And I thought.........lg cent update

[mchamby]

And I thought finding those Indians was great, well I was beside myself today. Here is some of the junk I dug



I went back to the site July 27 inbetween thunderstorms when the humidity was less. I found lots more pcs of old tin roofing, several clad pennies, two wheaties. I also found out that the two stars (right side of pic) are from a sign on the house. Anyway the sign is about 60 years old and the stars are all around it, 5 are missing on one side. I also found lots of broken pottery and glass next to the church but will not be able to dig the area. It was a fun site.
Mchamby

 

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[mchamby]

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I'm playing Jeff tonight, showing you the so so stuff and then saving the big one for the finalee. It might be my only big find so I can't help myself.
And here are some of the interesting finds. buttone that says rich gold colour on back with some olive branches, and Best American clothing company with a star in the middle.

 

[Mighty AP]

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Drum roll please..............im so excited for you Maria!!!

 

[mchamby]

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And then there was a few coins.

 

[mchamby]

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And then, Oh please drum roll.............................................this beauty. She was stuff between the roots of a big maple tree.
Mchamby

 

[jeff of pa]

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WOW, Your Right !

That is in Excellent Shape.
That may grade VF-20
how about The Reverse ?

A BIG Congrats on the BIG Penny

Jeff

 

[Mighty AP]

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O......M........G!!! That is freakin BEAUTIFUL!!! WTG Maria!!! That looks like it is in awesome condition, what a great, great find! This is definitely the post of day!!! Congrats to you Maria!

 

[The Seeker]

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Thats not junk! Thats Treasure!!!!!!!!!! I do like the stars....Are they copper?

 

[mchamby]

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thanks AP and Jeff for the help, I did dunk it in peroxide for 10 min and I think it didn't hurt it any. Can anyone tell me anything about the two buttons?? I think the stars are brass maybe, not iron because there so no rust on them at all and they were at about 4 inches deep.
Sorry about tooting my horn but I was so excited I had to come right home when I found it. I did the spit thing so I could tell what it was and that was it, packed it up and home I came so I could clean it off and really see what I had. I will go back in a few days I hope, we are having thunder storms for the next 3 days they say. That will give me time to rest up from all this excitement. I hope everyone gets to feel excitement over a find of theirs just like I did today. HH
Mchamby

 

[romeo-1]

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Wow!!!

 

[mchamby]

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Here is what the back looks like Jeff, I think it is in better shape than the front, it is just so dark that it's hard to get good pic of it.
Mchamby

 

[Mighty AP]

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I nominate Maria Treasure Queen of the month!!! I keep hearing how the girls will beat the boys, well I guess its true! I hope someone here can look up the value of this coin for you, Im a little curious.............& very happy for you Maria!

 

[mchamby]

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thanks AP, I guess finding that four leaf clover token yesterday was good luck for me. I should have bought a megabucks ticket. . I take find of the day, I don't know if I want to go around being a queen, I'm really not that kind of girl.
Mchamby

 

[SHERMANVILLE ILLINOIS]

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Mc,

congrat, outstanding find.

have a good un...............

 

[dg39]

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I am really, really, envious, You Yankees have all the good early coins up there, I demand that coin as reparation for the damage to our beloved south during the great war..


DG

 

[mchamby]

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We are very luck to have such history and I don't usually get to hunt these places because people don't want there yards messed with but I lucked out this time and hopefully other people will see that I didn't ruin the yard and they will give me a call. I gave the lady my card so hopefully she will have some friends that will let me detect also.
I hope you find a treasure also dg39
Mchamby

 

[jeff of pa]

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Here is a Little Improvement.
My Guess It's an Easy $80.00 Coin.
190 years is a long time

 

[hollowpointred]

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wow!!!!!!!! according to this site in vf condition thats an $85 penny!!! awesome job maria!!

http://www.sammler.com/coins/coronet_penny.htm

 

[realmhunter]

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WOW!! what a exciting find! It is rare to find one..let alone in that condition..Congrats..Keep hunting..RH

 

[dave-enc]

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great finds wtg
hh
dave+bobbie