pa-dirt_nc-sand
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I've been chasing dots on the 1876 atlas maps in my town. Decided to try one dot this morning, school field woods, looked like easy access.
When I got there the field weeds were really high except for a thin path at the edge of the woods.
First signal was in the zincoln range and out popped what I thought was a thin flat button without a shaft, quickly put in my keeper pocket. When I got to better light in the parking lot it looked like an IHP, but a little thin and small, did a little clean up and saw III on the obverse side, knew it would be something good.
Then the best signal of the morning, nice and high, tight and not too strong. Knew this had a good chance of being a Large Cent when I picked it up!
The flat button turned out to be a 3 Cent Nickel, bucket lister for me.
The Large Cent is a 1844 Braided Hair Liberty, only my second LC!
There seems to be a lot of detail on this LC, any advice on how to make her more presentable? Not looking to ever sell her.
Here is everything from the last couple mornings at old farm homesteads.
Good luck out there!!
When I got there the field weeds were really high except for a thin path at the edge of the woods.
First signal was in the zincoln range and out popped what I thought was a thin flat button without a shaft, quickly put in my keeper pocket. When I got to better light in the parking lot it looked like an IHP, but a little thin and small, did a little clean up and saw III on the obverse side, knew it would be something good.
Then the best signal of the morning, nice and high, tight and not too strong. Knew this had a good chance of being a Large Cent when I picked it up!
The flat button turned out to be a 3 Cent Nickel, bucket lister for me.
The Large Cent is a 1844 Braided Hair Liberty, only my second LC!
There seems to be a lot of detail on this LC, any advice on how to make her more presentable? Not looking to ever sell her.
Here is everything from the last couple mornings at old farm homesteads.
Good luck out there!!
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