Post Beach Blizzard finds with my GT. Colonial Copper

[JASONSPAZ1]

I had these soaking in olive oil since the 14th. From what I can identify I think the copper is a King William 1600-1700's. I could be wrong but some King Williams have been found near this spot before. Not sure about the medal. It is pretty heavy for it's size so I think it was not a novelty but really worn and lost. Tried a new spot this time and got tons of tabs can slaw and clad. A novelty ring and the usual digs. To lazy to clean up and photo tabs and clad.

HH
Jason

 

[bootyhoundpa]

definatly looks like a copper of some sort..... just curious if you can count the stars on that medal-might give you an idea of when it was made....nice finds... the gt loves those coppers....

 

[JASONSPAZ1]

A friend on NH Bob's forum found on like it and dated it in the 1600's.

 

[Ron from Michigan]

Jason,nice,very interesting finds.Thanks Ron

 

[Buried Crap NJ]

Jason not sure where you hunted but this was found after a hurricane November 2011 on a NJ beach Its a Charles III 1673 Not too common a beach find.But we do regularly find King Georges on NJ beaches. Not sure this can help you identfy your find.
BCNJ

 

[JimmyCT]

nice find Jason!

 

[Neil]

Nice find there Jason. The beach does a number on coins and especially hard on coppers.

I like your signature statement about walking away from a target and thinking about it, Ive found that myself

 

[Critterhunter]

Great find there! Ain't found one of those yet, and I love the medal too. Would be interested in seeing a picture of that cleaned up and it's history. Who knows, some of those medals have some good money value too...

One of my favorite coins is large cents. The one I dug last summer was the first in a couple of years since the last one I've dug. Still need to look through my large cents and see if I can date ranges by style on ones lacking dates, since one of them might be my oldest coin then. Far as I know for sure right now my old coin is an 1835 bust dime, but I bet a few of my large cents probably pre-date that coin. Always fun to try to shoot for beating your oldest coin date, which is why I think it's kind'a odd I ain't looked hard at my large cents yet to see what I might have there date wise...