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| My Rarest Find To Date
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Ahab8
New Member
United States
36 Posts |
 Posted 08/16/2015 10:20 pm
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Last year was my first full year of detecting and it was incredible to say the least. I have always loved local history and enjoyed studying my families genealogy. Many of my Irish, Welsh, and Scotch ancestors landed in Midcoast Maine between 1620-1718. I'm totally addicted to the research which has led me to some incredible early sites. Last November I found a 1652 Pine Tree Shilling and about 4' away I dug a 1664 Potosi mint cob. This year I have had little time to hunt but have concentrated on the earliest sites. I happen to live about 15 minutes from where the 1607 Popham colony settled. Maine is full of very very early history and luckily we still have lots of land that hasn't been developed. This season my research led me to a very early site. Unfortunately it is extremely tough to get to. It involves lots of open ocean, a big boat and a small boat to actually get into the area after you get across the ocean. It takes half a day to get there and is very weather dependent. So finally the stars lined up and I made it out. After a slow start I finally hit an old home site and dug 2 early to mid 1600s Latten spoons. Some won't appreciate these but this was a dream come true for me. These are nearly impossible to find. To dig two on the same hunt is unheard of. The best part is that one is what's called a strawberry knop spoon. I wish I had been able to hunt longer but the weather started getting bad and I had to go in a hurry. I believe I smelled some Mass silver out there and I'd really like to get back to lol. These dirty old spoons aren't as exciting and pretty as the pine tree shilling to most but for sure just as rare if not more rare to find. For an early colonial lover like me....a dream come true
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| 1788 Mass Cent With Hand Worked Edge
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Ahab8
New Member
United States
36 Posts |
Posted 08/16/2015 10:06 pm
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Hey guys it's been awhile since I've been on as work has been nuts this summer. But I recently dug this 1788 Mass cent with a scalloped edge. I love these items with a personal touch. I also found this 1772 half real that was turned into a button or Cufflink awhile back. In my opinion these items such as counter stamped coins, holed coins, or any coin that was hand worked is just a cool piece of history. The one coin that I've found that I wish hadn't been altered was the 1652 pine tree shilling I found last year but I'm just thankful to have pulled a piece of Mass silver from the dirt. Most never will be so fortunate. And since it's staying in my collection I just say the hole adds character lol. Good luck out there guys
Btw I believe this to be a Ryder 11-C which would be a fairly scarce one. 65-124 known. But I'm certainly not an expert and iding these state coppers is not always easy
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| Who Would Do This To A Silver Coin?
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Ahab8
New Member
United States
36 Posts |
Posted 08/16/2015 9:08 pm
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| If ever you're hunting old cellar holes always search around where the front door would have been. Also scan the actual foundation itself as people often hid coins between the stones up high. My first ever 1700s copper was found between the top two stones in a foundation. People would also put a coin dated the year of construction above the front door sometimes. I actually love coins that have been altered in some way. I have a half real that was turned into a cufflink |
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| Group Of Greenies
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Ahab8
New Member
United States
36 Posts |
Posted 03/10/2015 05:50 am
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| I've been lucky to find a couple nice LCs and a nice 1760 HIBERNIA half penny. The rest of the LCS and HPs are not so nice. I keep a journal of all of the finds and locations. Then I put my ugly old coppers in a wooden case. I always like to see how many I dig in a season. I also want to see just how many I end up with in 20-30 years when this detectong journey is over |
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| [help] Tips For Metal Detecting?
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Ahab8
New Member
United States
36 Posts |
Posted 03/05/2015 9:39 pm
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| HistoricMapWorks, David Rumsey, OSHER Map Library. There's a few good sites. Historic aerials as well. But the library often has a local history section and usually a historic maps archive. I live in midcoast Maine and we have history going back to 1607. If you dig deep enough you will find some great old sites. I set my disc at 0 and dig everything. I can't stand wondering if I missed a good target. |
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| Hello Friends
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Ahab8
New Member
United States
36 Posts |
Posted 03/05/2015 8:44 pm
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| Hey guys my name is Abe and I live in a very old area in midcoast Maine. I started detecting about a year and a half ago. I am totally addicted! I have always loved colonial history and try to concentrate on pre 1800s sites. In November my dreams came true and I dug a beautiful 1652 Pine Tree Shilling. About 4' away I dug a 1664 Potosi mint cob. I'm really happy to be part of this forum and it's obvious that there's lots of very knowledgeable folks on here. I will be paying attention and trying to learn as much as possible. Once in a great while I might even have something intelligent to add lol |
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| 1896 Barber Quarter
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Ahab8
New Member
United States
36 Posts |
Posted 03/05/2015 6:00 pm
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| Cascade you're in trouble now lol. I am so addicted to detecting it's not even funny. After finding the 1652 Pine Tree Shilling it was all over. Dr Tones coin was a beauty for sure. The best sort of detecting is knowing that there's super rare and valuable coins in the dirt. And one might be in the next hole. Very addicting for sure |
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| 1772 Half Reales/Cufflink And 1802 Real
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Ahab8
New Member
United States
36 Posts |
Posted 03/05/2015 4:40 pm
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| Pistareen I am so happy that you've been taking the time to respond to the silvers. I just realized who you were. This forum is lucky to have you. My good buddy in Va is the colonial silver master lol. He is excited to make contact with you and he is an awesome guy. I'm glad I could give you something to do on a crappy day and I am so appreciate is give of the great info. I'll be out there searching for more before you know it. I am loving this forum and want to thank you all |
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| 1896 Barber Quarter
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Ahab8
New Member
United States
36 Posts |
Posted 03/05/2015 05:32 am
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I know this is nothing special but it's one of the nicer American silver coins that I've dug. Silver seems to survive very well in the Maine soil as evidenced by the tree coins condition.
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