Wood's Hibernia Copper!

Donnie B

Donnie B

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Got out with Danny LaMontagne yesterday for some colonial digging! We both had a great day and the finds started coming late in the afternoon. Highlights for me were my first Woods Hibernia Copper (1722 - 1724); my first "Nipple" button and the largest pewter button I have found. The pewter button has a nice design of concentric circles.

Danny LaMontagne -"Let's give it another half hour and then move on!"

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Congrats on the KGI. I dug one a couple of years ago, also with Dan.
Still the oldest coin I've ever dug. Mine was nowhere near as nice as yours :congrats:.
 
Holy Crap! Dan! That's it! I'm so glad I saved it! I thought it was the leg from a small pot or kettle but decided to save it since it might be part of something good. Thanks!!!:thumbsup02:
 
The Rebel said:
WTG on the KGI as well as the other finds!
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Thank you!

Digger Don said:
Congrats on the KGI. I dug one a couple of years ago, also with Dan.
Still the oldest coin I've ever dug. Mine was nowhere near as nice as yours :congrats:.
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We actually thought it would be a little nicer out in the field but I'm still on Cloud Nine! It doesn't look too bad for being in the ground almost 300 years! :hystericallaugh:

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Lodge Scent said:
You got some oldies there Donnie B :thumbsup01:
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Thanks! It was a great day!
 
Congrats on your first Wood's Hibernia and your other colonial finds! Very impressive digs, especially for this time of year!

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"Lets give it another half hour then move on" :lol: Danny stays with a site until he is certain it is barren. I move on like an impetuous, impulsive teenager. That's a lot of targets for a cellar these days! I never saw a button like that circle one! A big congratulations on that Hibernia and bucket lister!
 
Donnie B said:
Got out with Danny LaMontagne yesterday for some colonial digging! We both had a great day and the finds started coming late in the afternoon. Highlights for me were my first Woods Hibernia Copper (1722 - 1724); my first "Nipple" button and the largest pewter button I have found. The pewter button has a nice design of concentric circles.

Danny LaMontagne -"Let's give it another half hour and then move on!"

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Congrats on the Hibernia! Were you able to pull a date off the rear? The front is beautiful! I've found 3 KGI Hbernia, all 1723 and all with a dent or hole! lol
 
Ken C said:
Congrats on the Hibernia! Were you able to pull a date off the rear? The front is beautiful! I've found 3 KGI Hbernia, all 1723 and all with a dent or hole! lol
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Ken, unfortunately, I can't make out the date at all. If I look at it long enough under a loop my mind wants to tell me that I can see a "4." Sometimes the mind plays tricks on you.
 
Donnie B said:
Ken, unfortunately, I can't make out the date at all. If I look at it long enough under a loop my mind wants to tell me that I can see a "4." Sometimes the mind plays tricks on you.
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I was pretty sure when I peeked at it after you pulled it from the soil I could see the 1723 date (the most common of the three years made )
 
del said:
I was pretty sure when I peeked at it after you pulled it from the soil I could see the 1723 date (the most common of the three years made )
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Thanks Danny! It looked better in the field didn't it? When I was cleaning it with a toothpick that chalky green just came right off and left it brown. I didn't even use the heat lamp on it.
 
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