A Most Spectacular Discovery From 200 Years Ago

I'll probably never top this discovery!

Since I've been pretty non-existent on my blog up until now, I thought I would share some of my most memorable finds over the last couple of months. I've had a pretty good year most of my success came from water detecting this year but there was one discovery that rocketed all the way to the top of my "Best Finds For 2017" list. On top of that, it was a big bucket list item that I wanted to find.

The coin I found was an 1810 Capped Bust Liberty Half and it was in stunning shape. It almost appears as if it was lost the same day it was minted. Here is a picture of the front and back of the coin. I wrote up a quick story about the coin and it was posted on the XP Metal Detectors Americas customer finds website Check out the story and if you don't mind please vote for it by clicking the thumbs up icon. The "thumbs up or vote icon" is in the upper left hand corner of the story.

Where did I find this spectacular coin?

If you follow me on YouTube, I have several videos I've shot over the last couple of years highlighting some really great relics and coins I've found from this permission. The "Trevanion Mansion" as we affectionately call it was built back in 1817 and  this year (2017) marked 200 years of its existence. The owners invited my wife and I in to see some of the renovations and interesting features of the mansion.

Whats inside the mansion? 

As you walk in the front door you greeted by massive display cabinet full of relics and coins that have been found on the property. Many of the items on display were found by myself and couple of my fellow digger friends.

As you continue to move through the mansion several rooms have completely renovated. On the first floor you'll find the double parlor, dining room, family room, kitchen, pool room, and mud room. On the 2nd floor, you'll find the master bedroom, library, bathroom, 70's room, brown room, porch, and guest bedroom. There are actually 3 floors. We didn't explore too much of the third floor but we did venture into the tower that is supposedly haunted. For a quick tour you can check out my video of the mansion and the day I discovered the coin by clicking here 

Whats in the future? 

I haven't considered this permission hunted out just yet so more than likely I'll keep going back to uncover and save more history from this amazing "Trevanion Mansion".

Thanks for reading! -MM314