Hi all,
I did some detecting in the front field of a house that my partner and I hunted this summer. Last time we hunted the side field. This time I hunted the front field. Lots of goodies, coins and relics.
King George II copper is a counterfit!!!! They forged KG's a lot in the colonies. Some were stamped and others were cast. Sometimes you can see the cast vent and fill areas on the rim edges.
This one is quite thick, has a rough cast finish, very 'worn' appearance but the rough cast is crisp, it is mis-shapen and you can see the file marks around the rim edges. There is a dot on the obverse at 10:00 and 3:00 just to the right and left of the head respectively. I am not sure what they are but could be stamp or casting defects. The date appears to be 1754 or 34 which falls in line with a KG II although lots of times they put only part of the date on them to make them look worn. I think mine is made of tin and lead. When I drop it, it does not sound like any other piece of copper I own. It has a dull sound to it.
The spanish silver is a 1754-55 1/2 Pistareen. It was worth 1 reale. A 1 Pistareen was worth 2 reale. This one has the crown mint mark from Madrid. It is also a Ferdinand VI reign which was only made in 1754-55. Ferdinandus VI D G (del gratia) is inscribed around the outer edge.
Here are some pics.
Ed-
I did some detecting in the front field of a house that my partner and I hunted this summer. Last time we hunted the side field. This time I hunted the front field. Lots of goodies, coins and relics.
King George II copper is a counterfit!!!! They forged KG's a lot in the colonies. Some were stamped and others were cast. Sometimes you can see the cast vent and fill areas on the rim edges.
This one is quite thick, has a rough cast finish, very 'worn' appearance but the rough cast is crisp, it is mis-shapen and you can see the file marks around the rim edges. There is a dot on the obverse at 10:00 and 3:00 just to the right and left of the head respectively. I am not sure what they are but could be stamp or casting defects. The date appears to be 1754 or 34 which falls in line with a KG II although lots of times they put only part of the date on them to make them look worn. I think mine is made of tin and lead. When I drop it, it does not sound like any other piece of copper I own. It has a dull sound to it.
The spanish silver is a 1754-55 1/2 Pistareen. It was worth 1 reale. A 1 Pistareen was worth 2 reale. This one has the crown mint mark from Madrid. It is also a Ferdinand VI reign which was only made in 1754-55. Ferdinandus VI D G (del gratia) is inscribed around the outer edge.
Here are some pics.
Ed-
