Toasted bucket list copper

[Diggin Dude]

Hello everyone,

Had our first metal detecting club hunt for 2017 on a very old property dating back to the early 1700s that yielded some cool finds yesterday, variety of coppers were dug up, a New Jersey, couple of King Georges, some Indians, and Silvers, my friend got the best find of the day 1790 two Reale.

I wasn't finding much other than a small flat button when finally lo and behold about 7 inches down I popped up a copper. Wasn't sure what it was but I did see the eye and rays, thought it might be a Nova Constellatio copper but there was just enough detail to identify it as a Vermont copper, the 1786 VERMONTENSIUM type. It's very toasted but it's a first for me and a bucket lister.

Also found a 1947 Rosie

Enjoy photos and Happy Hunting

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[Dug]

Glad to hear of a club doing an actual hunt for history. Good on all of you.

 

[Trezurehunter]

Congrats on your bucket list copper. Glad you were able to identify it.

 

[Silvermonkey]

Congratulations on a very nice find! That one would certainly make my day.

 

[trapperart]

Congrats on the silver, button and old copper very nice

 

[treblehunter]

Wow, that's a cool State coin, can't remember seeing any posted before. Congrats.

 

[CMDiamonddawg]

Great eye figuring out that copper . That has to be a tough one to get in any condition .
One of THE Best finds on here in quite sometime.

Outstanding !

CMDdawg

 

[oldsilver]

very nice

 

[Relicific]

Congrats on the old copper

 

[Z.K.]

One of the most beautiful coin designs, ever IMHO. Rare as they come and an important part of post colonial history. Because Vermont was a republic at the time and this currency was ordered by its legislature, it is in a sense the first American mint. And the ties between Harmon's mint and Machin's mint in New York are fascinating.

Even in this condition deserves banner.

I tried to get this one from last summer up there as well, no luck
http://www.treasurenet.com/forums/t...-copper-had-wrestle-away-horse-but-worth.html

 

[Garrett424]

Great finds. Old toasted copper is still a good find.
My area is really hard on copper. I have one really nice draped bust LC. The rest range from rough to completely toasted.
If you can get a date it's a good one in my book...

 

[Diggin Dude]

Thanks for the information! And the link to the thread.

 

[Diggin Dude]

One of the most beautiful coin designs, ever IMHO. Rare as they come and an important part of post colonial history. Because Vermont was a republic at the time and this currency was ordered by its legislature, it is in a sense the first American mint. And the ties between Harmon's mint and Machin's mint in New York are fascinating.

Even in this condition deserves banner.

I tried to get this one from last summer up there as well, no luck
http://www.treasurenet.com/forums/t...-copper-had-wrestle-away-horse-but-worth.html

Thanks for the information and the link to the thread.

 

[Diggin Dude]

Great eye figuring out that copper . That has to be a tough one to get in any condition .
One of THE Best finds on here in quite sometime.

Outstanding !

CMDdawg

Had some help with the ID, thanks for reply!

 

[VTColonialDigger]

That is AWESOME!!!!

 

[Kurios1]

Even toasted it's still cool as heck. I do wish your eastern soil treated those rare coppers better. That is a wonderful once in a lifetime find for most folks. I doubt I'll be finding any here in Illinois but, you never know. Congratulations mate.

 

[A2coins]

Wow how come no one dropped any of those kinds of finds around here...I find so many wheats I think this being a college town people were very cheap and picked up any coins they might have dropped. I think they had some kind of game like pokeman but with pull tabs and dropped them everywhere!!! Great post.

 

[against the wind]

Way to go dude,,
Don't let Scrappy get near that Rosey.
I'm voting Banner on the Vermont Copper

 

[deershed]

That's one Sweet old copper, you did good!!