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History found at School

written by Steve Tucker 2006. President Oregon Treasure Trail Society

Sunday April 16th, 2006 was not an unusual day here in Oregon. The forecast was for some rain followed by showers. Typical for this time of year.

I got the itch as most detectorists’ do that have been cooped up in the house due to Mother Nature. I figured that I could get a few school playgrounds hunted in just a short amount of time.

I was getting real lucky as the showers were only showing up as I was driving from place to place. I was just stepping into the fourth playground and had just missed the sleet when the sky opened up. Unwilling to be defeated, I just moved faster and was doing a pretty poor job of covering the area. The rain stopped as I was almost done and so I decided to go back over what I had rushed through about twenty minutes earlier.

As I moved near a second set of swings I got a signal that rang so clear and yet I was still not going to dig it because this area had been detected to death. After a few steps I turned back and pinpointed the target. At a depth of five inches I dug what appeared to be a metal disc about the size of a half dollar but heavier. I got frustrated at the thought of it being just another piece of junk and was about to throw it into my garbage pouch when I noticed some lettering under the crusty edge. I decided that it deserved a little cleaning and evaluating and headed home.

I soaked the item in olive oil for a week and every couple days would take it out and run a vibrating toothbrush over it. By the end of the week the words became clear. The item was a King Louis the XVI (16) coin from 1793.

If you look him up you will find out that this French ruler was married to Queen Marie-Antoinette and “lost his head” in 1793 the same way his wife did with a guillotine.

The coin is bronze and isn’t worth much but was a very strange find in this area. One of the best things about finding something is learning something about it and both you and I now learned something. I wish I could say it’s worth a lot but about $4.00US isn’t really fair for something 213 years old but it is still a piece of history that I will cherish.

 

 

METAL DETECTING COIN FOUND

 

 

 

 

 

2 Sols - France 1793


Obverse - Bust of Louis XVI, facing left
Legend, LOUIS XVI ROI DES FRANÇOIS Below bust, 1793 Mintmark, A


Reverse - Wreath with legend. Inside wreath, a fasces topped by a liberty cap. 2 S.
Legend, LA NATION LA LOI LE ROI L'AN 3 DE LA LIBERTE.

 

* compared with a 1791 issue.
 

 

 

 

 

 

 


Written and published with permission of Mr. Steve Tucker, 2006 President Oregon Treasure Trail Society  www.otts.org

 

 

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