went out for an hour dug three holes and I found a 1752 British large cent while hunting along the Sheepscot river in Maine around a house that was built in 1789.
I was using my Whites TDI pro
went out for an hour dug three holes and I found a 1752 British large cent while hunting along the Sheepscot river in Maine around a house that was built in 1789.
I was using my Whites TDI pro
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hey Moxie thats a fine looking half penny , how deep was it ??
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Nice score for a short hunt |Grats
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Only about 6 inches, it was in clay though ( reason for it being almost corrosion free) I have found about 8 of these and most are pitted beyond cleaning. In Maine if you don't find silver or gold its almost always unrecognizable.Originally Posted by del link=topic=8023.msg91497#msg91497 date=1322686410
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yeah Ian , here in Connecticut as well . probably on average only 4 coppers out of 20 are in decent shape but i found out that certain places around old homesites can produce better quality than the norm.
Dan
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Very nice find for that short hunt. Your right about the coppers coming out like toast. Del knows the secret though, search the slopes. On the flats the moisture stays and corrodes the coppers but on the slopes the water runs away. Hope I got that right.
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1752!?!
I can't even imagine finding a coin that starts 17 anything!
Awesome find!
Congrats
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Very cool find! I don't think I'll have to worry about finding one of those here in Mississippi. Darn it.
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Oh mamma... now that is a beauty.Such an incredibly old coin.
I'm sure glad you rescued her from the ground. I can only imagine the thrill of hunting a property from 1789.
Congratulations sir.
He sure does, especially when he finds them six at a time.
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That's a very nice find Moxie. thumbsup01 Keep up the good work.....uh, I mean fun. lol
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very good find,wtg.
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As you have already established. King George II Half-Penny dated 1752. Lovely find! HH
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