To get a picture out of the ground in that condition is amazing! I think it should be in that scrolling banner at the top. Really nice looking LC too. I know what you mean about photos sometimes just not doing justice to the coin.
To get a picture out of the ground in that condition is amazing! I think it should be in that scrolling banner at the top. Really nice looking LC too. I know what you mean about photos sometimes just not doing justice to the coin.
That is fantastic! It is always in the back of our minds who lost what we find, wonder what they were doing etc. Now you can look them right in the eye! I was tickled to find a brass encased ID badge with the picture still in good shape behind the celluloid face that is the 1920's era but you are three generations back further...great job. Check county histories for they some times have pictures of "prominent" residents. I am truly fascinated by this find!
Psalms 24:1 ¶ The earth is the LORD'S, and all it contains...But God shares with us who search!
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That is pretty darn cool Drew
Oldest find: 5,000 year old copper spearhead
Oldest coin: 1699 William III halfpenny
Purdiest coin: 1832 Capped Bust quarter
Coolest find: USA button with blue threads still on shank
"He who would search for pearls must dive below."
.....Freakin' unbelievable.....that is amazing..and so VERY cool!!!!! To be able to literally put a face to the site and finds is really cool....maybe not monetarily valuable...but overall a VERY cool touch of history...did I mention that it's cool?
2014 Goals: 20 Silver, 5 Large Coppers, 1 Gold Coin (not anticipating being able to detect much this year; NEW BABY HERE!!)
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
As a digger that prefers relics to coins, all I can say is...
Land of Two Seasons - Snow and Fire Danger.
Truly an incredible and personally unique "treasure" to find Drew .
"Honesty is an expensive gift ,
so don't expect it from cheap people"
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thats a jaw dropper of a find drew!~ wow!
2008-14 coppers
2009-32 coppers
2010-34 coppers 2-GW buttons
2011- 80 & 3/4 coppers 1-GW button
2012- 92 coppers/large cents 1-GW button
2013- 57 1/4 coppers 6- GW Buttons
2014- 69 coppers 1-GW button
2015- 20 1/4 coppers
2016-44 coppers 1-GW button
2017-19 & 1/2 coppers
2018-19 coppers 1-GW
2019-5 coppers
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those are some awesome finds! Great way to start the year for sure... And @therebel.. that guy in your photo has an amazing mohawk and a sweeet stache!
Pretty freaky. You will probably be haunted by their faces. I think it's a sign not to disturb their belongings or resting place.
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Sweet find! Congrats
Originally Posted by midas
Or maybe a sign that it is ok to hunt.
Finding relics is in my blood
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"resting place"... come on John , Drew wasn't digging in a cemetery .
Drew , I also think it was good sign and you were meant to find itbut if "bad things" start happening you can always mail it to Midas.
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so don't expect it from cheap people"
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You know, I think of those faces quite a bit. They are now watching my every move from my display cabinet.
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Wow i can't believe that picture has lasted. oh and nice LC too lol. Great hunt
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What a great find, and probably worth a nomination for the appropriate "find of the month" category just given the simple rarity of being preserved that well. Almost like a fossil.I found a similar Booth and Hayden's daguerreotype frame last fall at an old cellar hole, but with the glass broken and the image long, long wasted away. Your find is really exceptional. Way to go!
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Try overlay at www.historicmapworks.com maybe there are county maps with house sites from that far back... 1877 is the oldest that I found for my county.
What an absolutely, fantastically AWESOME find Drew!!!
How big is the pic? It's hard to tell without anything to compare. I love digging the little necklace pic pendants but always disappointed to pop them open and find the pics had dissolved away with time.
Oldest silver-- 1838o seated dime (no stars)
Oldest copper-- 1820 LC
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Thank you everyone....Tana, No house appears on the old maps which initially excited me...but the site is no better than all the rest.I have to work hard for finds there.
The picture is 4"by4" or 4'by3" I could measure it when I get home.
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You actually took a trip back in time and saw the people that lived there. Amazing. Never saw a find like that.
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Now that is a very cool find. Gotta love those old portraits, but why people very seldom smiled for the camera back then is a mystery to me.
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Garrett AT Gold, 5x8 coil, Garrett PP
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Thanks everyone...I think, Twobit, that it was hard to hold a smile for the time it took to take a picture back then. I guess smiles came out blurry.
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