One last hammered silver post

[Bill D. (VA)]

A few of you have asked to see close-up pics of all the coins. I have 16 of the 25 in my possession. The others were found by 3 of my hunting buddies when I invited them to join in the fun. One of the other 9 coins is a huge half crown, and is bigger than the clipped one I have. I'm posting a pic of that one here too that belongs to my friend Chuck. I won't be posting about these again unless I get back out to that site and find more. And hopefully that will be the case. Thanks for all the great comments and observations ..... Bill

 

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[Woodland Detectors]

That is such a great haul Bill! I can only dream of finding that many some day!

Can I vote banner again?


Awesome GPX finds

 

[CRUSADER]

Dad & I with 30+ combined years in the UK only got our first Halfcrown of Charles I last year

 

[freddy williams]

Awsome finds man. If you ever want to even just sell one of them let me know if I can afford it I want one... Banner find

 

[55th Massachusetts]

Bill, you can post those as long as there is an internet!. Your find is one of the BEST I have ever seen, period!

Keep 'em coming, new posts, old posts, just as long as you keep 'em coming!!

Thank you and I hope you find a ton MORE!!
Robert

 

[mustang8780]

Unreal, most people on here are just trying to get into the 19th and 18th century with silvers in the US and you are dominating the 16th!!! wow...wowowowowowow and you are in Virginia (best state in the union).

Phil

 

[DMN]

And these aren't banner finds because...............? I mean, if this was England I would understand but this is the US and the liklihood these would be found are pretty slim, at best.

Bill...not to nag, but was it luck or research that led you to this haul? Just amazes me.

 

[billpa]

WOW that looks like a BANNER shot to me

 

[diggin tennessee]

awesome finds!

 

[Eric Willoughby]

wow...wowowowowowow and you are in Virginia (best state in the union).

Phil

It was also the best state in the Confederacy too.

 

[CMDiamonddawg]

Magnificent coins !!! Va has the GREAT History treasures and you sure found some of them Bill CMD dawg

 

[olroy70]

so, for this old west Tx guy............

why are they hammered?

 

[Bill D. (VA)]

so, for this old west Tx guy............

why are they hammered?

Here's a quick explanation:

Hammered coins were struck from a blank piece of silver or gold with a hammer, by hand, between two dies. The die contained an inverse version of the desired image for the coin and was often made out of iron. The blank, otherwise known as a planchet or a flan, was placed onto the lower die with the top die being hammered down onto the bottom one, leaving the impression of both sides on the previously blank piece of metal. They were quite thin, and imperfections (off-center strike, etc) were not that uncommon. Hope this helps.

 

[Bugsterx2]

Very impressive coins. Curious as to a ballpark estimate of values on these types of coins?

 

[history hunter]

Just awesome!!!

 

[spitfire55]

 

[hikeinmts]

I was stationed at Ft. Lee, near Petersburg, in the mid-1980's. Dug my share of Civil War artifacts/coins....and even a few older
large pennies. BUT......I mean......BUT.......never crossed my mind that there was anything like what you are showing.
Great, great finds......I am jealous as all get out.....but, I hope that you find a bunch more.....bunches more.....as long as you
promise to keep posting. Don't have the right adjectives to explain what I think when I see those coins. Earliest part of
European Americana, for sure.

 

[traverdog]

Very very nice finds!!!

 

[Sniffy]

Simply amazing...

 

[tinpan]

And these aren't banner finds because...............? I mean, if this was England I would understand but this is the US and the liklihood these would be found are pretty slim, at best.

Bill...not to nag, but was it luck or research that led you to this haul? Just amazes me.

Thats only half the story Using a gpx gold machine with small coil and settings that are mostly used to find small pieces of gold in heavy mineralized ground at a shallow depth. Would have been easier to use a larger coil .

tinpan