Awesome Yard Hunt: Spanish Silver, DBLC, and Tons of Indian Head Pennies!

paleomaxx

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I've had my eye on this yard for awhile and I finally got the go-ahead this past weekend. The owner said it had been hunted before by her son and another detectorist years before so my expectations were low, but I ended up surprising myself. The ground wasn't especially mineralized and most of these targets where within 6 inches of the surface so I'm not sure how so many coins were missed. This is by far my new record for Indian Head pennies in a single hunt:

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All of them along with the barber dime were found somewhat clustered in one section of the side yard and the dates are grouped together too. Not a good spot for laundry, but I'm thinking some sort of farm stand would make sense. The IHP dates are 1883, 1884, 1895, 1897, 1901, (2x) 1903, and 1907. The barber dime is an 1908.

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Much to my surprise a 1775 1 real turned up in the middle of the IHP cluster. It was a very choppy signal and I didn't think for one second it was silver until the plug fell apart. It's well worn so I can't get the mintmark, but the date is at least still there. In terms of condition though the two large cents really take the cake!

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1808 isn't an especially rare date, but you can't beat the condition. The ground usually chews up the classic heads even when other copper coins are reserved. The draped bust is also a stunner:

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I especially like the look of the mottled patina and fortunately I was able to leave most of it in place. Both of these large cents were 10" down, but gave clear 95 signals on the Deus so I dug nice large plugs on both and didn't even come close to scratching them. You have to love it when it works out like that! :laughing7:

There were a handful of other coins including two buffalo nickels (1916 and 1920) and a few wheats.

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I did find one crusty V-Nickel that looks like it could be an 1889, but the ground wasn't as kind to it as it was the other coins. There were also a handful of buttons, but not as many as I would have expected:

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What was also odd is there was almost none of the usual Victorian trash you usually come across in old yards. Things like oil lamp parts or spoon bits which I usually find in abundance. Fortunately I'm far from done with the yard; this was all in just one section so I have high hopes for the next hunt!
 

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Gotta love those yard coppers. Much better chance of getting a nice one vs a farm field
 

RVRoamer73

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Congrats on the awesome finds. That would make anybody smile and smile and smile. Very nice!!
 

BTV Digger

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A most excellent hunt. Yard coppers, IHs, LCs, doesn't matter always look better than ones from the fields. But yours are in most excellent shape even by that standard. I wonder if alkaline vs. acid soil makes the difference. The Classic Head LC is among the better ones I've ever seen dug. Congrats!

John
 

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OMG what an awesome hunt! Very cool! A real and a bunch of IHP's! Congrats! :icon_thumleft:
 

MadTom

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Once again you produce some sweet finds
 

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Congrats WOW nice hunt if I had a permission like that one My wife would have to bring my bed and meals to me. I would not leave LOL
 

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I can only wish to find in a life time what you found in a day. Congrats!
 

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Killer old coin shooting! :icon_thumleft:
 

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You did a great job in that yard, I hope it keeps giving. The large cents are in real nice shape. I wish they came out that nice here. They usually are all eaten up by the acid soil.

Keep swingin and keep us posted.
 

DirtDigginDan

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Wow, what a haul!! my best day so far on Indians was 2, with 3 out of the same yard my best, congrats on an awesome pile of Indians!!:notworthy:
 

Carolina Tom

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Smashing good hunt. Congrats on the cent quadfecta. Beautiful coins too.
 

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Incredible hunt! those large cents are in awesome condition. The soil was very nice to them
 

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