colonial road produces copper

[OxShoeDrew]

About 100 yards past the spot where I found the Barber half dollar this week I happened on a 1747 King George II copper. I am checking every inch of that road. I got a few flat buttons, 1830ish variety, and a wheat. I've only soaked the coin in water for an hour when I took this picture. I'm guessing I'll lose detail when/if I brush it with a tooth brush. Thanks, Drew

 

[CODY]

Nice find. Congrats.

 

[del]

hey Drew please be very gentle with that one , i believe its a Machin's mills counterfiet . it looks like a Vlack 1-47A variety ( a pretty rare one ) they start out at $600 in G-4 condition. huge congrats to you . erfect10: erfect10:

Dan

 

[Merc]

Very nice find Drew. Good thing you didn't rub it. Huge Congrats to you!

 

[aloldstuff]

Yup, I'd be going along that road real slow. Very nice recovery on the KGII. Be gentle with it as Del sugessts

 

[Fire Fighter 43]

:wow: that is agreat find!! A big congrats are in order.

 

[Cheap Thrills]

Nice going on the American ancient and the Barber Half as well . It looks like you and the T2 are getting along quite well .

 

[Tony Two-Cent]

Amazing find, Drew! mg:

It boggles my mind to think of finding coins that circulated during our country's colonial years. Thankfully us folks here in the midwest have posts like this to help us imagine what it must be like to find such a historic coin!

:smitten:

 

[OxShoeDrew]

Thank you everyone, after water soak it looks like this.

 

[Ill Digger]

Oh man Drew! :shocked04: mg: :drool:
That's awesome!! I wouldn't do another thing to it! She looks great the way it is! :yes: thumbsup01
What a find!! :envious: Like Tony said. Thanks for sharing it with us....... non-east coasters |) lol
Congrats!! :grin:

 

[POKIE73]

great find i cannot even imagine ever finding something like that in our area good luck in your hunts there dennis

 

[JTGOLD]

awsome find,wtg.

 

[del]

big improvement Drew , my book lists that variety as a USR-7 on a rarity scale with 33 -64 coins known , so don't put that one in the soda machine at the teacher's lounge lol lol. |) |)

Dan

 

[sniffy]

Very awesome Counterfeit!

 

[two_bit_digger]

cool find. Congrats!!

hey Drew please be very gentle with that one , i believe its a Machin's mills counterfiet . it looks like a Vlack 1-47A variety ( a pretty rare one ) they start out at $600 in G-4 condition. huge congrats to you . erfect10: erfect10:

Dan

wow...the fact that it could be a counterfiet is amazing enough..but for someone to spot it right off the bat is also amazing. Hats off to the coin pro.

 

[pulltabsteve]

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[fsa46]

Congratulations on an awesome find Drew. :cheering: |:cheering:

Amazing detail for a coin that has been in the ground for that long. :yes:

 

[Sal66]

Hey , yeah , nice find man ! I agree with del as usual , the less you mess , the easier you'll rest . I just made that one up. I've had many coins that I messed around with a little, then decided to mess with it again and before you know it, it's worthless.
I learned my lesson early on and because of it many of my coins are worth more than they would of if I messed with them. I have a 1864 2center small motto that I did nothing to except rinse it off . I looked at Coin World's price guide and it's worth $125 in AG-3 and mines at least F-12.
Yours being a counterfeit first of all is a great find from a Historical point. That's always 1st on my list then comes value. According to del, he has, and I think he let me see it once is a Nice book on Colonials. Maybe it has values, but remember a coin is worth as much as on is willing to pay for. i say admire it for years to come and pass it down to a loved one. It's truly a wonderful Coin . Just think about what didn't happen yet while that coin was made.

 

[OxShoeDrew]

I agree Sal, I hope to keep it forever. Then my kids can flip it to see who gets it. lol