Nice ones Gregg, what did that 2 center sound like and read like? That has to be one of my all time favorite coins but it still eludes me...Maybe I am missing some of them for some reason..Nice ones all the way around. jgas
Great finds, Gregg. Looks like you have been busy diggin. If the heat wave here ever stops I'll get out and open up some holes too. Seeing all the good stuff posted on here lately is making me wish I were out.
Originally Posted by jgas
Nice ones Gregg, what did that 2 center sound like and read like? That has to be one of my all time favorite coins but it still eludes me...Maybe I am missing some of them for some reason..Nice ones all the way around. jgas
jgas,
If you get over a 2c piece, you will know it. I have seen 3 recovered (one of them by myself) in the past year and a half. But this is because the average age of the sites I hunt is 150 years old. I don't bother with parks. I don't hunt tot lots or modern spots. I don't dig sites that are full of barber coinage. For example, there have been only 3 barbers dug in the same amount of time by myself or any of my buddies, while we have found over a dozen seated coins.
So I guess my point is, it's all in the types of sites you consistently hunt. If you hunt only mid-1800s sites or earlier, then you will find your 2c piece in no time at all. They are very easy to hear--they sound good, unlike the 3c nickels do.
Regards,
Buckles
Spring 2012 CaneField Bandits Totals: TEN Half Reales:
1740, 1777, 1784, 1796, 1801, 180?, 1806, 1807, 1808, and 1814
1836 8 Reales
A 17?? One Real
1819 Token/Jeton
Two "Russian Blue" Trade Beads
Henry Clay Campaign Button FIVE Early New Orleans Seated Coins:
1838-O Dime (no stars), Three 1839-O Half Dimes, an 1840-O Dime, and an 1842-O Half Dime
1892 Barber Dime
1918 Walking Liberty Half
1866 and 18?? Shield Nickels, and some GawGag V's and Beefaloes. Military Relics: Possible Spanish Colonial Era Cap Badge
FOUR War of 1812 Artillery Buttons
1820s Pewter Militia "U.S." Button
CW Eagle Artillery Cuff Button
CW Eagle Infantry Officer's Coat Button
3-Ringers, Enfields, Musketballs, and Shell Fragments
Any relics, coins, or other items appearing in my finds posts were found on PRIVATE PROPERTY with total consent and permission from the owners of said property.
The 2 cent hit real hard at about 6inchs on the etrac it came up as a 12-43 solid every direction, I actually thought it was a quarter at first because of the way it hit. it was laying flat in the hole.
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Originally Posted by xGregx
Looks like you have been busy diggin. If the heat wave here ever stops I'll get out and open up some holes too. Seeing all the good stuff posted on here lately is making me wish I were out. 
