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Ken C

11-13-2017, 07:54 AM

I used about 4 hours of free time on Sunday to hunt an old favorite farm field. All I had the first 3.5 hours was an 1863 Indian and a bunch of buttons. Walking out, I found 2 New Jersey coppers within 15 minutes of each other. I've only ever dug 2 before, so to dig 2 in 15 minutes was surprising.

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Digger_O'Dell

11-13-2017, 11:39 AM

Congrats on all those coppers, sounds like a great hunt!

Digger Don

11-13-2017, 12:10 PM

Awesome hunt. :congrats: on the Coppers!!

The Rebel

11-13-2017, 03:45 PM

That's awesome! Did you let "Don in SJ" over on T-net know. He's keeping a log of where the NJ's are bring found.

aloldstuff

11-14-2017, 06:17 AM

Dueling NJ's....unheard of. Huge congrats. :thumbsup02:

Bucknut

11-14-2017, 08:18 AM

Wow! 2 NJ's coins! Congrats!

wisconsin digger

11-14-2017, 11:46 AM

I cannot relate to how great of finds those are as we do not have that kind of history. that is a terrific hunt. WD

Tony Two-Cent

11-15-2017, 03:52 PM

Two New Jersey coppers in one hunt is mind blowing! :wow:

It's a coin that rarely turns up, and to find two of them within 15 minutes of each other is incredible.

The 1863 Fatty is nothing to sneeze at either.

Congrats on the amazing hunt!

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OxShoeDrew

11-15-2017, 05:29 PM

I've yet to dig a Jersey, but I do live far away.:lol: That's a good looking fatty!! Great hunt!!! :wow:

Lodge Scent

11-15-2017, 07:07 PM

Very cool! I thought that second copper was a MA cooper. Maybe that's because I'm still looking for a MA copper ;)

Ken C

11-20-2017, 09:10 AM

Thanks all!

That's awesome! Did you let "Don in SJ" over on T-net know. He's keeping a log of where the NJ's are bring found.

Thanks! I emailed Don the info and he's checking variant info for me.

Very cool! I thought that second copper was a MA cooper. Maybe that's because I'm still looking for a MA copper

I wish it was a MA copper, I have not dug one of those! NJ is the only one with the shield right?