Several days after I left Buxton, 

 the ECU investigators found English 

 farthings (copper coins) dating from 

 the 1670s. Holes were drilled through 

 them, a sign that the Croatans used the 

 coins for decoration, not money. They 

 were found along with bird bone rings 

 and strong evidence that the Croatans 

 were manufacturing lead buckshot. 

 Phelps' team found iron tools for 

 molding the shot and hundreds of 

 hardened puddles of lead. 



Phelps would be pleasantly 



Continued 



COASTWATCH 15 



