Nice work!! In the past year, we’ve been hitting a 17th century tavern here in Massachusetts that has produced some older stuff we have a tough time identifying. The first was a James ll Irish half penny and then a Charles ll farthing ( I think) it’s a little smaller than a half penny and rotted more than a copper. Anyway, I was at my hunting camp in Vermont this past weekend and we found a few cellar holes that produced a few coins, the newest was a George lll half penny (1770) that was in beautiful condition, but I found one in the animal pen that’s toasted. With the little detail I can see, I think I can see a thistle, but depending on the light I see a lot of stuff so my question would be do you guys have any techniques cleaning or tumbling these older coppers?? It drives me nuts when I can’t figure it out. Cheers!!
Sounds like you are having plenty of adventures detecting. I feel your frustration in identifying old coppers. The soil over here in the UK just rots most of them. An educated guess is the best you can do. Thank you for watching and your comment. Good luck in the future.
lovely lot of finds and have to say - i have never seen a yellow one like that before either ! thx for sharing
@@Mummaearth thank you for watching and commenting.
Incredible amount of targets for land so heavily hammered. Just goes to show land always produces. Great finds Steve and Lee
Thanks Rad, wish you could have been there.
Like the caterpillar 🐛the Charles II Maundy penny is something you don't see every day. 😀.
@@myview1875 thank you for watching and commenting.
Nice work!! In the past year, we’ve been hitting a 17th century tavern here in Massachusetts that has produced some older stuff we have a tough time identifying. The first was a James ll Irish half penny and then a Charles ll farthing ( I think) it’s a little smaller than a half penny and rotted more than a copper. Anyway, I was at my hunting camp in Vermont this past weekend and we found a few cellar holes that produced a few coins, the newest was a George lll half penny (1770) that was in beautiful condition, but I found one in the animal pen that’s toasted. With the little detail I can see, I think I can see a thistle, but depending on the light I see a lot of stuff so my question would be do you guys have any techniques cleaning or tumbling these older coppers?? It drives me nuts when I can’t figure it out.
Cheers!!
Sounds like you are having plenty of adventures detecting. I feel your frustration in identifying old coppers. The soil over here in the UK just rots most of them. An educated guess is the best you can do. Thank you for watching and your comment. Good luck in the future.