{"id":2605,"date":"2016-04-19T17:17:37","date_gmt":"2016-04-19T21:17:37","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.mapsurfer.com\/blog\/?p=2605"},"modified":"2016-04-19T17:20:14","modified_gmt":"2016-04-19T21:20:14","slug":"a-first-for-me","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.puzzlemaze.org\/df\/blog\/archives\/2605","title":{"rendered":"A First For Me"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Dug this treasure today (yeah, I’m talking about the merc), which happens to be career silver #1300.\u00a0 We always celebrate our milestones.<\/p>\n

That toasted copper is a first for me, tho, a King George one<\/em> penny (as opposed to the more commonly dug halfpenny).\u00a0 You can tell by the size (half dollar size), and the weight (25 grams; it is supposed to be 1 oz, or about 28 grams — compare to the last KG III halfpenny I dug at less that 7 grams).\u00a0 You can also tell by the raised rim, which let to these coins being called “cartwheels”.\u00a0 This thing is thick as well as large.<\/p>\n

It is of course dateless, but they were only dated 1797, so it is a 1797 KG III penny.\u00a0 We also know it was actually minted in Britain cuz the colonists did not counterfeit these (most KG II and KG III halfpennies are colonial counterfeits).<\/p>\n

I’ve actually never seen one of these posted, so in that sense it is an uncommon find.\u00a0 Too bad it is still worthless.\u00a0 Its the thrill that counts, I suppose.\u00a0 It was about 10 inches down in a small park that was established in the 40s (and a new site for me).<\/p>\n

The merc was really weird, came in at CO 38, which I rarely dig in a park, but since it was a new site, I wanted to see a wheate, and saw one.\u00a0 Scanned the hole again, and got a 42 (ok, another wheatie), and found the merc instead (then the second wheatie).\u00a0 Really weird.\u00a0 The E-Trac is usually good at sniffing the silver out in this situation.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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