William III Halfpenny, Mass Volunteer Militia Cuff Button

[Dirtwisher]

I’d like to know the year but I believe all the W3’s are 1600’s? The reverse is blank. This is my third MA militia button from this field but this one is in the worst condition.

 

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[romeo-1]

Cool finds...thats an old coppa!

 

[sutphin]

IM DOING SOMETHING WRONG REALLY WRONG ,CAUSE I CANT FIND NOTHING IN THAT DEPARTMENT,NICE FINDS

 

[scruggs]

It’s still a nice button, congratulations!

 

[hbru123]

Awesome finds! Congrats!

 

[trapperart]

Congrats on the old copper and button

 

[CRUSADER]

Not quite, you can get 1700, & 1701 Will III halfpennies.

 

[Ahab8]

Great finds buddy. Love to see the other buttons

 

[pepperj]

Nice going on the copper and the button, two nice saves.

 

[CASPER-2]

 

[Dirtwisher]

Great finds buddy. Love to see the other buttons

Here ya go buddy! Had to dig em out, and realized one had oxidized quite a bit. The one in the middle was in sandier soil and has nice detail but no gilt.

 

[Dicejr1967]

Great finds ! Mass Militia button on my bucket list !!

 

[Old Pueblo]

Congrats!

 

[Ahab8]

Here ya go buddy! Had to dig em out, and realized one had oxidized quite a bit. The one in the middle was in sandier soil and has nice detail but no gilt. View attachment 1508592

Those are great looking buttons! Love that design

 

[G.A.P.metal]

Great finds cooper and Mass Volunteer button .
Gary

 

[Mzjavert]

The only half pennies I find are severely corroded zincolns. Nice 300+ yo coin.

 

[trdking]

Im on the wrong coast.

 

[Silvermonkey]

William iii half pennies were minted between 1694-1701. Always frustrating when you can't see the date. At any rate...GREAT FINDS!!!

 

[Dirtwisher]

William iii half pennies were minted between 1694-1701. Always frustrating when you can't see the date. At any rate...GREAT FINDS!!!

Thanks Silvermonkey! Frustrating indeed. I really wanted to be able to add one to the 1600’s bin. The best thing about the find is that it opens that area of the field to the potential for good future finds. I was ready to give up on it. Prior to that, this 1/3 of the field yielded nothing pre 1900. It was still probably not a high use area compared to the other 2/3, but now it’s all in play.

 

[Dirtwisher]

Im on the wrong coast.

We are definitely fortunate and should remember that when finds seem slim to us, relatively speaking, we are lucky that every plug may hide something awesome.