About This Coin
An object appearing to be a coin or token, recovered during excavation on Lot 5 by archaeologist Fiona Steele during the Season 12 finale. The find was made alongside hand-painted pottery dating to as early as the 1770s. Gary Drayton had picked up a nonferrous signal nearby before the object was excavated.
At the final War Room meeting of the year, archaeologist Laird Niven reported that eight pre-1760 items were recovered from Lot 5 that season alongside artifacts dating from 1760 to 1820, confirming activity on the site earlier than previously documented. A button initially mistaken for a coin proved to have a silver gilt body with gold traces, further complicating the identification of small metal objects from the lot. The coin or token itself has not been definitively identified.
Historical Context
Fiona Steele, Gary Drayton; The Curse of Oak Island Season 12 Episode 25
Where It Was Found
Found at Lot 5 — Oak Island, Nova Scotia, Canada.
