🥇 BANNER RARE NEW BRUNSWICK SILVER, 1st hunt of season

[Rick (Nova Scotia)]

First dig of the season, was quite nice at about 50 F.

Got a copper pretty quick, about an hour later I got a small silver, too much mud on it to know exactly what it was. Later in a mud puddle I discovered it to be a New Brunswick 10 cent silver. Not right up on the prices I did know it was a scarce coin, and I did notice it had a doubled "2" in the date "1862 BTW"

So, when home I look it up, a lot better than I thought.

Probably my best first day. Even the crotal bell is a first with the makers initials...S. I. or I. S. anyone ?

 

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[Wildcat1750]

Awesome rare coin and BANNER find!

 

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[ironhorse]

Hi Rick, congratulations on your banner find!

Just a thought to make your find even rarer, I have a few NB silvers in my collection and I've noticed they have rotated dies(which is an error variety all on its own) examine yours , it just might have that going for it as well!
Take a look and let me know if yours falls into that category as well.

 

[terpfan]

Congrats on the banner. It is great to see something new and special up top.

 

[Old Dude]

I would be happy with that being my first, last or anywhere in between. Very nice. Congrats!

Happy Hunting!

 

[dgaughan]

WTG awesome finds! HH

 

[mile-ender]

Excellent find. This early in the season to boot
The bell could be American - Classic Bells: American Horse Bell Makers
I can't see from the pic but it is an I, and not a T?
A great start to the season - keep it up
(Nice to see some good Canadian coinage up there on the banner!)

 

[CRUSADER]

Excellent find. This early in the season to boot
The bell could be American - Classic Bells: American Horse Bell Makers
I can't see from the pic but it is an I, and not a T?
A great start to the season - keep it up
(Nice to see some good Canadian coinage up there on the banner!)

Good link but don't you mean its an I not a J? However, I's were used as J's. Your link does give a possible option but I can't see any '*' in each petal:

'Joseph Shipman

I S or J S maker's mark on petal bells.
Some with the J S mark also have an asterisk (*) in each petal.
Joseph Shipman, born 1779, died 1859. (7) He started to make sleigh bells after James North, Jr., and he completed a metal-casting apprenticeship in Stockbridge, Massachusetts. In the spring of 1800, both men worked together making sleigh bells, then in 1801 they formed separate foundries in New Britain, Connecticut. (18) Shipman's foundry operated from about 1801 to ?. (6) Bells marked with an I S are thought to be older than J S bells'

 

[Rick (Nova Scotia)]

Yes definitely an "I", and believe my original ID correct.

That is a good link and I did find with a design as pictured on the far right.

 

[Rick (Nova Scotia)]

Hi Rick, congratulations on your banner find!

Just a thought to make your find even rarer, I have a few NB silvers in my collection and I've noticed they have rotated dies(which is an error variety all on its own) examine yours , it just might have that going for it as well!
Take a look and let me know if yours falls into that category as well.

No die rotation, but a bit of a die crack at the O in Victoria.

 

[leslie(nova scotia)]

From the land of the Bluenose.....see they got it on the banner now SPR! Great find and is worthy of it's place. Anothe Bluenose dun sum gud youz!

 

[hamiddetecting]

[FONT=lucida grande, tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif]Very nice[/FONT]

 

[GioTheGreek]

Good lord, what a stunning coin. Congrats Rick! Now that is what I call an awesome start to the season.

 

[leafsforever3]

Awesome find Rick! Can't believe I am just noticing this now! Congrats on the Rare NB silver... that bell is nice as well, excellent condition.

Congrats again man... hoping to get out for a hunt with you sometime this summer if you are up for company.

 

[swamp yankee]

Congrats on the great finds Rick,great start to the year! Hope you find all of her sisters this year too. Use HA.com to do your research/priceing for the up-to-date skinny.....

 

[steelheadwill]

Nice job diggin in the cold pays off Most of my goodies came december-march.
Congrats on the beautiful Silver and other nice finds!~ Banner Up

 

[Alec(Iowa)]

Looks like the coin that is described in second column. 1862, double punched 2 in my opinion. So if I am right, $1200.

 

[plantgroupperennials]

is that really queen victoria coin Wow! man i am jealous of you

 

[HEAVYMETALNUT]

sweet silver! congrats dude!

 

[Mackaydon]

Great find !!
Your coin (at 150k minted--all kinds for that date) is much rarer that the US 1916 -D dime (264k minted). And unless the values you show are wholesale, I'd give them another 10% or more bump today.
Don.......

 

[dougofpa]

Nice find man....congrats on banner