I found this at an old farm house in Geneva, NY on July 12th, 2007. The house was built in the 1850's so there was probably something else there before then. This coin received a club grade of EF-45 with a value of $275.00. Not too bad for a Penny.
It was years before I found my first large cent then I got two in the same day! A field in Petersburgh VA. I would put some of you VA hunters on it now since I cant find the time to get back there but I was told by my contacts they have since put a factory there. Way to go for progress.
I just found one also .Your pictures are really nice . Can you tell if mines worth anything .
I also found another with an unreadable date .with no 13 stars on it . not as in good shape though .
nice find great pics .!
Congrats on a decent shaped 1822! Since it has so much detail available I attributed the coin as a Newcomb 4 variety, Common.
There are 14 varieties of the 1822, of which a few are Rare, several Scarce and 6 varieties are common, of which yours is one.
The easiest identifying marker in determining this particular coin as a Newcomb 4 variety is the fact that the 1st Star is closer to the date than the 13th Star. Also, this variety has a parital inner circle showing on the Obverse between the rim and the stars around the 4th-6th stars in general. There are other factors but in this case those were the main factors in determining the variety.
Don
"The mantra has always been don't clean a (copper) coin or it will lose value.
For undug coins this is true. For dug coins this is untrue.
The value will increase with judicious cleaning."
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