1652 Pine Tree Shilling - Found with White's MXT All-Pro

Thought you guys might like to see something non-political. I would have a heart attack if I found this...



Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 06/15/2017 10:02PM by tboykin.

wow one of the holy grail coins well found

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Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 06/15/2017 10:07PM by sanjuro.

Nice!

That's a very nice example, no doubt helped by the fact that they didn't circulate heavily. The hammered coins we find here in the U.K can be poor - clipping, circulation wear, and damage caused by farming in the centuries since their loss. Those U.S hammereds occasionally turn up over here, I recall one was pierced, so possibly worn as jewellery / lucky talisman.
Good photography, too, really shows the charm these coins have.

NICE!!!!!

Keith

“I don't care that they stole my idea . . I care that they don't have any of their own”
-Nikola Tesla

I'd rather find that than a gold coin, no lie. Sweet!

That's a really sweet find!

Special find, for sure! HH jim tn

ozzie Wrote:
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> I'd rather find that than a gold coin, no lie. Sweet!


10x that Ozz man!

Wow. A euphoric pinnacle high for any detectorist! Thanks for sharing Tom.

Undamaged, unclipped... quite rare as such. I have a decent one that is ever so slightly bent.

Where was this coin found?



Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 06/16/2017 02:14AM by go-rebels.

Great piece of history and what amazing condition

Super find for sure.....all about location ....of course one never knows...several early 1700 coins found by a partner in N.E. PA.

go-rebels Wrote:
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> Undamaged, unclipped... quite rare as such. I hav
> e a decent one that is ever so slightly bent.
>
> Where was this coin found?

In the northeast of the U.S.A. Cellar hole hunters are VERY secretive about their locations. But then they find stuff like this, so it makes sense.

I would highly recommend going on a cellar hole hunt for folks who are able-bodied enough and can find someone who knows how to do it. Hiking 5 miles in the woods and seeing a massive foundation pop out of the brush is an amazing experience. The early settlers of our country were a different breed!

Tboykin stated; The early settlers of our country were a different breed!

So true. I have thought about them many times, probably as most have on this forum. No place to buy anything, nature is your store, you're on your own...
Not done right you die or you're crippled.....and that's no guarantee. Tough, rugged and skilled they were or became.

If I saw that at the bottom of the hole I would crap myself. What a beautiful piece of history. I live in a town I thought was old. That is 100 years earlier. Wow!

Odd thing about this coinage is that it rarely circulated much. You never find one in a Fair-VG condition. Most specimens are VF-XF. More than a few uncirculated examples exist.

That appears to be a super rare find from across the pond,what would be a fair sale price for such a coin ?? just some indication and guidance on how rare it is.

I asked where this silver was found. I read a cellar hole, assuming it was in the USA.

So where was this coin found?

sweet find - go back with an IMPACT and get the rest

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Heritage is auctioning a mint state Pine Tree shilling in early July: [coins.ha.com]

Junk and Disorderly Wrote:
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> That appears to be a super rare find from across t
> he pond,what would be a fair sale price for such a
> coin ?? just some indication and guidance on how r
> are it is.

This will give you an idea

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Here's a similar coin auctioned in September of 2013: [coins.ha.com]. It sold for $2500.

Coin was found in Connecticut by Donnie B over at Treasure Spot.

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