Mint Civil War 2 cents, my personal bucket lister,early coppers and militaria

[Aureus]

Had a good two days week-end hunt with a nice variety of coins and relics. After 5 years of detecting, found my personal bucket lister. Despite lacking any monetary or historical value, this relic was pretty high on my list.

Anthropomorphic clay pipe bowl from mid 1800's



Found a good mix of early coins.

Almost mint Civil War period 2 cents 1864 (meant to say Civil War period in the title of the post as well, sorry for the confusion)



It's my second 2 cents coin in as many weeks. When I compared the two after getting home, had a pleasant surprise. One of them has 180 degrees rotation error being struct as a ''medal'',not a coin.
(the one on the left)


My second American was way younger but again in a great conservation state. 1891 Liberty Head or ''V'' nickel.



An other first, VICTORIA NOBIS EST 1811-1813 Halfpenny



Lower Canada 1837 Halfpenny in an OK shape



And 1782 Hibernia Halfpenny (at first it looked like the coin was used as a button, but I believe those marks could be from a bird shot)



A couple of other coins, eight in all



Did find a few nice military relics

An other plate from 1830's-1850's ( first one for me of this type)



Two more V buttons



Again 1830's-1850's 1st Regiment of Volunteer Militia



Victorian PR button (provincial rifles?)



An other decorative military chain



And one that looks more solid and functional (maybe was attached to a sabre/sword?)



Mysterious C.H. plate



Early medicine bottle



And my detecting buddy. As you can notice, he was wearing the same style of gloves as I did.



Thanks for the comments.

 

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[l2hunt]

congrats on some very excellent finds!!

 

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[Gridwalker306]

Just amazing as usual, congrats on another great hunt

 

[JeffInMass]

Very impressive post! I live on a pond, so the sun turtle might be my fav pic- great job on the coins- that 2-center is perfect!

 

[Relicific]

Those finds are incredible and got to love that pipe bowl.

 

[Aureus]

Another amazing hunt. I’d love to take a peak at what you find but does not warrant posting in your opinion. Seems like all of your finds are truly top shelf. Huge congrats on everything, the V and 2 Center are incredible!

Thanks pa-dirt_nc-sand. I usually only post the better finds. Those don't include musket balls, flat buttons, buckles except shoe and knee types. I tend not to include to many pics especially now since the picture uploading on Tnet became crazy slow (I'm not sure if it's a problem at my end or something changed with the site).

 

[Trezurehunter]

What an outstanding hunt. That is quite a variety of coins and buttons. That 2 Cent piece is a blazer !

 

[smallfoot]

Aureus, if all these were from the same general area, you've got a killer spot! The coins are really nice but love the pipe bowl.

 

[Hawks88]

You always seem to find interesting and unusual items. I always look forward to reading your posts. The pipe bowl looks to be in amazing shape and the 2 cent piece is a very nice save. Congrats

 

[Aureus]

My goodness another fantastic group of finds you've found. I look forward to reading all of your posts. Congrats on another great hunt!!!

Edit: do you coat your coins in something before posting pics? Just curious.

Thanks grasshopper. I sometimes use renaissance wax after cleaning them.

 

[Dirtyjerseyx9]

Great finds, Congrats!

 

[Silver Tree Chaser]

That pipe is killer! Congrats on another plate. Keep it coming!

 

[xcopperstax]

This is crazy. I'm out of words to say!

 

[Aureus]

Awesome!!! Nice Hunt!!! Congrats!!!

Thanks Digger RJ

 

[Aureus]

I had never heard the term Metallic Orientation before. It's pretty common to see rotational errors on earlier US coins, but by the 1860s it was becoming a lot less common. To see a perfect 180 degree rotational error is uncommon even on the early coins.

From what I have read online, up to one in every twenty 2 cents coins had this error in 1864 Although, I'm not sure if that info is reliable.

 

[Gene Mean]

Great finds. The pipe bowl is amazing and you do a great job of cleaning those coins.

 

[CASPER-2]

 

[washingtonian]

Loved all the pictures. Really nice post. Man, you still continue to get over the coolest stuff. I’m jealous of where you live and the history you have available to you!

 

[civilman1]

Nice digs!! I'm thinking those chains could also be curb chains for a horse bit

 

[Aureus]

Wowza holy moly that's like digging a buried museum thanks for sharing your finds amazing stuff how did you find the clay pipe that's a treasure good job. Can I hunt with you guys lol.

Thanks Tommy. I found the clay pipe by digging for a metal signal, in what was probably an old trash pit.

 

[trdking]

Spectacular!!!