A rare find for Wisconsin

[Fire Fighter 43]

Last week I had a few short hunts that produce a couple silver, an 1881 Indian, several wheats and a rare find for WI., an 1851 Large Cent. The site was a new permission for me that dates to the early 1840's. My hunt started out good with a couple wheats and the Indian. Then it slowed down, It seemed that most of the area had fill dirt. One area is now a flower garden that is used for weddings and has several grass paths. The owner watched me dig a couple holes and was OK with my technique so he let he have the run of the property. On the edge of one of the paths I got a solid hit that was reading deepish on the Deus. I thought maybe silver, WOW! was I surprised when I saw the largie come out of the ground. The 2 silvers 1917 Merc and 1947 Rosie came from a church site that I have pounded with my other machines. My wheat total for the week was 19.

 

[del]

Wow great coins ! check that 51' closely there was a mint error that year ! Congrats !!:notworthy:

 

[Digger_O'Dell]

Huge congrats on that largie! It's a rare find in our region since most settlements only date back to around 1850 or so. Seems the Deus is working out great for you!

 

[OxShoeDrew]

Nice pics too!! :notworthy:

 

[Lodge Scent]

Well done !

 

[Bucknut]

Awesome finds! That LC is in nice shape too!

 

[Digger Don]

Awesome finds. Love the largie!!

 

[ducktrapper]

Great job, glad to see you are still out prospecting, your skills continue to show. I don't ever expect to find a large cent in the northern part of Wisconsin! Sometime would love to hear more about your impressions/experiences with the Deus and compare/contrast with Etrac & CTX. Maybe a post for a winter day when not much else is going on?

 

[Ill Digger]

Nice finds Jeff! :thumbsup02:
Congrats! :grin:
I know the felling. It's not too often a largie comes to light here in the mid-west. Thats a pleasant surprise! :yahoo:
How many LC's does this one make for you over the years?

 

[aloldstuff]

Jeff, great group of coins. :congrats: on that LC, it must have put a huge smile on ya. Are you going back to the site???

 

[BTV Digger]

Excellent finds and congrats! Largies are very common finds in the old country of NE, but typically didn't find their way as far west as IL/WI. Regardless a very nice find sir.

John

 

[Tony Two-Cent]

Congrats on the 1851 Large Cent, Jeff! :clapping:

Your other finds are very nice as well. That Indian Head has great detail on it.

:congrats:

 

[wisconsin digger]

Great finds Jeff and your right on rarity as I have found 1 in my lifetime and it was no where near as nice as that one. Congrats. WD

 

[The Rebel]

WTG on the finds, especially the LC!

 

[milco]

Jeff, congrats on the LC! A great find indeed and a nice bunch of finds all the way around!

 

[Mr. Digger]

Impressive regardless of where you are! Very nice.

 

[PL8MAN]

Sweet coins !

 

[MangoAve]

Grats on getting an LC, Jeff. You said the site dates to 1840. By 1840, 40% of the population lived between the Appalachian and Rocky Mtns. It's surprising that there aren't more LC found in that region.