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AT Pro finds late 1700s King Louis XVI copper

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With an open invitation, I recently returned to the 2-acre property where I found an 1861 half dime last week (see here: http://www.findmall.com/read.php?79,1826269). This time I worked the 2nd half of the backyard and had a dime spill--merc, silver Rosie, modern Rosie--to show for it. Like the first visit, I was pulling shallow clad from seemingly everywhere. After a few hours, the side yard and first part of the front yard yielded little of mention. I decided to call it a day and, rather than cross the front yard, thought I might loop around the backyard on my way to my car on the other side. Swinging the coil aimlessly, I soon hit a 4-clad-quarter spill. Hmmm, how did I miss this on my original grid? About 15 yards from the driveway I got a solid 82-83 on my AT Pro. "Another merc or silver Rosie," I thought, and proceeded to dig.
About 4-5 inches down, much to my surprise, out popped a large, thin copper! I coudn't readily tell what it was but I knew from its thinness that it was older. Returning home, a quick rinse revealed a shield with a crown above it on the reverse, and a left-facing bust on the obverse. It measures 29mm. It appears to be a Louis XVI French Sol, circa 1774-1792. I intend to clean it soon in hopes of getting a date off it. If it is a Louis XVI, I can't find much info on how it relates to the colonies. Was it common or even accepted currency? Thanks for any info you can provide. I will return to the property soon, weather permitting. HH & HH (Happy Holidays & Happy Hunting)
 
Congratulations on some mighty nice finds! Not too up on French history, but they were certainly here during that time frame trying to get their share of the new world.
 
[size=medium]from what i've been able to learn darn near all currency was accepted back then. this was because england tried very hard to limit any money coming to the colonies. that was their answer to controlling the economy over here. it's the biggest reason the spanish coins became so popular til the middle of the 1800's. then we styled our coins after the spanish. ya have a very cool find.

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