Oldest coin yet...Colonial Copper UPDATED...NEW PIC!

[romeo-1]

It actually pains me to post this but I must...I just found this an hour ago in a field I own. I knew it was a coin as soon as I pulled it but it has been in the ground for so long and is so degraded that I could not make out any detail. When I took it home and washed it off I could begin to see detail. It is Britannia copper from either 1712 or 1713. Unfortunately you cannot see the detain in the picture but under a magnifying glass when damp you can make out the date as well as the figure. I wish it were in better condition and that you could see the detail that I can but here it is nonetheless...

 

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[bk]

Re: Oldest coin yet...Colonial Copper

Nice find!
I can see the bust on the coin.

 

[stud564]

Re: Oldest coin yet...Colonial Copper

very nice find. i have to get out more everyone is finding the good stuff now.

 

[Dreamweaver43]

Re: Oldest coin yet...Colonial Copper

Very NICE!!!

Dreamweaver

 

[Green1]

Re: Oldest coin yet...Colonial Copper

we belive !!!! nice find,, ya baby ,, i love those..

 

[Mona Lisa]

Re: Oldest coin yet...Colonial Copper

1712 or 1713?!? Absolutely fantastic coin, Romeo. Congratulations!

 

[hollowpointred]

Re: Oldest coin yet...Colonial Copper

thats awesome. dont feel bad about the condition, thats the way old copper coins look when they spend 200 years in this soil too!

 

[Nana40]

Re: Oldest coin yet...Colonial Copper

OHHHH Romeo! Awesome! Just put some water on it and the magnifying glass in front of it and take the pic!!!!!

Still Awesome!

 

[romeo-1]

Re: Oldest coin yet...Colonial Copper UPDATE WITH CLEARER PIC...

I have posted this coin on the What is It forum as I am now not so sure. After checking it out I now believe that it is an 181? coin.. Anyone here care to hazard a guess?

 

[romeo-1]

Re: Oldest coin yet...Colonial Copper UPDATED PIC

new pic

 

[PBK]

http://forum.treasurenet.com/index.php/topic,44631.msg318457.html#msg318457

 

[romeo-1]

PBK nailed it right on the head...Thanks again!

While it is not a colonial copper from the early 1700's I am still very happy with this and it is still my oldest find yet!. I did find another smaller coin this afternoon in the same area but it has absolutely no markings that I can see!

 

[Boobydoo]

Great find Romeo.
That's a keeper for sure. Congrats on this wonderful coin!

Smiles!
BDoo

 

[JerV3]

Congrats on the oldest coin. Sounds like you got some old land to cover.

HH Jer

 

[bk]

I could have swore that I saw a very faint outline of a bust in the first pic.
But I won't argue with PBK...He's the man!
Nice find!

 

[hollowpointred]

I could have swore that I saw a very faint outline of a bust in the first pic.
But I won't argue with PBK...He's the man!
Nice find!

me too bk, but in this new photo it doesnt look that way anymore does it? at any rate its a great find!

 

[goldencoin]

Wow.......

HH
-GC