XP Deus finds one of the worlds rarest American coins.

[JBM]

Some months ago I found one of the rarest American colonial coins.

A Lord Baltimore Denarium Maryland penny.

Just a few of these pattern copper pennies were struck in London by Lord Baltimore in 1658-9.

Only 2 have ever been located in England "possibly keepsakes" one of which was sold in New York in 1867 mine being the second one.

It seems that the other 9 examples are all in the USA.

Only one other has ever been recorded as found by metal detectorist and that was in the USA.

It has been authenticated by the British Museum and designated as a coin of National importance.

Being made of copper and lying buried for centuries it as survived better than many other copper coins that we find.

Having detected for most of my life and in my 83rd year it ranks in my top 4 best finds. .

Happy Hunting,

Jerry.

 

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[JBM]

Banner.

Well done.

Thanks guys,its just nice share finds from over the years.

I even have one linked to the Titanic.

Mind you I have been retired 25 years so have had the time to get out dirt fishing. Jerry.

 

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[JBM]

Many thanks Aquaman.Jerry.

 

[eastcoastdetectorist]

I voted banner. Great find! Wow.

 

[RustyGold]

Voted Banner!

 

[diggummup]

Bump to the top of the page. Deserves more votes imho. What's wrong with you people?

 

[mudwhale]

Un believable!!!!

 

[diggummup]

Un believable!!!!

But did you vote banner? In case you don't know how, there's a "nominate banner" button at the top right of the page on the original post, it looks like the one below, except it's red. There's one on every reply but you need to click the one on the original post...

 

[ecmjamsit]

Great find Jerry! Amazing discovery. Good luck in the future~

 

[JBM]

Thanks for the kindly comment.

I do sometimes wonder if I should post up some of my finds.

These few sample coins were controlled from a place known as Hook Manor at Tisbury in Wiltshire the home of Cecil Calvert.

Lord Baltimore (Cecil Calvert) was responsible for Maryland at that time.

The Manor still stands and by coincidence one of the neighbours is a friend of mine.

I have always thought that a couple of keepsakes coins of the family coinage may have been kept behind by the family.

This wonderful hobby that we all enjoy opens up many doors.

I hope the forum find this data interesting.

Jerry.

 

[dfallis1]

That was a great story and a HUGE Congrats on that coin. I was born in Baltimore and I'm familiar with all the names you mentioned and histories. really interesting

 

[JBM]

dfallis!.
If you ever visit the UK give me a shout, I might be able to take you to the Hook Manor Tisbury area. Jerry.

 

[EastCoastmetal]

Nice, finds like that make all that up and down pain and suffering worth while lol.