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One of my Best Days Ever! 1775 KG Evasion Token & 1788 VT Copper
Today I decided to make another trip to the 1780s home where I found the string of 16 buttons from the War of 1812 a couple of years ago. I have hunted here at least 15 times, so needless to say, I wasn't expecting to find much....but I was wrong! I was using the v3i today, most other hunts at this site I used the xlt.
Right off the bat I got the vermont copper at about 3 inches...definitely in an area I've been over before. It is the "Vermon Auctori" variety, so it has to either be 1787 or 1788. Any help narrowing down the ID would be appreciated. I'm afraid to over-clean it.
The other coin is a 1775 KG III copper in fairly decent shape. Funny story on this one - a few years back, I remember finding a similar coin. When I finished up, I realized I had dropped the coin. I have since been convinced that it was lost forever. This one was less than an inch deep , so I'm pretty sure it's the one I lost.
Also got what I think is a pocketwatch winder, and this Interesting little container. It has a hole on top...I'm thinking it might be some kind of sniffing device
I have made a ton of amazing finds at this house:
1753 one reale
1773 Irish halfpenny
another 1700s Irish halfpenny
1798 large cent
1814 Canada bank token
1815 Canada bank token
1822 large cent
1820s "un sou" Canadian token
1843 Canadian coin
1847 large cent
1859 Indian head
1864 Indian head
1875 seated dime
1882 Canadian large cent
1884 v nickel
1891 Canadian silver 5 cent piece
1898 Indian head
no date SLQ
1929 merc
plus lots of relics and some coins I've forgotten...and my 16 war of 1812 buttons!
It pays to go back!!
Today I decided to make another trip to the 1780s home where I found the string of 16 buttons from the War of 1812 a couple of years ago. I have hunted here at least 15 times, so needless to say, I wasn't expecting to find much....but I was wrong! I was using the v3i today, most other hunts at this site I used the xlt.
Right off the bat I got the vermont copper at about 3 inches...definitely in an area I've been over before. It is the "Vermon Auctori" variety, so it has to either be 1787 or 1788. Any help narrowing down the ID would be appreciated. I'm afraid to over-clean it.
The other coin is a 1775 KG III copper in fairly decent shape. Funny story on this one - a few years back, I remember finding a similar coin. When I finished up, I realized I had dropped the coin. I have since been convinced that it was lost forever. This one was less than an inch deep , so I'm pretty sure it's the one I lost.
Also got what I think is a pocketwatch winder, and this Interesting little container. It has a hole on top...I'm thinking it might be some kind of sniffing device
I have made a ton of amazing finds at this house:
1753 one reale
1773 Irish halfpenny
another 1700s Irish halfpenny
1798 large cent
1814 Canada bank token
1815 Canada bank token
1822 large cent
1820s "un sou" Canadian token
1843 Canadian coin
1847 large cent
1859 Indian head
1864 Indian head
1875 seated dime
1882 Canadian large cent
1884 v nickel
1891 Canadian silver 5 cent piece
1898 Indian head
no date SLQ
1929 merc
plus lots of relics and some coins I've forgotten...and my 16 war of 1812 buttons!
It pays to go back!!
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