Rescued a Rosa and more !
Hit another one of my old sites destined to be developed. It used to be a 10 minute hike, now it's an hour hike because I have to come in from a long way off due to new houses being built where I used to park.
I knew what this coin was as soon as I saw the Tudor rose on the reverse. 1722 Rosa Americana halfpenny. I was happy to save that one!
https://i.imgur.com/TuzoUb2.jpg
https://i.imgur.com/3sEmwD6.jpg
There is more to see. Please be Seated ;)
https://i.imgur.com/t0vrQpq.jpg
Not quite done yet. I was detecting along the road they cut into the woods and got a screamer. I am thinking a modern quarter. Flipped the plug and saw brown rather than silver. The bust looked awfully familiar and I thought I had my second Rosa of the day. But it turned out to be a 1723 Hibernia.
https://i.imgur.com/29iAVHl.jpg
You can see that this coin would have been paved over. It was right on the edge of the road cut.
https://i.imgur.com/Qil9UFH.jpg
That's two oldies that won't be lost to the developers. That made the hour hike back out a bit easier.
Jeff