A 2 hour hunt of a field that is next to an old country church and school yields only one coin but what a coin. The CTX was hitting solid 12-41 at 4 inches and I thought wheaty, to my surprise there was a 2 center in the bottom of the hole. The date is 1865 and it is only my second one in over 35 years of detecting. The two center is a rare find in my area because most places were not even surveyed until the 1840s.
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Detectors since 1977: Simplex, DEUS, CTX 3030, F75 Ltd, Etrac, Excal II, V3i, DFX, GTI2000, Eagle II, 6000DI, 6DB, AlaskanTR4B, Beachcomber
Man, if you are only going to dig one coin that's not a bad one to get! Looks like it's in nice shape too, 2 of the 3 I've dug were corroded, crusty, and nasty. Huge congrats!
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sweet coin Jeff |
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Hey, look at that!
What a great find, Jeff, and it's in really nice shape! |
You're right, they sure don't turn up very often here in the midwest.
Lifetime totals:
10 Large Cents, 415 Indian Heads, 2 Two Cent Pieces, 1 Capped Bust Half Dime, 1 Seated Half Dime, 10 Shield Nickels, 68 V Nickels, 124 Buffalo Nickels, 31 War Nickels, 16 Seated Dimes, 131 Barber Dimes, 405 Mercury Dimes, 249 Rosies, 4 Seated Quarters, 18 Barber Quarters, 20 Standing Liberty Quarters, 89 Silver Washingtons, 1 Seated Half, 3 Barber Halves, 16 Walking Liberty Halves
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I love those 2-centers ! Just wish I could find some ! Congrats!
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Oldest coin: 1699 William III halfpenny
Purdiest coin: 1832 Capped Bust quarter
Coolest find: USA button with blue threads still on shank
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A tuff one indeed! That is a sweet find and in nice shape
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That is a nice dig Jeff.. Congrats
2 centers are one of my favorites.. And your is in awesome shape..
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Congrats firefighter,three years newer than mine (1868) and looks to be in great shape too! Hope you get more this year.HH....Originally Posted by Fire Fighter 43 link=topic=13357.msg141303#msg141303 date=1369151950
A 2 hour hunt of a field that is next to an old country church and school yields only one coin but what a coin. The CTX was hitting solid 12-41 at 4 inches and I thought wheaty, to my surprise there was a 2 center in the bottom of the hole. The date is 1865 and it is only my second one in over 35 years of detecting. The two center is a rare find in my area because most places were not even surveyed until the 1840s.
Nice find and in great shape too! Congrats. |:
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WTG Jeff! Awesome find! The fields are pretty much all planted now so hopefully we can make it out on some in the fall. Great find, congrats!
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Oldest silver: 1853 Half-dime & 1876S Seated Quarter / Oldest coin: 1849 US Large Cent / 1854 Upper Canada One Penny Bank Token
if you are only going to find one thats a great one to find congrats on your find dennis
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TOTAL 100 YEAR OLD COINS - -280
2020:
Silver: 11
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Super Find Jeff. That is one of the coins on my list. There has been one found in Chippewa along with a Morgan Dollar.
(2) Whites DFX, Eagle II SL 90, Coinmaster, DB4, PRL-1, Surfmaster II, Whites V3i, FISHER 1212x, 1225x, Garrett Pro Pointer, Wilcox All Pro #251 Digger, Sun Ray DX-1, Whites Bullseye II, Whites Auto Scan Detector
Awesome find, congrats
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So Far: (0) Silver; (2) KG, LC 1807; (2) IH; (3) Buff
2013 Total: 36 Silver; 5LC (including 1 FUGIO)
2012 Total:101 Silver; 11 LC
That's how it goes sometimes, only a few coins but they are good ones. The corn field got me only 4 coins. One Lincoln penny, my first large cent, my first half dime and a seated dime turned into a jewelry pin and engraved on the back. Congrats on digging that good one from a place that one might think wasn't gonna produce.
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Oldest coin ever = King George II half penny 1729-1754
Oldest U.S. coin = 1834 L.C.
Oldest silver ever = 1839 seated half dime
Nice looking 2 cent piece. I'm always surprised when the come out of a hole
Finding relics is in my blood
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