a nice find I made earlier this year down around Charleston, S Carolina

[Laszlo]

I found this token in the Charleston area earlier this year. I dug it in an old colonial site and had no idea what it was until I had some help researching my find from some friends. This token dates to 1662 ( very old for this side of the pond) and depicts the escape of King Charles II after his defeat at the battle of winchester in 1651.He hid in an old oak tree to evade capture from the opposing forces. He eventually got away and fled the country. He came back after the death of his rival 9 yrs later and restored the monarchy. The coin commerates his eventual victory and how close he came to death had they caught him. Hiding in that big old oak saved his life and enabled him to return to the throne! I just wonder who the englishman was that brought it over and lost it down in charleston a few hundred yrs ago. Finds like this is are what metal detecting is all about!

Laszlo