1785 nova constellatio copper

[leddel]

my buddy George and i were up around 5:20 this morning so we could take our time getting to an area because the roads had a some black ice due to the freezing rain the night before but we overcame this and hit a site . well this first site had just a little to much snow for my liking (about 4 inches)so after a few hours of iron scraps , shotgun shells and deer slugs we moved to another area.this place had only about 2 to 3 inches and so with a couple hours to hunt we decided to stay and work the area . it paid off we each pulled some buttons ( George had about 3 dandies and 5 in total) and i pulled a nice copper ( my 36th old copper this year) guys take care and thanks for looking .

looks like a crosby 3-b to me
can anyone i.d. the variety for sure
Dan

 

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[TreasurdiggrNY]

What a beauty that is, I can't stop looking at it. Awesome find Dan

 

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[CMDiamonddawg]

Worth digging in the snow and cold when you can get a nova ! Well done, in difficult conditions to recover a scarce and outstanding coin !!!

 

[Kirk PA]

Dan,

I needed a BIG Colonial fix and I sure did get it from your thread. You guys in Connecticut have some great sites to hunt and you never disappoint. I always enjoy your copper posts!

We were supposed to get out today for our last hunt of 2009, but had a change of plans. Oh well, 2010 will treat us all great.

I hope you have a Happy New Year and a Fantastic 2010 Colonial Season!

Kirk

 

[Brian(upstateNY-Central Fla.)]

Beautiful Copper Dan

 

[HEAVYMETALNUT]

yup she's a beaut for sure! nice way to end the year!
congrats!

 

[MaineRelic]

Wow ! What a beautiful colonial copper ! Congrads 2 you!! MaineRelic.

 

[SCMDing]

Man, I pretty much spent my entire life in CT and actively started MDing when I moved to SC. I think of the countless places I have found out the woods that I would love to detect now!!! I guess having ground that is still easy to dig is a good thing ( but man, I need to get back up to CT SOOOOOOON! )

Congrats on the wonderful find.

 

[The Patriot]

Great looking coin...surprised it's still in great shape...

 

[fbjr]

you are very dedicated to be detecting with snow on the ground, glad it payed off for you !!! Hey, do you think you get a better, deeper signal when the ground is frozen ?

 

[jeff of pa]

Nice Looks like a Large date Pointed Rays

 

[leddel]

you are very dedicated to be detecting with snow on the ground, glad it payed off for you !!! Hey, do you think you get a better, deeper signal when the ground is frozen ?

"dedicated" hhmmmm not the word my wife might use
yes on my machine (dfx)i was hitting some buttons at 12 inches deep last week , so the cold frozen/wet ground definately helps with depth

 

[leddel]

Wow, that is great. I wish I had the stones to get out in this weather!

you don't need stones just dress warm

Dan,

I needed a BIG Colonial fix and I sure did get it from your thread. You guys in Connecticut have some great sites to hunt and you never disappoint. I always enjoy your copper posts!

We were supposed to get out today for our last hunt of 2009, but had a change of plans. Oh well, 2010 will treat us all great.

I hope you have a Happy New Year and a Fantastic 2010 Colonial Season!

Kirk

thanks fellow colonial coppa digging dude , you have a great New Year as well



and thanks from everyone else.

 

[Don in SJ]

What a great end of the year find, wish they were used down here more often, but they are far and few to find here locally. I agree with the Crosby 3-B Pointed Rays - script US. The break on the Reverse sort of convinced me, since there are no known 3-B's without that break.

Don

 

[leddel]

What a great end of the year find, wish they were used down here more often, but they are far and few to find here locally. I agree with the Crosby 3-B Pointed Rays - script US. The break on the Reverse sort of convinced me, since there are no known 3-B's without that break.

Don

thanks Don for the confirmed i.d. i'm surprise that you guys don't find more of them being so close to New York . ya just pulling up a copper this late in the season is a feat in itself , take care .

Dan

 

[Don in SJ]

What a great end of the year find, wish they were used down here more often, but they are far and few to find here locally. I agree with the Crosby 3-B Pointed Rays - script US. The break on the Reverse sort of convinced me, since there are no known 3-B's without that break.

Don

thanks Don for the confirmed i.d. i'm surprise that you guys don't find more of them being so close to New York . ya just pulling up a copper this late in the season is a feat in itself , take care .

Dan

I think I am too far south for them to have been circulated in any great numbers, my son has one, I have none and one of my friends has five, but his are from Burlington County area, which lies within the corridor of Philly to NY, where most of the population was traveling to and from and also the big farms were located during the Colonial and Post Colonial days.

Don

 

[Knightwalker]

Very Nice find.
HH
KNightwalker

 

[Kyle PA]

I can always count on a top-notch post from a man named Leddel! Dan, you are an amazing Colonial swinger!!!

I love the Constellatio. Chris found one in May 2007 at one of our good Colonial sites, but his was not even close to yours in condition.

Kyle

 

[West Jersey Detecting]

I love the fact that you didn't let a little snow keep you from detecting. It paid off big time!

Congratulations!

Neil

 

[scratcher]

nice copper!

 

[leddel]

I can always count on a top-notch post from a man named Leddel! Dan, you are an amazing Colonial swinger!!!

I love the Constellatio. Chris found one in May 2007 at one of our good Colonial sites, but his was not even close to yours in condition.

Kyle

hey Kyle thanks man that means alot comming from you guys
one of these days i hope to make a pilgrimage to hunt with you guys in person or visa versa . Goerge and i are going out one more time before the end of the year , just can't put the detector down ( i'll be needing therapy when were completely snowed in )
wishing you guys the best next year , Dan

I love the fact that you didn't let a little snow keep you from detecting. It paid off big time!

Congratulations!

Neil

thanks Neil our wives think we're idiots sometimes i wonder myself out in that cold and snow