I found a first for me in 15 years ! It was on my wish list !

[PL8MAN]

I'm still doing a dance after today's find ! I have been trying to hunt some old areas of San Jose while I have been off work the past month . Today I hunted a place that 8-10 years ago I found a Seated half & quarter dating from the 1850's ! I have only been back once and only found a few wheats . Today I put on my 12 inch coil and started digging any iffy silver targets . After about an hour or so I had a very iffy target . It was all over the place , +50 - +80 . This is the kind of target I had been digging all morning with out any luck . This time was different ! The target was at 8 inches and when I got down to it the VDI was at +86 ! I'm thinking silver quarter ! Well it was not silver . When I saw the coin in the hole I had no clue what it was till I picked it up and saw ONE CENT big on it ! My first ever large cent mg: !!! It's a 1848 and in good condition I would say . I still can't believe it ! This is one from my wish list I thought I would never find . It's the happiest I have ever been to just dig a penny <: . I'll be working this place again with my new MXT PRO coming next week ! thumbsup01
HH
Glen

 

[aloldstuff]

:shocked03:
What no rings...Huge congrats to you on scoring your 1st LC. I can remember mine. Let us know how that MXT Pro works out.

 

[Sal66]

:congrats: Nice going ! I still remember my first LG Cent so many years ago. It's the greatest feeling, huh . Not too bad of shape either. I'm sure it's tough finding them out West compared to us out here in New England.
Congrats again !
Sal

 

[OxShoeDrew]

Wow!! erfect10: they don't come out of the ground looking like that around here. Great find. |:cheering:

 

[del]

congrats on your first large cent Pl8man :cheering: :cheering: :cheering: just think one of the original 49'ers prospectors might have carried that one in his pocket before he spent for supplies . great find. :smitten: :clapping: :clapping:

 

[leslie(nova scotia)]

Congrats on taking one off your bucket list! <

 

[milco]

Congrats on the LC! I think I'd be heading back to that spot often with the track record of coins found there, good luck!

 

[Tony Two-Cent]

Wow, that's an awesome find, Glen! :wow:

That can't be a very common find in CA. It gives me hope that I might find one here in Illinois. I have only found two of them in my life, both in the mid 1980s.

Congrats on the terrific find! It's in nice shape too! happydance02

 

[Ill Digger]

:clapping: Nice find Glen!! thumbsup01
She's in pretty good shape for being 164 years old too ! :yes:
Congrats! :grin:

 

[Fire Fighter 43]

A big congrats on a first and she looks like a beauty, WTG |:cheering:

 

[starman2]

erfect10:! A perfect score! :congrats: on your first LC! Still looking for mine. WTG!! |:cheering:

 

[BobE]

In Connecticut, a lot of large cents are detected but most do not look as good as yours.
Great condition for an exciting first.
Unbelievable isn't it?
We wait so long to find something yet it's hard to believe we are holding it in our hand when we finally detect it.
Congrads

 

[jkress]

erfect10:

She's a beauty Glen. :clapping: A big congratulations on your first LC. :beerbuddy:
They don't come by very often here either... when they do = :happydance01:

 

[mike l]

Congrats on the first large cent eace:.

 

[CTX Tom]

WTG on your LC.Large coppers are a special find indeed.Great find!

 

[JTGOLD]

very nice find,wtg.

 

[CODY]

:wow: :congrats: on a great first.