1700's silver and Large Cent (Cleaned Pics added-8/6)!!!

[p2c]

Hi all,
I went to central Ohio this past weekend to a family reunion on my wife's side. In this part of the family almost everyone owns property 150+ years old! I got to hunt this 1830's farmhouse for about 6-7 hours on August 1.

For the first 5-6 hours of hunting, all I had pulled were 9 wheats and 1 dateless buffalo (which was my first buffalo). I was feeling a little discouraged, b/c I wanted older. I asked my mother-in-law, "where did people hang out?" (this was the house she grew up in). I got a snide remark "we didn't hang out, we only worked." Then, I found a merc (1940) and told her. She said "we used to picnic there." I thought they didn't hang out So I hunted that area. W/I 5 minutes I found something silver 6.5 inches deep. It was so thin, I thought it was a blank, until I saw a very faint worn image. I could read CAROLUS.III. DEI GRATIA on the obverse (very worn, you need to tip it to read it) On the back, shield, and pillar of Hercules.



Later, I was able to read a date! 1775 or 1772 (can't tell). My father in law, who collects them later id'd it as a 2 bit Mexican Reale (though in Poor condition). I've just joined the 1700's club!!! (and silver too!)

Within another 5 minutes I got a signal between a QTR and a half. 6 inches deep, I saw the green rim of a copper. I knew I either had a LC or a HC. It was a LC !!! (IT is really dirty. If I can get dirt off w/out hurting the patina, I think the coin is in excellent condition. I can read Liberty clearly on the headband when the coin is wet. The date is really dirty. I think it may be 1839 (Before and after cleaning. I had hoped for better (the coin is not too worn, but the metal damage was bad. The date is 1826. More details of date show when in oil. Unfortunately the metal pitted over date. I confirmed 1826 as opposed to 1836 by measuring the letters on the reverse with calipers (Large Lettering pre-1829) as opposed to a medium lettered 1835 I have in my collection (letters were at least 1 mm taller. To bad. Date detail is probably still there, but I don't wanna doctor the coin. Still could clean more, but I think its close to as good as it'll get ). I broke into the 1800's club and LC club!


and cleaned



and cleaned


A few minutes later, I found a dated buffalo, 1934. The day concluded with a hole that had two more mercs -- 1943-d and 1936 !



6 hours slow and discouraging, last hour hit a lot of goodies!
So the total here pictured:


(Wheats: 25, 35, 38, 40-d, 41, 42, 44, 46, 46-d, 50; buffaloes ??, 34; Mercs 36, 40, 43-d; LC (1839?) and 2 bit Reale (1775); plus 1 square nail my wife wanted to keep, and a copper button)

Thanks for looking!
HH,
Jon

[Lookn4Seated]

Congrats on joining two clubs in one day! Those are some magnificant finds.

[RELICDUDE07]

On the spanish silver!

[DPBOB]

Wow !!!! What a feeling that had to have been...Had to be 10 times better than when I found my seated last week..
Amazing...
I bet you can't wait for the next trip.... Heck ...Move out there...


Oh ya..... HI HO SILVER !!!!!!!!

[Brett]

BIG CONGRATS!!!!!!!!

[creeper71]

Can ya post a pic of the LC "cleaned" ?

[sscindercoop]

Nice finds!!!!

[Lowbatts]

WOW!! Awesome digs! Awesome site! Finding an LC and a reale in one day is WOOOOO-HOOOO!

[treasurefiend]

Holy cow!!!!! Awesome hunting bud, never give up!!!!!

[bugs]

Congrats on the great finds. I thought you would come back with a seated, but 1700 silver geeeeeee

[mikewaz]

Congrats on those great finds!
Way to hang in there.
Mike

[p2c]

Thanks all!
The Large Cent is soaking in mineral oil. Every so often I am wiping it with a q-tip, and that seems to slowly be doing the trick. I will post picks of it when cleaned (I think it will be a few weeks though). Last night I shot the gun b/c I thought I saw 1821, I pulled those posts down. I definitely without a doubt see a 6, and that is all I'll say I see on the date right now (obviously the last digit). But as I said it is cleaning up good, though slowly.

-Jon

[makton]

Jon,
Beeeautiful finds!!! I wish that Reale where in better shape for you but still an excellent find.
That is one great weekend and one you will never forget.

Todd

[litefire56]

Super unbelievable finds! WTG!!! I hope you get a chance to hit that place again soon.

[BuckleBoy]

Great stuff! Any spanish silver find is a great hunt.


Well done.

[kimsdad]

I asked my mother-in-law, "where did people hang out?" (this was the house she grew up in). I got a snide remark "we didn't hang out, we only worked." Then, I found a merc (1940) and told her. She said "we used to picnic there." I thought they didn't hang out

Fantastic!!!

What a hunt!!! Well deserving of two kings, plus you got the highly coveted Thumb Rocket!

Congrats on the great finds, for sure!

Looks like you found a farm that Crazyjarhead missed!

[twistidd]

Wow! You are part of a very exclusive (and lonely, lol) club in finding that 1700's silver! But I wonder if it counts, since you didn't technically find it in Illinois...eh, who cares?? GREAT finds! If I found a 1700's silver at that house, I'd have still been there at this minute digging EVERYTHING!! Congrats!

Joe

[Sorroque]

It looks like 1773 on the top coin.
Take a big pinch of baking soda, wet the coin, put the coin between your finger and press and rub very hard. Instant clean.
I found a 1936 Mercury myself in some change last week. 1936 Mercury Dimes are showing up for some strange reason. So my Mercury dime looks brand new from the baking soda thing.
Notice: There is a 1936 Mercury Dime type that is selling for $600.00 on the internet at this moment.

[Detectingfreak]

Very nice job on all of the silver and the old coins!

[spartacus53]

Great finds, especially on that old silver