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17th Century Silver Bonanza!

21 Mar 2012

Hi All, At the beginning of March I began searching a new site that has early structure, but shows no activity on the earliest maps I have access to, (1892). After a bit of scanning, I pulled a large silver coin with a cross visible on one side, but clearly not Spanish, Finally Identified as undated 400 Reis Cruzado, 1640-1654. No web info, found image in an old World Coin book. A local 'Old Timer' pointed me to an area here that he said was a popular swimming hole when he was child. I began searching in shallow water, found a couple 20th century silvers, as I moved away from the water and began hunting inshore (with permission from the property owner), I was very surprised to dig a Mass Pine Tree Shilling! It's a Large Planchet Noe-1, easily IDed by the Die Crack around date. On my return to the site, and within 10 feet of the Pine discovery, just under the rocky top layer I unearth a Mass Oak Tree Shilling. Identified as the 'Very Rare' Noe-3 variety because it's the only one with reverse 'New England' beginning at the 1:00 position. This one has a weak and off center obverse strike (typical of the Oaks) and still wearing some encrustation, you can still see those spiky branches though.

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