Sunday morning Draped Bust and some Victorian spare change

[Ed-NH]

My friend and I went to do some detecting in my neck of the woods on Sunday. We hit a couple of corn fields that I hunt from time to time. The corn was harvested just this week. I found what I think is 1800 and definitely a draped bust large copper. In the field next door I found this rather nice Indian Head 1868 and my very first Liberty nickel 1899. It's a very nice orange color?? The hunt was great and I had a ton of fun out there hunting with some great company. Copper is great!!!!

 

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[TnT2000]

nice coins love to find old coppers, that's my favorite even if there worn...Good job TnT

 

[Evolution]

Nice coppa. The Indian head is a great condition great year coin. I still haven't found a V nickel. Great hunt. congrats.

 

[halfdime]

Again, great finds!

 

[Goldiver]

Nice coins!.....Sweet '68 IH!

 

[xlt nh]

All Right Ed! Looks like a great time was had with some fantastic digs!

Keep the good stuff coming!
Hank 8)

 

[SilverDreams]

Awesome!

 

[Bavaria Mike]

Nice finds, congrats! HH, Mike

 

[Admiral de Salee]

I guess the Large Cent upstages the 1868 Indian, but in terms of value, it might be a horse race!

Either coin is a hell of a find. WTG!

 

[Nana40]

Fantastic finds! Congrats on that first!

Nana

 

[Ridley]

Congratulations on the Large Cent and V nickel and Indian!

The LC I found sounded like a token on the EXPII. The cross hairs landed to the left of center and about 1/3 down from the top. I always listen for that tone now!

Nice job!




Ridley

 

[John (Ma)]

Great looking coins, I am hearing alot about the corn fields, I am going to have to try it.

 

[Ed-NH]

Thank you to everyone for your kind comments and:

Great looking coins, I am hearing alot about the corn fields, I am going to have to try it.

Yes, the corn fields are great. You need to find one that is near an OLD farm. Something that has been farmed for 'centuries' if possible. If you do find one, think about where folks would have walked in there. Usually any opening to a stone wall is good. Walk into the field from the opening and detect in a line with the opening to your back. Also, folks tended to walk the edges for the fields for access to the field. I usually detect the edges first especially along any path that may run the edges of the field. That's where my last copper came from, the edge of the field. The Indian and the Liberty came from within line of the opening in the stone wall about 200 feet into the second field. Good luck out there

Congratulations on the Large Cent and V nickel and Indian!

The LC I found sounded like a token on the EXPII. The cross hairs landed to the left of center and about 1/3 down from the top. I always listen for that tone now!

Nice job!

Yah, this copper was only about 2" deep so it sounded off really nice. Some of the deeper ones sounded like crap or like a button. I guess it must be the copper corroding or something that makes them sound like that. I use an Explorer II also.

Ed-

 

[dgaughan]

congrats ed looks like you had a great weekend

 

[DIRTSWEEPER]

Hey hey nice finds ED, thanks for the kind words on the buttons I got. Indian heads rule !!! hope you have a good end of the season...L8R

HOWLOW

 

[Disciple]

Amazing .....

 

[Merf]

Those are some great finds Ed---Congrats.
A large copper is at the top of my wish list.