1804 Dollar.no Jokin' About This Token

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ironhorse Valued Member Canada 363 Posts	Posted 04/30/2022 3:27 pm Hey hey diggers! Well I've been out in the fields again and searching for some of those dropped coins that we all like to collect. I was at a couple of nice old sites but the coins were few and far between and even the ones that came to light were much worse for the wear. Final site of the week took me to and old Acadian homesite that was later reclaimed by British colonist. These crossover sites often have the most interesting finds. Although the pickings were slim there were some interesting ones. My best find included an 1804 five shillings/ dollar coin from the Bank of England. Wow!...what a first for me! Big old silver coin in really nice shape from the ground. There is an interesting counterstamp on George's neck.."JP"...research to follow for this one. Another neat thing about this one..they were overstruck on Spanish American 8 reales and there are lots of remnants on the under type. Besides the couple plough kisses(scrapes) it's got a ton of character and a top shelf find in my collection. When I said last time I was hoping to have some silver to post....well next I hope I got something even better to share with you all! Report this Post to the Staff

collector.detector Pillar of the Community United States 505 Posts	Posted 04/30/2022 4:10 pm Fantastic find. Very multidimensional, between the overstrike and the counter-stamp. I would be shaking if I pulled that out of the ground. Report this Post to the Staff
Coinfrog Bedrock of the Community United States 94367 Posts	Posted 04/30/2022 5:55 pm Very cool indeed! Report this Post to the Staff
T-BOP Rest in Peace United States 18456 Posts	Posted 04/30/2022 8:38 pm A very impressive find . Report this Post to the Staff
sel_69l Bedrock of the Community Australia 21786 Posts	Posted 04/30/2022 11:12 pm Porous, rough fields leave me somewhat suspicious. Nevertheless, I am well aware that some of these were struck on Spanish dollars that may have seen better days. Report this Post to the Staff
ironhorse Valued Member Canada 363 Posts	Posted 05/01/2022 06:29 am many thanks for the feedback @sel691...the porous and rough fields I attributed to two centuries buried in the ground, nothing suspicious about that Report this Post to the Staff
sel_69l Bedrock of the Community Australia 21786 Posts	Posted 05/02/2022 01:59 am Point taken; I have seen very similar and considered to be genuine by a very experienced coin dealer. Report this Post to the Staff
Oldfordman Pillar of the Community United States 2869 Posts	Posted 05/25/2022 10:31 am Great find! Report this Post to the Staff
Windmiller Valued Member United States 52 Posts	Posted 09/09/2022 08:32 am How deep was it? Did it pop right out at you? Report this Post to the Staff
ironhorse Valued Member Canada 363 Posts	Posted 11/20/2022 06:32 am @windmiller sorry for such a late response I want to guess that this coin was deep..it started as a very iffy signal but one that was good enough to dig...once I had a couple of shovelfuls of dirt out of the hole it rang in beautifully...one more shovel of dirt and there it was sitting on the surface!...that's when the excitment began ! Great question..I was happy to relive the moment here with you all again Report this Post to the Staff
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