A few new T2 finds.......:detecting:

[Bill Ladd]

I have been doing alot of detecting lately.........here are some of my favorite finds from the last few weeks running the T2 hot with disc on 1. First up- 2 Colonial British coppers dated 1772 & 1738 respectively. They are both in great shape.....usually after 200 years the dates are unreadable. The dark one, 1738, is especially good patina. No wacky home cleaning remedies needed as it came from sandy soil deep in a rain washout on a cart road near a cellar hole.
The second picture is the back of the 1738 copper....a half cent featuring King George II..
The 1772 penny was the one I dug on camera in the recent "lost rock quarry" video that's doing very well on You tube.

Another cool relic find in the same washout......thanks to the heavy rains we had is what looks like a mold to perhaps counterfeit seated quarters. It reads an 85 on the T2 & is a lump of brass, not just a poor lead impression. This leads me to believe it may have had a purpose rather than just an impression. Plus the other side shows it was used/hammered quite a bit......so I don't think it's just an impression someone did just fooling around. But, comments are welcome on that piece.........
thanks for looking,
Bill

 

[dave5710]

Amazing, That mold might be of great value to the right museum, Bill.

Here in the Midwest our old copper coins aren't nearly as old, nor do they look that nice.

Take care, Dave

 

[Bill Ladd]

may have been for making "coin buttons" which were popular rather than counterfeiting.......
We'll probably never know for sure but it's a neat relic nonetheless....a great addition to my collection.
HH,
Bill

 

[Elton]

It was for buttons..being only one sided.. I saw one counterfeit mold in a museum, "and it had two sides" for molding the fake coin in a hand Press.
Either way..That's a fantastic find That I suspect not to many have found.. You find the most unique things.

 

[Keith Southern]

its not a coin but it is an Eagle device I alwas figured these confederates were making some buttons out of the one I have? Maybe who knows but it did come out of a Confederate area and it'ss civil war period.It's the impression of a saw nut insert in those mid1800 saws.I belive if they could find an eagle device it was fair game for some good old Ingenuity!

Nice find pretty sure its for buttons.



Keith Southern

 

[El]

Those are beauties Bill and great camera shots.

 

[Mike Scott]

Man that seal is awesome! Congrats

Mike