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1714 8-Escudo Replica Coin For Sale Online.
Source: coinreplicas.com.
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I was just browsing coinquest.com. I found it both informative and entertaining. Lots of coins are listed and described, including early American colonies, Spanish colonial, medieval coins, error and variety coins, counterfeits, reproductions and many world coins that were completely new to me. They give descriptions, details and values. I could have spent a lot of time there and probably will in the future.
One of the things I found on CoinQuest is reference to CoinReplicas.com, which is another web site that I found useful.
CoinReplicas.com lists for sale a large variety of replica coins, including the above 8-escudo listed as a 1715 Fleet coin. It was described as 24K gold layered lead-free pewter, with a price of $20.
They listed quite a variety of coins, including a number of colonial American coins and world coins in addition to Spanish Colonial coins.
You might enjoy taking a look at both of those sites.
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DOVER, N.H. (AP) — Where an untrained eye sees different soil colors and doesn't think anything of it, a trained archaeologist sees history.
This past week, a team of archaeologists working under the direction of University of New Hampshire professor Meghan Howey, found those soil differences as they work on unpacking the history of the Second Meetinghouse built in Dover Point in 1654...
During a week-long investigation last year at the 1654 site, the team uncovered a row of bricks buried under the soil towards the road side of the property. Howey didn't believe they were from the 1600s but rather the 1800s, and she speculated the bricks could have been added on top of the 1654 meeting house foundation. There was some published history suggesting that a schoolhouse had existed on the property, though other accounts disputed that notion.
After researching historical accounts over the past year, Fiske developed a new theory she plans to investigate further: The bricks could be remains of what may have been a replica of the meetinghouse built in the late 1800s...
Here is the link for more about that.
https://www.argus-press.com/news/state_news/article_7558f0e5-9311-583d-9f3f-9dbb19fa9b55.htmlHere is the link for more about that.
There are two things in that one I'd like to emphasize. First is the soil color differences that were a clue. Second is the intermingled bricks, possibly from a later period, that complicated interpretation of the site.
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They started out as normal urban rehabilitation works but quickly unearthed intriguing finds which had been hidden under the historical town of Silves for centuries, namely a “structure that had been dug in the rocks” where the body of a human child had been ‘dumped’ along with several animals...
And here is that link.
https://www.portugalresident.com/2019/07/24/archaeologists-unearth-new-piece-of-history-in-silves/
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Joe D. wrote and thanked me for the information I posted yesterday on hallmarks, silver marks, and maker's marks. He says he shops for glass, china, pottery, silver, silver plate, artwork, etc. at Goodwill and does quite well.
Glad you found it useful Joe.
I used to spend a good bit of time in thrift stores. I collected primarily books, but also a few advertising items. In fact I once published a database of collectible books and prices. Of course that is now all out of date. But one thing I found was a lot of good old history books with metal detecting leads. I also found some expensive numismatic books and old books dating back to the 1700s - and all for a dollar.
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