Found an awesome 1700s relic today on musket ball hill

Hey diggers,
I was working a new area of the hill and got a screamer signal on the e-trac. I kept digging deeper and deeper and finally got the target at about 14 inches! Turns out it is a 1700's Nuremberg Nested Coin Weight container (called a house). It has hallmarks but I am not yet able to decipher them. It has a rooster, an old style "16" and what looks like the letter C. Inside is the number 8. The nested weights are all missing and the latch is broken but I LOVE it! Just Google "Nuremberg Nested Coin Weights" to see lots of pictures of similar ones.

Wow! That is so cool, Dave! What a great piece of history and it cleaned up wonderfully! It is gorgeous. I love the really old style lettering on it. Incredible find!

:congrats:

I agree, beautiful piece of history!

:clapping:Now that is a heck of a find!

Great find and very interesting. Maybe the weights are scattered nearby.

Wow Dave, I just googled it. Awesome find my friend.
You're starting to find some pretty amazing stuff over there!!!
That's going to look great in a display case.:congrats:

That item just screams OLD. Looks to be in excellent shape except for the missing weights. The craftsmanship on it is amazing and I also love the old style lettering. Great find...:clapping:

Wow, I also googled it...that is really special! You're back to the etrac?

That is a cool find for sure!

Very cool indeed ! Congrats !

Very nice! Love the patina!

I'm amazed at the technology of our ancestors. Love it Dave!