Short and rainy hunt in NJ - KGI Hibernia and a cool button.

[Ken C]

Finds from my short and rainy hunt in New Jersey. KGI Hibernia, 1723. I thought it was a 1725, which I was having no luck finding any info about until I read there was a die flaw which occurs on one variety of the 1723 halfpenny which makes it look like the date is 1725. So, it's my second oldest coin to date, just 1 year younger than my 1722 Nine Deniers. I'm pretty sure the dent is from someone shooting it as I found a large cent earlier in the year close to where I found this coin and it had 9-10 dents in it. I'm still trying to ID the button, it's a "S" woven into a design, but no luck yet. Anyone else see a button like this before?

The button says "Firmin & Son" "London 1" "TRA" and then "155" right next to shank.

 

[Bucknut]

Congrats on a nice 1700's coin and the button! I think the hole was where someone tried to put a hole into the coin with a nail or something.

 

[Ken C]

Congrats on a nice 1700's coin and the button! I think the hole was where someone tried to put a hole into the coin with a nail or something.

I have a largie that was found very close where this one was found. It's a shame, an 1837 and by far the best largie I ever dug with detail....just shot to hell lol.

 

[Lodge Scent]

Nice old copper there Ken. I think that Hibernia is holed rather than peppered with buckshot like the Large Cent is. That is an interesting button ! I like the oval piece as well.

 

[Cooper]

Gives the coins character

 

[aloldstuff]

Some nice finds and a great way to end 2017.

 

[del]

Congrats on the "Wood's Hibernia" Holes are quite common on these older type coins as they weren't like very much here in the colonies . The Button is a monogrammed type and looks upside down from the picture and are usually read from middle letter first to outside and yours appears to be SM . The back mark would put it around the 1850-1875 time frame . Both nice finds .

Dan