cold chisel+mini sledge+9 degrees=great day

[Colonial Copper Zeus]

hey everyone
we got out today on the coldest day in a while. the wind chill was brutal but it still didn't stop a few looney detectorists. we went back to the spot where last week i found a 1785 conn. copper and on new years eve i found two half cents 1794 and 1804. zoyboy,doyboy and uncle zeus hit the spot with our cold weather gear on.it wasn't 5 minutes into it when i got high quarter on my xl-pro. 4 and a half inches of cold chisel and hammer later out pops a draped bust large cent.i can't read the date but otherwise it looks great.it took about 20 minutes to coax it out of its hole. not 5feet from that one i got half dollar signal,same depth. 20 minutes later 1794 liberty cap large cent. i damaged the corner with the chisel but otherwise it's in great shape. i only dug three holes but found two great coins. they are easily my best large cents of my 18 years of detecting.i hope some of you are having similar luck.

 

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[goldencoin]

Nice!

HH
-GC

 

[coinman66]

Spectacular Zeus! Awesome day! WTG HH
Coinman66

 

[EDDE]

nice stuff DR.SEUSS

 

[Danimal]

Man..if I had been out there with my toy Ace250 I probably would have walked right OVER those coins and not heard a beep!

If I HAD found one of those old coppers, I'd still be out there digging lol! Heck, it's only 1:25pm!...

Way to go Zeus...those are some beautiful coins.

 

[Montana Jim]

I'd say those are great "digs" but I'll have to say those are great "chisels". Glad that you guys got out!

 

[Don in SJ]

Nice finds, shame on the ding on the 94 . If you would like to provide good closeup photos I can attribute the variety of those two if enough detail is present on BOTH sides.
You may or may not want to know the variety of the 94, it could break your heart if it were one of the very rare ones.

Don

 

[KenPa]

Great finds and any chissel out there will be a COLD chissel

 

[Colonial Copper Zeus]

i was looking more at the 1794 and realized that there are letters on the edge of the coin. it is the ONE HUNDRED FOR A DOLLAR lettered edge variety

 

[DANGLANGLEY]

Well worth the trouble. Thanks for the post

 

[Don in SJ]

i was looking more at the 1794 and realized that there are letters on the edge of the coin. it is the ONE HUNDRED FOR A DOLLAR lettered edge variety

Yes, they all 1794's have edge lettering, one of the reasons the coins are thicker than later year Large Cents.
Here is a photo of one of mine, this one is rather rare variety, and in this condition, is still of the roughly 30 known, in the top half for condition.

 

[Colonial Copper Zeus]

thanks Don.........what makes your coin a rare variety?

 

[Don in SJ]

thanks Don.........what makes your coin a rare variety?

The Sheldon 19a varitey has the head of a 1793 coin and most importantly the leaf tip and stem on the edge lettering points down. Have had mine verfied by serval Large Cent collectors and by a Director at ANR auctions, which is now merged with STACKS.

The Obverse is always weak in the date area.

Don

 

[ringfinder]

thanks Don.........what makes your coin a rare variety?

The Sheldon 19a varitey has the head of a 1793 coin and most importantly the leaf tip and stem on the edge lettering points down. Have had mine verfied by serval Large Cent collectors and a office at ANR auctions, which is now merged with STACKS.

The Obverse is always weak in the date area.

Don

Wow, you two guys are awesome. Thanks for posting your pictures the both of you.

Silver Zeus, those are some great finds. How deep did you have to dig them and how deep was the frost line? Man you did great. Thanks for the post and the great pictures.

 

[Colonial Copper Zeus]

thanks for the info Don. and you too ringfinder. in answer to your question the frost level is about 7 inches down and the ground was like chipping into concrete.after realizing the words on the edge of the 1794 large cent i had to dig out the 1794 half cent i found on new years eve and lo and behold it has TWO HUNDRED FOR A DOLLAR barely readable on its edge Totally awesome.both large cents were about 4 and a half inches deep.

 

[Silver Searcher]

Great post. 8)

 

[TxTim]

Nice coins!!!!
Glad you had the drive to get out there with your chisel!!!

 

[fossis]

Nice Finds, Some determined folks in snow country, Fossis.................

 

[kieser sousa/rip]

Very nice !and i learned something !!Y'all are braver than i am ! It's to darn cold for this guy out there ! But i am getting a new detector soon.......

 

[Colonial Zoyboy]

A great day for a great uncle.