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Pacivilwarluke
03-10-2015, 10:14 AM
Yesterday I was able to get a short hunt in after school! The snow was mostly melted off where the sun hit but the ground was still hard as a rock. However, the ground was still frozen stiff but I was able to chip away at it. I went back to my large cent field and got a slick copper, and that was about it. But a copper's a copper so I was happy!
HH!

largie on a frozen slab of ground ( it was about an inch down)


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Ill Digger
03-10-2015, 10:38 AM
After a long hard winter that's a great start if you ask me!!
I might go a whole season and not find a LC! Slick or not!
Nice find.
Congrats! :)
Isaac
03-10-2015, 11:22 AM
Great find man! That field has been awesome !
MangoAve
03-10-2015, 12:27 PM
What type of copper is it? I can see a little detail remains but I can't guess from what I see. At least you got out. It's coming soon to NE where we can get out.
Bell-Two
03-10-2015, 01:14 PM
Great way to start a season!
Pacivilwarluke
03-10-2015, 03:25 PM
After a long hard winter that's a great start if you ask me!!
I might go a whole season and not find a LC! Slick or not!
Nice find.
Congrats! :)
Thank you! Hope you get some largies this year! :)
Pacivilwarluke
03-10-2015, 03:26 PM
Great find man! That field has been awesome !

its certainly been good to me! Thanks man!
Pacivilwarluke
03-10-2015, 03:26 PM
Great way to start a season!
Thank you! :)
Pacivilwarluke
03-10-2015, 03:27 PM
What type of copper is it? I can see a little detail remains but I can't guess from what I see. At least you got out. It's coming soon to NE where we can get out.
It looks to be a jersey copper, I'll post a picture. Hope the snow melts off for you!
Pacivilwarluke
03-10-2015, 03:28 PM
Looks like it might be a jersey copper, I can see a shield outline4607746078
Tony Two-Cent
03-10-2015, 03:50 PM
I think you may be on to something there. In the first photo of your coin above it appears that you can see part of the plow, and the braided line that is below the horses head. (Opposite side of the shield.)
Digger Don
03-10-2015, 04:58 PM
What a great way to start the year. Great Job.
What ever it is, it's a large copper and an awesome find !!
Congrats
Lodge Scent
03-10-2015, 05:53 PM
I need some of that cure ! Nice find !
Pacivilwarluke
03-11-2015, 07:44 AM
I think you may be on to something there. In the first photo of your coin above it appears that you can see part of the plow, and the braided line that is below the horses head. (Opposite side of the shield.)
I think you're right! Thanks for the insight and HH!
Pacivilwarluke
03-11-2015, 07:44 AM
What a great way to start the year. Great Job.
What ever it is, it's a large copper and an awesome find !!
Congrats
Thanks! HH!
Pacivilwarluke
03-11-2015, 07:45 AM
I need some of that cure ! Nice find !
Hope you get some soon! :) HH!
MangoAve
03-11-2015, 07:55 AM
Looks like there were a lot of different varieties of the NJ. Throughout 1876-88 there were a few variations on the plow shape and horse head shape. I def see the shield tho from new pics. The first pic I didn't recognize anything like it, tho.
RIdirtdigger
03-11-2015, 09:36 AM
Nice job on getting out and saving the copper Luke! Snow has been melting a lot here as well. Good hunt :congrats:
Pacivilwarluke
03-11-2015, 11:37 AM
Looks like there were a lot of different varieties of the NJ. Throughout 1876-88 there were a few variations on the plow shape and horse head shape. I def see the shield tho from new pics. The first pic I didn't recognize anything like it, tho.

Yeah, the obverse is pretty much obliterated. I've seen variations of the shield too, mine looks like the narrow slightly off center one.
Pacivilwarluke
03-11-2015, 11:38 AM
Nice job on getting out and saving the copper Luke! Snow has been melting a lot here as well. Good hunt :congrats:
Thanks! I figure within a week the ground will be thawed down here, hope you can get out soon! :)
OxShoeDrew
03-21-2015, 12:07 PM
Nicely done!...and fine ID too. Still have a foot of snow on the ground...got 3 more inches this morning. :(
del
03-24-2015, 11:27 PM
Congrats on the copper Luke!!



Still have a foot of snow on the ground...got 3 more inches this morning. :(

I know Drew I've been neglecting the forum boards thinking everyone else is snow bound as well :duh:
Pacivilwarluke
03-25-2015, 08:46 AM
Nicely done!...and fine ID too. Still have a foot of snow on the ground...got 3 more inches this morning. :(

I hope that snow melts off really quickly for you guys up there! This winter was harsh on everybody. :( thanks and HH!
Pacivilwarluke
03-25-2015, 08:46 AM
Congrats on the copper Luke!!




I know Drew I've been neglecting the forum boards thinking everyone else is snow bound as well :duh:

thank you!