a large cent. The weather is beautiful today and I got permission to hunt a property that the house was built around 1908.

I dug a ton of trash and some clad. When I got home I noticed one of the coins did not match anything modern and had a green corrosion on it. Used a tooth pick to remove some of it and I could see stars around the edge. Out came the Red Book for a tentative I.D., meanwhile the coin is soaking in olive oil. I just hope I can get a date. (off the coin) I'll post a pic. when I can tell.

If it is, it would be a very rare find for around here.

Well, after soaking overnight I was able to get a date off the coin and a faint outline of a V. I have never seen some of the older coins before so I did not know what to expect. Yes it is a nickle and now my oldest find.