Broke my 1700s streak, but that's OK, very nice 2 Cent piece
I have hunted 6 times nearby since April 7th and on 5 hunts I got a single 1700 era coin with only one hunt getting skunked on coins, but today on my 7th hunt at the same ole site I got a slight coin type reading amongst the heavy iron area I was hunting and going slow again proved to be successful. A nice 1864 Two Cent Piece was down there, about 6 inches and it was nice to see a coin with great detail. It was found only about 20 feet from where two weeks ago I got that great conditioned NJ copper, so the soil in that immediate area is kind to coins. But 2 Centers usually do fair pretty good in the ground for the most part, better than other copper coins in general, perhaps the tiny bit of tin used helps.
I checked my records and the last 2 center I found was way back in April 2006! So it has been quite some time since I have found one. This was my 7th one.
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."
Don, As fair a two cent piece I ever see! Don't look dug hardly. God Bless Chris
Mike, yes on the peroxide.
"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."
Man that's in good shape. You guys have such good soil down there for digging.
I only wished they all came out great but our soil in fact is highly acidic but it is the drainage factor of the sandy soil that I believe allows a lot of the coppers in our area to be in rather good shape for grounders. However, here is an example from the same site on how only a 100 feet distance and slightly different conditions can result in a copper not being exactly one to brag about. I found the NJ at the bottom years ago at the same site, approx 100 feet away if that, but it was on the down slope side of the drainage from a paved road, so I suppose the runoff from the road contributed to the demise of the other NJ copper, which is my worst conditioned one out of over 22 of them.
Don
Last edited by Don in SJ; May 07, 2012 at 07:28 PM.
"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."
Nice 2 center, another coin that has evaded me. But it seems like my finds tend to mirror yours at some point down the road (with the exception of the NJ coppers) so I am hopeful that mine will follow!
i don't know, don.
looks like your'e slipping.
better throw it back and wait 'til it gets a little older.
you could be in trouble if a warden caught you
with something that young...
Last edited by dwayne sueno; May 08, 2012 at 02:19 PM.
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