Half crown I found in Charleston SC while metal detecting

Nice finds. Welcome to CT @Johnly93. Looking forward to your future finds.

 

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Fair enough. I just know that I’ve seen Ancient coins with a similar look and they usually end up being ancient counterfeits with silver foil over a copper core instead of being nearly pure silver like authentic coins.


Here is an example of what I mean. This coin has been identified as an ancient forgery of a Roman denarius and it has that same “copper underneath” look as OPs coin.

 

Cool finds!

Keep searching you are in a good area.

John

 

Lol it’s very real silver! It’s in the on coin and choose not to clean it so I don’t loose the very little detail left!

 

Ah ok it’s hard to tell for someone like myself just by looking at a picture.

I just felt it was worth mentioning so you could look closer.

How do you know it’s silver? Did you test it? I’m just curious.

 

this is the opposite side! Like I said I know it’s ruff shape! But this coin did not come out of a old house or someone’s estate! This was dropped 200 plus years ago! The 2 foot of land I dig into plus the salt water eats away at the detail of the coin

 

I believe you. Trust me I’m not trying to bring you down by raining on your parade.

I want it to be real too. But at the same time that means looking at everything.

 

Ah ok I thought the brown stuff on his was underneath the silver.

If it’s on the surface of the coin you’re probably right that it’s just a deposit from being buried for so long.

It’s hard to judge based on a picture especially a coin like that with little other detail aside from being silver.

 

this is a coin found in England that was past down over generations!

 

I believe it's important to note the other artifacts discovered in the same vicinity to add credence to the coins provenance.

 

2 foot down. Ya hear that @paddyman98 Tell honey you need a backhoe for Christmas

 

Very impressed. Your in it with both feet. Nice find. Wish it was dated for you

 

It’s @furryfrog02 poop

 

I knew I left that half crown somewhere.
Here is my 1695 William III Crown to go with it:

 

Still laughing

 

Your getting pretty good at this coin stuff. I like when you show stuff

 

I think you got something there. Thanks