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OxShoeDrew
03-04-2016, 03:58 PM
It was the best of coppers, it was the worst of coppers! :lol:
Another short visit to the site that last week produced nice looking 1820 and 1827 LCs, few IHs, and counterfeit capped bust half dollar...this time I found an even prettier LC! :cheesysmile: ...and a completely blank copper :( Not one detail. The 1831 LC is nicer than the pic would indicate.
Dandies are usually blank on the back, but this one has "plated" stamped on it. I also found another one of those nose ring looking buckles. Thanks for looking!
Digger_O'Dell
03-04-2016, 07:54 PM
Wow, very nice! That LC is a beauty!
Lodge Scent
03-04-2016, 09:58 PM
That is a nice looking copper Drew. Love that patina. I want that thing to be an ox nose ring.....but I can't find a perfect match yet.....

Let me butcher another Dickens's quote...from the same novel...... " A day wasted metal detecting, is not wasted on one's self." :cheesysmile:
groundhog53946
03-04-2016, 11:55 PM
Very nice LC! Congrats

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BTV Digger
03-06-2016, 10:58 AM
Way to go Drew. LC is in nice shape indeed! That little button with the star pattern is also a very nice find.

John
OxShoeDrew
03-06-2016, 11:53 AM
Thank you guys!
John, I just received the book about American artifacts and adornment yesterday and that button (almost exact) is on the cover!
del
03-06-2016, 03:55 PM
I'm a firm believer that some years of coppers are of better quality than others , for example i've gotten 4 1831's since detecting and all 4 have really held up well , some are more worn than others but they all cleaned up well or needed very little cleaning at all . yours is a very very nice example Drew !congrats
Digger Don
03-06-2016, 07:17 PM
That's a gorgeous large Cent. Great detail.:perfect10: & :congrats:
Lodge Scent
03-10-2016, 06:28 PM
I'm a firm believer that some years of coppers are of better quality than others , for example i've gotten 4 1831's since detecting and all 4 have really held up well , some are more worn than others but they all cleaned up well or needed very little cleaning at all . yours is a very very nice example Drew !congrats

I agree Dan. I have 5 - 1818's in nice shape. Actually 4 of them are in great shape....3 in superb shape, 2 in pristine shape and one in killer shape :lol: I don't have a single 1831 though.
The Rebel
03-14-2016, 02:06 PM
WTG Drew!