Found an awesome 1700s relic today on musket ball hill

[Full Metal Digger]

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.

 

[Tony Two-Cent]

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:

 

[Digger_O'Dell]

I agree, beautiful piece of history!

 

[Lodge Scent]

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

 

[fyrffytr1]

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

 

[Digger Don]

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:

 

[aloldstuff]

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:

 

[OxShoeDrew]

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

 

[calabash digger]

That is a cool find for sure!

 

[Cheap Thrills]

Very cool indeed ! Congrats !

 

[The Rebel]

Very nice! Love the patina!

 

[Noah]

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