted to make it. Thanks for the info Argentium!

 

[sugarquartz]

Charles E. Rushmore. 1857-1931. Born in New York city. Mt. Rushmore was named after him. Look into it.

I will have to look into that. I am not very far from New York City so it could be! Thanks for the info!

 

[Argentium]

rainorshine , Thank you for that info , I apologise for jumping to the conclusion that you were referring to the site of Mt. Rushmore - I was thinking of souvenir spoons since that is such a massive tourist destination - my bad !

 

[Truth]

I’m speechless. Congratulations on a fantastic variety hunt today. Unbelievable. BANNER on the Fugio and the silver coin spoon is awesome...not to leave out a Indian coin spill!! Lol

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