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Sam
10-12-2014, 09:29 PM
So my dad went hiking today on a modern trail and brought me along, I also brought my detector just in case. After finding out it was a junkyard in the 20s and 30s I had no hope of finding anything good.

That was until I got my first signal which was a solid 83, 84 reading 4" on my machine, I dug down three inches and to my surprise I see a copper in the bottom of the hole!

Turns out to be a 1816 Matron Head Large Cent which is the first year of the Matrons, I didn't find anything else this hunt.

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Isaac
10-13-2014, 12:16 AM
Congrats on the large cent Sam, it cleaned up nicely as well :thumbsup01: sometimes you just never know
aloldstuff
10-13-2014, 05:06 AM
Once you find a LC it really doesn't matter if you find anything else. That's a great find and better that you actually found it at a junkyard. :congrats:
wisconsin digger
10-13-2014, 06:19 AM
For a single coin hunt you did quite well. Always pays to turn the detector on. great find. WD
The Rebel
10-13-2014, 07:04 AM
WTG on the LC, you got lucky seeing it was around a junk yard. Must have been a ton of trash.
Cheap Thrills
10-13-2014, 01:44 PM
" one man's junk is another man's treasure" . Bring on the junk! Nice going !:perfect10:
Tony Two-Cent
10-13-2014, 01:50 PM
A terrific coin that is soon to be 200 years old! :thumbsup02:

Congrats on bringing it to light! :congrats:
del
10-13-2014, 02:04 PM
1816 , a great year to celebrate ... A full year to recover and prosper from the ravages of the war of 1812 and from Europe the great news of Napoleon's army being crushed at Waterloo . congrats on the fine copper matron Sam !!
Sam
10-13-2014, 09:05 PM
Once you find a LC it really doesn't matter if you find anything else. That's a great find and better that you actually found it at a junkyard. :congrats:

Thanks! Yes it was a unexpected find for sure!
Sam
10-13-2014, 09:06 PM
1816 , a great year to celebrate ... A full year to recover and prosper from the ravages of the war of 1812 and from Europe the great news of Napoleon's army being crushed at Waterloo . congrats on the fine copper matron Sam !!

Thanks Dan! It was a very unexpected find for sure.
Sam
10-13-2014, 09:06 PM
A terrific coin that is soon to be 200 years old! :thumbsup02:

Congrats on bringing it to light! :congrats:

Thanks Tony!
Sam
10-13-2014, 09:07 PM
For a single coin hunt you did quite well. Always pays to turn the detector on. great find. WD

Thank you, yes it was my first signal too. Found nothing else the rest of the hunt which is kinda strange but I'll take a LC any day!
Sam
10-13-2014, 09:09 PM
WTG on the LC, you got lucky seeing it was around a junk yard. Must have been a ton of trash.

Thanks! It was an unexpected find, it's also strange that I turned on my detector swung and it was my very first signal there.
Sam
10-13-2014, 09:10 PM
" one man's junk is another man's treasure" . Bring on the junk! Nice going !:perfect10:

Haha thanks, if it was my choice where we went I wouldn't have picked that spot! I guess it may have been worth it though!
Sam
10-13-2014, 09:13 PM
Congrats on the large cent Sam, it cleaned up nicely as well :thumbsup01: sometimes you just never know

Thanks Isaac! Appreciate the comment!
Auriemma
10-14-2014, 02:05 AM
Nice find. After that, did you need to find anything else? Congrats.
RIdirtdigger
10-14-2014, 04:43 AM
Awesome job sam. Glad to see you pull a large copper
Beartoe
10-14-2014, 11:04 AM
A two hundred year old copper in a junk infested location AND on the first swing.

That must be one of those good karma things I have heard so much about. :omg::congrats:
jbolf6
10-14-2014, 06:45 PM
What a great coin, bet you are glad you brought the detector along!
Sam
10-14-2014, 09:23 PM
Awesome job sam. Glad to see you pull a large copper

Thanks dude!
Sam
10-14-2014, 09:23 PM
What a great coin, bet you are glad you brought the detector along!

Thank you! Yep definitely glad I brought it with me.
Sam
10-14-2014, 09:24 PM
A two hundred year old copper in a junk infested location AND on the first swing.

That must be one of those good karma things I have heard so much about. :omg::congrats:

Thanks! Definitely excited about this find.
Fire Fighter 43
10-14-2014, 10:32 PM
WOW! That is a great find, WTG.
leslie(nova scotia)
10-15-2014, 05:15 PM
Nice old one youz! Just never know where they will pop out. Friend of mine found a one reale in the middle of a highschool soccer field!
Sam
10-15-2014, 07:34 PM
WOW! That is a great find, WTG.

Thank you very much!
Sam
10-15-2014, 07:34 PM
Nice old one youz! Just never know where they will pop out. Friend of mine found a one reale in the middle of a highschool soccer field!

Thanks! And that is insane! :shocked04: