Todays finds on the muddy mile

[Broken knee]

Thankfully, it's starting to dry up my MXT worked like a champ today running it in the prospecting mode.
Zip Zip Zip and solid + numbers everything was consistent. One interesting find is this square coin in need of it's round counter part. Thanks for looking Broken Knee

 

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[Broken knee]

Thanks everyone, So is this banner worthy
BK

Yes I would think so! But the Banner can be a funny thing sometimes!To me for all I know it could had came off the mayflower back on November 9 1620 of the 101 colonist on board.
But heres the deal on what I say.Somethings just get over looked or not really thought about sometimes.Maybe change your title now to reflect what you have learned.But back to what I was getting at it's hard to understand what's rare for a place.What I'm saying is I can think of about 4-5 things just off the top of my head I've found that I'm purdy sure I could challenge anyone even if they had access to all of eastern north carolina to try and find another one of.And if they ever did I can bet you they would have a different look on it.I've not been in metal detecting all that long but I have growed up doing things similar from Indian stuff when young to bottles up to a few years ago.Now this is in my blood.So I have a feel for what can be found in this area.In short this is a big forum and alot of things are posted.It is easy to be over whelm with it all.I find my self doing it sometimes. But I try hard not to.I'll admit that I like the older things personaly but to me and my vote it don't have to be old.But the newer it becomes to me the more it has to be.
In closing I'd like to say you had a Very Nice hunt and a Really Neat Find!

thanks, TK I'll keep trying some day i will make it this area has given up some real good early finds for the USA I'll be going back out tomorrow pic's to follow. once again thanks, Broken Knee

 

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[CRUSADER]

wow, as I thought:

James I coin weight for a gold half angel of circa 1610.

The faint side is: St Michael killing dragon (BRI)
35 3/4gr, 12mm
V.s Crown above VI.D below,
Crowned I countermark

The buckle is early as well

CRU,the coin was 35 3/4 g yes? what % of the coin weight is this suppose to be and is it valuable?
Broken Knee

The coin weight was made exactly the same weight as the coin so that traders could check it was not a fake.
Yours is in collectable condition but they only make about $5-20 each in the UK. However, I have no idea what the US market is like for these objects.

I think it highly likely that the weight was lost some 50 years after it was made, maybe at a similar time to the buckle

 

[Broken knee]

wow, as I thought:

James I coin weight for a gold half angel of circa 1610.

The faint side is: St Michael killing dragon (BRI)
35 3/4gr, 12mm
V.s Crown above VI.D below,
Crowned I countermark

The buckle is early as well

CRU,the coin was 35 3/4 g yes? what % of the coin weight is this suppose to be and is it valuable?
Broken Knee

The coin weight was made exactly the same weight as the coin so that traders could check it was not a fake.
Yours is in collectable condition but they only make about $5-20 each in the UK. However, I have no idea what the US market is like for these objects.

I think it highly likely that the weight was lost some 50 years after it was made, maybe at a similar time to the buckle

Cru so this weight was 35 3/4 g originally was it rnd. or was it always square because it's not 35g

 

[CRUSADER]

wow, as I thought:

James I coin weight for a gold half angel of circa 1610.

The faint side is: St Michael killing dragon (BRI)
35 3/4gr, 12mm
V.s Crown above VI.D below,
Crowned I countermark

The buckle is early as well

CRU,the coin was 35 3/4 g yes? what % of the coin weight is this suppose to be and is it valuable?
Broken Knee

The coin weight was made exactly the same weight as the coin so that traders could check it was not a fake.
Yours is in collectable condition but they only make about $5-20 each in the UK. However, I have no idea what the US market is like for these objects.

I think it highly likely that the weight was lost some 50 years after it was made, maybe at a similar time to the buckle

Cru so this weight was 35 3/4 g originally was it rnd. or was it always square because it's not 35g

How much is it?, they always lose weight from ware etc... (it was always square, this type anyway, others were round)

PS. Just realised I made a stupid mistake its grains not grams, so converts to 2.31656103 grams

 

[rogues71]

great finds gratz, man i miss mass az just doesnt have that dated history for those types of finds

 

[Broken knee]

wow, as I thought:

James I coin weight for a gold half angel of circa 1610.

The faint side is: St Michael killing dragon (BRI)
35 3/4gr, 12mm
V.s Crown above VI.D below,
Crowned I countermark

The buckle is early as well

CRU,the coin was 35 3/4 g yes? what % of the coin weight is this suppose to be and is it valuable?
Broken Knee

The coin weight was made exactly the same weight as the coin so that traders could check it was not a fake.
Yours is in collectable condition but they only make about $5-20 each in the UK. However, I have no idea what the US market is like for these objects.

I think it highly likely that the weight was lost some 50 years after it was made, maybe at a similar time to the buckle

Cru so this weight was 35 3/4 g originally was it rnd. or was it always square because it's not 35g

How much is it?, they always lose weight from ware etc... (it was always square, this type anyway, others were round)

PS. Just realised I made a stupid mistake its grains not grams, so converts to 2.31656103 grams

CRU , thanks that makes more seance to me i thought i was missing something, well i am the coin this weight was used for Maybe some day. I'll keep looking though this is the earliest artifact I have ever found to date. Thanks for the info, as always learning something new every day. Broken Knee

 

[Mr Tuff]

neat finds MR TUFF

 

[Swingit]

Awesome Relics!!!

 

[Broken knee]

That's some nice fines!!

never had a nice fine, normally rip them up

man am i slow almost didn't get that haven't had a fine in i cant remember the last
lol Broken Knee

 

[pitdiggers]

I got to admit that I have never seen one of those dug in the states before or posted on this forum! Congrats. Who knows what else will come out of that site.

 

[Gunny71]

Wow, that is an awesome find!!!
Makes me want to move up North......

Well, almost ...

 

[CRUSADER]

I got to admit that I have never seen one of those dug in the states before or posted on this forum! Congrats. Who knows what else will come out of that site.

I have heard of quite a few & read an article on them turning up in the US. A famous example is James Town.

http://www.preservationvirginia.org/rediscovery/page.php?page_id=122

Funny enough they found James I, slightly different type

 

[dfx willy]

awesome find!! i would call that banner but they can be funny here sometimes. nice buckle too! i just found a old one. 1600-1700. willy

 

[Broken knee]

awesome find!! i would call that banner but they can be funny here sometimes. nice buckle too! i just found a old one. 1600-1700. willy

dfx, that is a nice buckle
Broken Knee

 

[Broken knee]

great finds gratz, man i miss mass az just doesnt have that dated history for those types of finds

rogues, if or when you get back here look me up I'll take you there but hay you got the best spot for gold, found in every county.Good luck, Also send me some nuggets I'll send some old coin's
Broken Knee