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Coin 360 years old? I'll never find another!
Well yesterday I take the day out of work to detect with Safari Scott and my buddy Jesse. This was an amazing day of hunting.
First signal of the day rang in like a memorial took me a little bit to find this little guy in the plug but I flipped out when I saw the pine tree on the back.
It looked like an old pull tab at first.
Here's a couple of pics of my 1652 Massachusetts 6 pence Pine Tree. This was a dream coin for me I never thought I would get.
http://i39.tinypic.com/20uq0lg.jpg
http://i40.tinypic.com/2rxu1i1.jpg
I'm still mind boggled.
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Now that's a real find. :twirlingeyes: A friend of mine found one also, unfortunately his turned out to be a fake but yours looks very real. Please take it to a reputable dealer because it could be worth a small fortune.
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Originally Posted by TundraDigger link=topic=14383.msg151055#msg151055 date=1381247574
Now that's a real find. :twirlingeyes: A friend of mine found one also, unfortunately his turned out to be a fake but yours looks very real. Please take it to a reputable dealer because it could be worth a small fortune.
I dont want to let it out of my site so it doesnt get switched with a fake. Im looking for a good local dealer that would be willing to grade it infront of me.
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UMMMMM......... :omg: Did i say......... :omg:
Congrats to you on one heck of a piece of history. Happy Hunting!!! :perfect10:
Banner for sure!!!
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Super find |:confused:) |:confused:) |:confused:) It doesn't get any better than Mass silver and you didn't even nick it :clapping: Definitely don't clean it. You can get slabs that you can put them in and just look over other examples for the grade. It's XF at least at first glance. You should be able to get the Noe variety. For now I would put it in a 2x2 for safe keeping. Perfect looking patina on it.
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Originally Posted by coinnut link=topic=14383.msg151060#msg151060 date=1381251435
Super find |:confused:) |:confused:) |:confused:) It doesn't get any better than Mass silver and you didn't even nick it :clapping: Definitely don't clean it. You can get slabs that you can put them in and just look over other examples for the grade. It's XF at least at first glance. You should be able to get the Noe variety. For now I would put it in a 2x2 for safe keeping. Perfect looking patina on it.
You would grade it that high?? I might have more then I originally thought. :shocked04: All I did was soaked it in hot water to get some of the dirt to break up, and it did. No rubbing it or anything like that as.
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This, to me, is the pretty much the ULTIMATE find, at least for detectorists in the United States. Massachusetts silver coins from 1652 are the stuff dreams are made of! Yours is a beautiful example of the sixpence! Wow, I can't stop looking at it!
Find of a lifetime without a doubt! |:cheering:
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After you found it Scott was so excited he called me to describe it :twirlingeyes: He said he missed it by 20 feet :shocked01:
Unreal find, I wish you well in the displaying or selling :clapping: :clapping: :clapping: :clapping: :clapping: :clapping:
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Thanks Guys
Drew he was just picking on me because i have been having issues with my F75. Scott said turn the machine on this time, lol. He was 20 feet away from it. It will be my centerpiece of my collection!
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Alan , i'm pretty confident its a Noe-33 and xf could value the coin at around $8000 . its a great coin and not as nearly as common as the schilling . mega congrats to ya .
Dan
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Umm... I'm speechless! That is unbelievable :shocked03: would love to see a size reference picture next to another coin.
What an amazing discovery. Very happy for you. :envious:
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Congrats again Alan. Incredible. So I guess I had a good choice of location for us to go to. Aren't you glad we didn't go to the cellar holes instead ha ha.
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Originally Posted by SafariScott link=topic=14383.msg151081#msg151081 date=1381266846
Congrats again Alan. Incredible. So I guess I had a good choice of location for us to go to. Aren't you glad we didn't go to the cellar holes instead ha ha.
Thanks Scott, it was a good mix of locations yesterday. I think im still in shock.
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:wow: :wow: :wow: One HECK of a find. Huge congrats!
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[size=1:crazy:t] :perfect10: :perfect10: WOW :perfect10: :perfect10:
Congrats on the once in a lifetime recovery!
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Originally Posted by Coinshooter link=topic=14383.msg151064#msg151064 date=1381252243
You would grade it that high?? I might have more then I originally thought. :shocked04: All I did was soaked it in hot water to get some of the dirt to break up, and it did. No rubbing it or anything like that as.
Grading colonial coins and especially early Mass silver is different from the other coins. Look over some examples that PCGS or other grading companies have. I'm guessing XF, but that is just a rough guess. The reason they grade different is in the manufacturing of the coin. The process often leads to weak strikes which do not affect the grade. So something that looks F or VF can actually be XF. Do some picture hopping on line and see what graded ones look like. Unbelievable find, and you did well not to do anything else to it, especially not giving it a little rub lol
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:congrats: Speechless....AMAZING find, congrats to you on the find of a lifetime!
