Folks back in the day turned coins into "Love tokens". There are collectors of the tokens and some nice examples online. I found one while metal detecting, a seated liberty quarter with the reverse sanded smooth and engraved. Another item i found is a cuff link the was made from a seated dime and half dime with a letter engraved on the dime. The chip on the edge is perhaps where they had soldered a loop on it , which ended up snapping off somehow. If there was a bail at that spot, you are looking at the engraving upside down. Flip it and see if you can make sense of the lettering. That old script can be tough to decipher. Good luck, and congrats on that beautiful love token
I have never heard of that. Maybe that's what a coin I found last year is too. It took me a while to figure out what type of coin it was because it looked reworked somehow but it's an 1837 Mexican peso
Congratulations usually Love Tokens I've seen are dime size, this piece is much cooler. I agree this coin was probably holed at one time to wear, but weakened and broke the top. Excellent 👌!
Darrel Colburn I was, my wife straightened me out on that. I was trying to read it the way the head would have been. Good catch and thanks for watching.👍
@@cleggsadventures I just started watching your videos they are so awesome and I learned so much already from you,I been trying to find artifacts in the susq.i live about 10 miles from the river,not much luck at all,but again your videos are awesome.
@@brianstaub8959 I’m sure if you can find some beach below a flat field, you’ll find something. I’m not sure if that’s a dammed river or not, like the Ohio, but still would be the same, just maybe scattered more.Anywhere erosion has taken place is best.hilltops high above the river are also good spots. Rake the leaves back just below the flat on top and wait for a rain to wash it good. Good luck, there’s one waiting for you out there 👍
@@cleggsadventures thank you for the positive words it has a dam below in Maryland,not many years left for me to hunt but I'm taking your advice and hopefully I will find one
Those white bones from fish probably come from sheepshead. The only freshwater drum species I believe they have to do with their equilibrium and hearing called Otoliths.
Hey Scott I call them reworked ones halfsters...Broken arrowhead worked into a scraper.Cool Video we have had a ton rain, I bet the flood was unreal for ya. Killer silver cone find what a find wow ...Nice big Sandy what a good find pretty good size artifact. NOT A BAD AT ALL .THANKS FOR SHARING AND AS ALWAYS KEEP ON ROCKIN JTR JEFF RICKETTS ARROWHEAD MAN.COM
My kids love your channel and my son made a Minecraft version of your house, with the lookout included! Would you ever give a background video on the Natives that made the points, their way of life, why you call things chirts and other materials, archaeological efforts in the area or past?
Jeromy Tichner thank you so much. About all I could do, is give my best educated guess or the theories I believe to be true of their life. Nobody really knows for sure what life was like then, we can only find the clues and try to create the best hypothesis. But, I’ll give my thoughts now and then on future videos. Thanks you all for watching, I appreciate that very much.❤️👍
What an incredible find that coin is! Interestingly the last Indians were removed from Ohio in 1843. Denver Pelkey is right on the money re the coin being a lovers token. I do think however it is more likely that the break was caused by a hole or holes having been drilled through the coins edge. A loop or clasp wouldn't have taken so much (coin) material with it when it broke off, IMO. I've seen a few silver coins that were worn by soldiers in the civil war which had similar breaks on the edge of the coins. The second artifact you picked up looks like it might have been a flake knife? Is it made of Coshocton flint? Great video!
Looks like it would have been a pendant for a necklace. The part where the edge is damaged, is probably where the loop for the chain to slide through. Just a possibility.
Thanks Frederick for watching.👍 It was definitely a cool piece to discover. Others here have thought the same about a loop for a chain, which is probably correct.
Maybe a soldier had that old love token in his pocket and someone shot him with the musket ball you found hitting the coin chipping it and saving his life. I love your videos!
The coin may have had a chain guide soldered on it. It broke off and cause the the person to lose it. Any way I enjoy you adventures and thank you sharing your finds.
Love the point you called a table rock! Looks like a worked down fish spear style!!! Aweaome point!!!! Love the big sandy!!! Great point!!! And that coin!!!! That's absolutely amazing bud!!! If your interested I have 3 metal detectors . I dont know if you have one or not but if not let me know and maybe we can go detect that area. Anyways scott you killed it today!!! I'm going to make a day out of looking tomorrow as well!!! Great recoveries man great day!!!!!
I wonder how old those arrowheads are, and why there are so many around there. Were they trade items or was the hunting really good in those areas? And then there are so many other interesting artifacts around from people who settled there later, too. So much history in that area. Such a fascinating place!
From the stone tools found in my area ( northern WV ), people have lived here for 12,000 years or more. I’m right on the Ohio River, which would have been a source of life. Always water, fish and animals. When the river floods each winter, the water gets high and eats away a little at a time, of the flat fields above. And all the stuff that was left behind, that got buried, washes down to the beach where it can be found. I hope I explained that well. I explain it very well in a video, but can remember which.👍
@@cleggsadventures I live in Canada now. But when I was a kid, I lived and grew up in Virginia. My parents took my siblings and I camping in West Virginia every summer. We went rock collecting out there. I miss it, now that I'm older. I noticed there is a familiar feel to your videos. They remind me of some very happy times I had spent in West Virginia. And it is certainly saturated with history. I didn't realize the history goes back 12,000 years. Just amazing!
