Grant Bros. Druggists and Opticians

RCO · Apr 24, 2019

ann_digs said:
For sure yes and thank you. When the rain moves out I will dig in that area. I found parts of a coal oil lamp, porcelain doll, pottery shards, and skate blades..leather boots still attached but they fell off when I pulled them out. I won't post those here because they are not bottles but it does help to date the site as well. Thank you. Oh I also found coins(metal detecting) not far from where I got the bottles. 1871 One Cent Prince Edward Island, 1906 Indian Head Penny! American. 1912 One Cent Canadian.

those coins are a good find as well , do prove the site has some significant age , not sure how long the PEI penny was used but I can't see it being in use for much time beyond 1871

I found an old Canadian penny last year in a park and often do come across coins ( but usually there modern )

WesternPA-collector · Apr 24, 2019

That is a great looking old bottle. Sadly that is what happens in many locations. The bottles get buried in rocks and debris later on.

ann_digs · Apr 24, 2019

Coins

Here are some of the coins I have found. The 1871 Prince Edward Island one is very neat, and I have 2. I found the other at a cellar hole and that one has a hole in it! I think someone may have put it up on a wall, maybe for good luck? I will post that one tomorrow here.

CanadianBottles · Apr 25, 2019

That PEI cent is in great condition, the patina is really nice! A lot of coins from that era had holes punched into them, if it's a small one near the edge it was probably worn on a string, and if it's in the middle it probably was nailed somewhere, could be for luck or could be because someone badly needed a copper washer.

RCO · Apr 25, 2019

the PEI penny isn't necessary a hard coin to acquire but its still an interesting find , one of the oldest coins ( with dates readable ) I've found was a 1913 Canada penny

but most of the coins I find are modern , the other day I found an old purse along a road , there were some coins in it , a Canadian dime and quarter and a US dime

it doesn't seem to be easy to find old coins here although I'm sure there are some out there but metal detecting is a popular hobby so a lot of the easy places were checked long ago , and a lot of places are so grown in with tree's/brush to find anything be tough

ann_digs · Apr 25, 2019

Here is the 1871 coin that has the hole in it. It looks has if it has been scrubbed! or polished so hard that it has a shiny metalic look about it. Maybe someone wore it as a on a necklace? It certainly does not have the original patina. Very interesting. I will go back to that site soon, maybe tomorrow. I could find another

Thank you everyone for your input.

RCO · Apr 26, 2019

I've seen coins with holes in them before , it makes sense for them to use a PEI penny for such a purpose as it would of had no face value by then .

not sure why its so metallic looking as the penny is made of copper , perhaps its been painted silver ?

CanadianBottles · Apr 26, 2019

I'm guessing they plated it with something and then used it as jewelry. I've seen some plated coins with holes in them before, seems coins on necklaces were fairly popular 100 years ago.

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