🥇 BANNER William III Shilling!

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What's going on guys! Today, Jeff and I decided to head back down to one of my old honey holes that I've been digging at on and off for the last couple of years, the same one that Jeff dug the stellar 1861 Half Dime at a few days ago. As I told him the other day, "there's still more stuff in here to be found" well we found out just how true that was AGAIN today! After a couple hours of digging we wandered into one of the areas that use to be an old colonial homesite on the top of a hill and we began to get the nice iron signals all over. Now up until this time we had only a few bullets between us and we were just leisurely swinging and all of a sudden I got a NICE signal hitting in the 70s and I at once called Jeff over to listen to it with his machine....he came on over and scanned it and agreed it was hittting in the 70s on his too! I sank my shovel in and dug a nice BIG hole and dug down about 5" and then started probing the hole with my Propointer. When it started freaking out, I rubbed the side of the hole with the tip and suddenly a silver milled edge was exposed and both Jeff and I was thinking Reale at that point!!! When I popped it out, it didn't quite look right for a Reale and I was thinking, is that King George?? NOPE, after blowing the loose dirt away I could see William in Latin on the edge and at that point knew almost certainly that it was a William III shilling but STILL couldn't believe it and had to get Jeff to confirm what I was seeing Indeed, thats what it is he said! My nerves were shot at that point as it was in unbelievable good shape! Hands down the BEST milled coin I've ever dug! When we got back to the house, Jeff grabbed his 1697 William coin from earlier this year that we thought was a shilling. Turns out, we measured them and Jeff's is a sixpence (21 mm) and mine was the shilling (25mm). Enjoy the pictures! Josh


Here's a couple in-situ shots after rinsing with water about five minutes after dug






Look at the gilding left on this flat button that was about 20 yards from the coin




1695 William III Shilling






Jeff's 1697 sixpence next to my 1695 shilling

 

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[leslie(nova scotia)]

Re: 1695 William III Shilling

From the land of the Bluenose....awesome!

 

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[Tnmountains]

Re: 1695 William III Shilling

Way to go Josh. I would have had silver fever as well. Awsome find. You guys did well in the video. Nice looking banner. You know there has to be at least one more,.,
Good luck

 

[Tuberale]

Re: 1695 William III Shilling

Just amazing, Josh & Jeff! Just hope you don't expect every year to be like this one!

 

[RushinPA]

Re: I recognize that mark

Incredible detail on that coin!! You have my banner vote!!! WTG! Almost looks like someone intentionally scratched that "X" on his head??

Edit: I just watched the video (very good) and couldn't help but share the happiness and excitement you exhibited. Thanks for posting it, I am really happy for you!! Have you quit shaking yet??

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That's the mark I put on all my valuble coins lately. Just digging so much junk I get careless and then get burned. Nice coin, way to go guys.

 

[West Jersey Detecting]

Re: 1695 William III Shilling

Incredible dig! Congrats on your banner find! Once in a lifetime for sure!

 

[allen]

Re: 1695 William III Shilling

Looks like that coin was dropped shortly after been minted !
Congrats on the banner and the beautiful button also !!

 

[kyphote]

Re: 1695 William III Shilling

SWEET MOTHER!!!!!!!!! Way to go, Josh! Sorry I'm just seeing this but you wouldn't have needed my vote anyway. Well done, my friend.

 

[ReidMan]

Re: 1695 William III Shilling

Assume you guys are still rolling.

 

[PACO]

Re: 1695 William III Shilling

HEY MAN , FANTASTIC CONDITION.............LOOKS LIKE IT WAS DROPPED YESTERDAY....CONGATS,PACO

 

[HEAVYMETALNUT]

Re: 1695 William III Shilling

wow! thats beautiful! a huge congrats! well deserved!

 

[CMDiamonddawg]

Re: 1695 William III Shilling

Congrats on the Banner ! The J Team has been magnificent this year d aWg

 

[Dabeel]

Re: 1695 William III Shilling

Holy Flippin' Flapjacks! I just returned to the forum after a long, long abscence and I kept checking your profile to see if you really are in the U.S(I can't imagine finding something so old and well preserved) I'm going to check your older finds as it sounds like you two have been finding great stuff all year long.

Congratulations to the both of you for finding "sweet honey in the rock"

BANNER.....NO QUESTION!!!!

Thanks,
Doug

 

[HISPAN]

Re: 1695 William III Shilling

CONGRATS ON THE BANNER !!

 

[jamesbibb]

Re: 1695 William III Shilling

WOW GUYS I AM IMPRESSED THOSE ARE SOME AMAZING FINDS AGAIN WTG
JAMES

 

[relic lover]

Re: 1695 William III Shilling

stunning

 

[N.J.THer]

Re: 1695 William III Shilling

Josh,
Great coin...congrats. I can't believe the detail on that one.

NJ

 

[VOL1266-X]

Re: 1695 William III Shilling

Josh, I'm at a loss as to what to say. First, congrats on your recovery and subsequent banner award of a beautiful historic coin from our country's earliest days. It's a beauty. If Tnet gave an annual award for the "Best Year Diggin'", you and Jeff would win hands down.
I hope you plan to submit this coin to W & E Best Finds of 2010. The deadline is Dec. 1st. WTG and HH my friend, Quindy.

 

[Erik in NJ]

Re: 1695 William III Shilling

Excellent shilling and very nice button too!

 

[metalev4]

A stunning find in awesome condition!!

Congrats! You are making me miss the age of the east coast. Hope to see you at the spring DIV.
-Evan

 

[Dman]

Re: 1695 William III Shilling

Awesome coin.
Congrats on making banner.
Dman