🥇 BANNER My 1st KEY DATE Coin.

[Loco-Digger]

I hunted a permission today (third time there). Found a couple of IHPs, One is an 1877!!!!!! The other is a 1907.

1st time at this site I pulled 2 silver rosies and 4 wheats,
2nd hunt (45 minutes) 1929 Buffalo, 1889 IHP & 3 wheats.
Today's hunt (3.5 hrs) 1877 & 1907 IHPs, 47 & 56 nickles, and 10 wheats

1877 IHP



Todays Finds (ALL)


Sterling Piece (back)


Sterling Piece (bront)


Sorry for not being online for a while, and posting on finds and other things, but I work in the football equipment business and this is our peak season, Things will settle down in a couple weeks.

Thanks for reading, and as always Hope ya'll got out and swung the coil today.

 

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[CincinnatiKid]

Well, if nothin' else, you've returned with a whopper!
Super congrats on the '77 IHP!!
Pic shows beautiful color!
Well done...
Peace ✌

 

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[Pacivilwarluke]

Great looking 1877! That is INCREDIBLE!

 

[Joe hunter]

Glad to see you get banner well deserved congratulations

 

[NEPADIGGER7]

Love it when people find key dates... Tell us more

 

[RJ55]

Congratulations on the banner!

 

[flatbutton]

Congrats on the banner bro. I'ts well deserved

 

[jmastny78]

That's an awesome! That's a pure adrenaline find right there! I can't imagine the excitement, well done! Now go get another one! LOL

 

[Old Dude]

Congrats on the banner. Nice to see new people up there!

 

[Loco-Digger]

Thanks all for the banner votes. I didn't know what I had until I talked to my brother-in-law. He collects coins and has at least one of every date & mint mark pennies/censt ever minted except for 7, this 1877 is one of the 7 open slots in the collection.

The deal I had with the owner was that if I found 2 old similar coins he would take the less valuable. He's getting the 1st IHP I pulled on his property, an 1889 in a thank you card that will be mailed. He lives over 50 miles away from this local property.

Maybe I'll see if there is a coin collecting club in the county and see if they could grade the coin, I believe it teeters between VF & XF, but what do I know?

Isn't this the best hobby ever

 

[deershed]

Congrats on the Banner, that's so Awesome!

 

[UnderMiner]

Amazingly rare find, and such high detail, definitely worth at least a few ounces of gold.

 

[bigfoot1]

..well done !!

 

[huntsman53]

Loco-Digger... Congrats on a nice 1877 IHC find! Sorry that I did not post on this earlier and vote Banner! I had a health issue that I am still trying to wrap my' head around which I will post the details in the General Discussion forum. Back to the 1877 IHC, I believe it should clean up fairly nicely and might be a good candidate for Conservation by NCS and then authentication and grading by NGC. First, I would recommend a 5 minute bath in Acetone to arrest (stop) the verdigris (the green corrosion on it) and then let it soak in Extra Virgin Olive Oil for a week or so. When removed and while still covered with Extra Virgin Olive Oil, you should be able to get the remainder of the dirt and grime off of the coin with a Green Rose Thorn. Once done, rinse thoroughly with water, then pat dry between the folds of a soft towel. After that, it would be best to let it air dry for a few hours, then place it in a 2x2 protective coin holder. If you choose, then send it to NCS for conservation and once done, they will send it over to the NGC (coin grading side) of the company for authentication and grading. Due to the porosity of the surface of the coin, NGC may only give the coin a Details Grade or may actually give it a Net Grade. In any case, the coin appears to have F-15 to possibly VF-20 details and may get a a Details Grade in this range but if they Net Grade it, then it should get at least a VG-10 to possibly a F-15 Net Grade.

Again congrats and I would bet you will be heading back to the permission site very soon!


Frank

 

[Carolina Tom]

Congrats on the banner find LD. Very well done!

 

[GTzer]

Can't find a better IH. Great find.

 

[Pinball]

Congratulations on the Banner!!!! Way to go.

 

[JerseyDigger19]

That's worth 800 bucks all day. WoW. That is the nicest dug IHP I have ever seen and it is an 1877 to boot!

 

[JerseyDigger19]

BTW I would NOT try to conserve this coin myself. That looks like natural emerald green patina and not verdigris which is lighter green powdery corrosion. If you soak it in OO you might stabilize the surfaces (if there is any corrosion( but you might also turn the patina black and the eye appeal would be much less. I would send it straight to Conservation by NCS.

 

[mytimetoshine]

Love that Indian head! SCORE!!!

 

[Loco-Digger]

BTW I would NOT try to conserve this coin myself. That looks like natural emerald green patina and not verdigris which is lighter green powdery corrosion. If you soak it in OO you might stabilize the surfaces (if there is any corrosion( but you might also turn the patina black and the eye appeal would be much less. I would send it straight to Conservation by NCS.

Thanks JD19, I am not planning on doing anything to the coin in regards to cleaning. I will look into NCS, Thanks