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:congrats: What a Coin find of a lifetime !!
That's probably one of the rarest Coins I've seen posted here. If it's worth as much as Dan says and I'm sure he's correct, I would definitely have it Graded . |:cheering:
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Congrats with your nice old coin.
Special find.
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Wow!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! that is a truly amazing find indeed thumbsup01 a huge congrats on that Pine Tree
:congrats:
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Thank you everyone, grading it is my next step. <:
I have a ton of people saying sell it, I dont know it was a find i may never have again.
What would you do if yall found it? Sell or keep?
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Originally Posted by Coinshooter link=topic=14383.msg151127#msg151127 date=1381326279
What would you do if yall found it? Sell or keep?
There is no right or wrong answer, everyone is different. However, if it was me, I would definitely keep it, at least for a while. I would have to admire it for a year or so at least. Just ask yourself if you would rather have the coin or the money.
I'd rather have the coin. thumbsup01
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That is one amazing find. Just utterly stunning. It really blows the mind!
That would be a tough call for me whether to keep it or sell it. That kind of money could get a lot of work done around the house and/or help cover a nice vacation or other experience for the family. They would likely appreciate that as much or more than I would appreciate keeping it. On the other hand, it would be the crown jewel in my collection of treasure that I'd like to leave my son someday. Then he could sell it if he wanted to, and maybe it would be worth even more at that point. That would be quite a dilemma to figure out... Oh, to have problems like yours! lol
Anyway, a huge congrats on the find of a lifetime!
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Originally Posted by Coinshooter link=topic=14383.msg151127#msg151127 date=1381326279
Thank you everyone, grading it is my next step. <:
I have a ton of people saying sell it, I dont know it was a find i may never have again.
What would you do if yall found it? Sell or keep?
Keeeeeeeeep.
You can always sell it!
It's not 10000 off dollars.
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:wow:. What an amazing find, WTG :perfect10:
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Do what you want with it, you found it. I personally would have it graded first. Congrats again. Happy Hunting!!
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Originally Posted by MassDirtFisher link=topic=14383.msg151193#msg151193 date=1381354782
Do what you want with it, you found it. I personally would have it graded first. Congrats again. Happy Hunting!!
I agree, grading is my next step. Till then I'm gonna keep swinging.
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[attachimg=1] Ahhhh? :shocked01: What can I say?
Amazing find! Truely a find of a lifetime! :perfect10:
Huge Congrats! :grin:
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Simply amazing... :perfect10: Truly a find of a lifetime. Your dilemma of to keep it or sell it is a dilemma that all of us one here would love to have. Lovely piece of history.
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Fantastic find. But, a question - where was it found - in a new park, old park, cellar hole, old house yard, woods :huh:thinkingabout:? Thanks.
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Originally Posted by OxShoeDrew link=topic=14383.msg151067#msg151067 date=1381254991
After you found it Scott was so excited he called me to describe it :twirlingeyes: He said he missed it by 20 feet :shocked01:
Unreal find, I wish you well in the displaying or selling :clapping: :clapping: :clapping: :clapping: :clapping: :clapping:
I Heard the same story from Scott. As happy as I'd be for a hunting buddy, it would kill me to think, If I'd just turned left 2 minutes earlier.... :shocked04:verreaction:
That is definitely a find of a lifetime :congrats:
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Originally Posted by midas link=topic=14383.msg151258#msg151258 date=1381413378
Fantastic find. But, a question - where was it found - in a new park, old park, cellar hole, old house yard, woods :huh:thinkingabout:? Thanks.
It was found just in a field in Rhode Island. No telling how long this area was being used for.
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Thank you, Everyone, I need go get out and dig, this work gig is really over rated. :thumbsdown:
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Not even thinking of the cash value but just the historical value makes my head spin. Totally awesome find and all the other things previously posted.
:congrats: :perfect10: :peace: :clapping:
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WOW!!! JUST WOW!! I`D KEEP IT FOR AWHILE TOO.IN A SAFE.
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All I can say is wow. That is exactly why we detect. To find something that valuable and to unearth a piece of such historical significance is truly remarkable. :angelic:
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thats one amazing coin! i'd drill a hole in at at 12:00 and hang it from a necklace and wear that sucker!
:hysterical: HUGE CONGRATS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! :perfect10: |:cheering:
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Originally Posted by Coinshooter link=topic=14383.msg151272#msg151272 date=1381417312
.....I need go get out and dig, this work gig is really over rated. :thumbsdown:
:yes: Amen brother! :hysterical:
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:shocked04: :shocked04: :shocked04: :shocked04: :shocked04: I think that is one of the most incredible finds I've ever seen! :clapping: :clapping: :clapping: :clapping: :clapping: :clapping: |:confused:) |:confused:) |:confused:) |:confused:) |:confused:)
Definitely a find of a lifetime thumbsup01