Great Find

to the Community!

I put your other picture into you original post here. We need to keep the content in one thread.

I posted a link in the other topic to redirect others here.

Nice find! I do not know much about these things, but I am sure many will be interested.

This is an amazing find. Do you plan to get it authenticated?

In answer to some of your questions, the picture is not the actual coin. The found coin is undergoing electrolysis for preservation purposes prior to being exhibited in a local museum as part of the many objects from the early 18th century we discovered at this site. The coin has been authenticated by two separate experts at Louisiana State University and Stephen F. Austin State University in Texas. I will get an actual picture of the coin for your review as soon as we get it out of electrolysis. By the way, we confirmed the site does appear to have had a civil war skirmish fought there with some navel ordnance found including a large part of a fired navel shell and some steel canister balls about the size of 1 1/2 golf balls each. Nasty stuff! Location is still secret until we have completed documentation of entire site and posting on the historic state register. A lot of work still remains and who knows what is still there to find?

i would be glad to see the coin upon restoration and let other know about the significance of our history when exhibited in the museum

warm wishes.