Silver Shano
Junior Member
I have been detecting for 5 years now and I have found 4 of my 5 oldest coins this year! Finding the old old stuff is why I got into this hobby, to me, the older the better. I am curious about the oldest coins everyone else has found over the years. So post your oldest coin you have ever found in the US, copper, silver, or both.
Here I have my oldest Copper, which is a 1689 William and Mary British Copper I found last year at an old house site. It's very worn, so it's hard to see, but there are two faces on the front, and the date was more clear on the back when I first found it. It is very difficult to make out from a photograph. I have found 2 more coppers this year from the 1690's. The silver coin is a 1721 Spanish 2 Reales I found this last month in an old area now covered with woods.
Can't wait to see yours!
Here I have my oldest Copper, which is a 1689 William and Mary British Copper I found last year at an old house site. It's very worn, so it's hard to see, but there are two faces on the front, and the date was more clear on the back when I first found it. It is very difficult to make out from a photograph. I have found 2 more coppers this year from the 1690's. The silver coin is a 1721 Spanish 2 Reales I found this last month in an old area now covered with woods.
Can't wait to see yours!
I don't know how to post pictures but I got a 1893 Indian wheat penny
