🥇 BANNER Find Of A Lifetime

B.RATNY

Greenie
Aug 18, 2006
11
121
Upstate NY
🥇 Banner finds
1
I don't post that much anymore but I figured I had to post this one. Met up with a couple hunting buddies and forum members, Park pirate and Ed upstate at a local pounded park. Very tough to get anything out of there anymore. I guess the treasure gods were smiling down on me today cause I found a good one. After 20+ years and hundreds of Indian heads today was the day....
HH Butch NY
 

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The Aluminum Monster

Hero Member
Mar 18, 2015
595
777
New Bedford, MA
Detector(s) used
White's Coinmaster Pro, Tesoro Mojave, Garrett AT Pro, 5x8 DD, 15" NEL Attack, Garrett Pro-pointer, Pro Series 5x9 sand scoop, 30" Royal Compact sluice, 36" Bazooka Gold Trap, Gold Cube.
Primary Interest:
All Treasure Hunting
Jackpot coin! I'm not sure what I would do if I ever found a coin of value. Congrats on whatever you decide. She's a beauty.
 

CASPER-2

Gold Member
Jan 3, 2012
17,159
19,978
NEW ENGLAND
🥇 Banner finds
1
🏆 Honorable Mentions:
6
Detector(s) used
WHITE'S XLT, PI PRO, GARRETT 2500, 3- FISHER CZ21s, JW FISHER 8X
Primary Interest:
All Treasure Hunting

Ed (Upstate NY)

Sr. Member
Aug 19, 2007
356
1,475
New York's Capital Region
Detector(s) used
New for 2023 Minelab Manticore, Minelab Equinox 800, XP Deus. Minelab Explorers SE Pro & XS, Whites 6000 Di Pro, DFX & Beach Hunter, Garrett AT Pro.
Primary Interest:
Metal Detecting
Congrats Butch. Was glad I was there to witness your great find. Good thing I didn't have my relic shovel yesterday or else I might have been tempted to accidentally hit you upside the head and steal that coin !
 

digging440yrs

Gold Member
Dec 5, 2012
5,946
4,410
UPSTATE NEW YORK
Detector(s) used
1970 COMPASS-
WHITES SILVER EAGLE-
WHITES DFX, 4X6DD COIL, 6X8DD COIL, 950 COIL, 10X12SEF COIL-
GARRETT PRO POINTER AT, GARRETT AT PRO , MINELAB EXPLORER SE with 8.5x12.5 Cors coil
Primary Interest:
All Treasure Hunting
Sweet ! $$$$$$:occasion14:
 

eureka77

Full Member
May 8, 2010
207
59
NC
Detector(s) used
whites GMT
tek.alpha2000
Nokta Fores Core
Primary Interest:
All Treasure Hunting
Very nice. I watch the hooverboys on YT and their all the time finding Indians and saying ''please be a '77.'' So I looked it up to see what the hoopla was about a '77. Good find and I'll vote banner too.
 

Silver Tree Chaser

Bronze Member
Aug 12, 2012
1,371
2,992
🥇 Banner finds
8
Primary Interest:
All Treasure Hunting
Congratulations! I haven't seen many banner nominations for this very banner-worthy find. I suspect that it would be pointless, as you need to be a active forum member to make banner. But you can be content with that coin. Indian Head pennies are a staple of detectorists all over the country, and you have the rarest coin of the series. Many detectorists are still looking for the big 1877 key date after years of searching and a whole lot of digging.
 

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B.RATNY

Greenie
Aug 18, 2006
11
121
Upstate NY
🥇 Banner finds
1
I've been a member for quite awhile but more of a lurker lately, I used to post years ago but doesn't show anymore. Not sure why maybe they purge after a certain amount of time or maybe when they changed the forum format they were lost, who knows. Doesn't matter not looking to be on the banner, much happier with the coin.
HH Butch NY
 

Loco-Digger

Gold Member
Jun 16, 2014
11,828
17,747
Northern O-H-I-O
🥇 Banner finds
1
Detector(s) used
F75 LTD, 1280X Aquanaut, & a Patriot (back-up/loaner)
Primary Interest:
Metal Detecting
Welcome to the 1877 IH club. Congrats on digging the key date. :headbang:

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Dug1898

Full Member
Sep 27, 2011
178
65
Fingerlakes Region, NY
Detector(s) used
Fisher 1236-X2 &
Los Banos Gold Bug
Primary Interest:
All Treasure Hunting
Congratulations on making the banner, that's a beauty IH...I found an 1879 a few years ago at an old ferry stop on Seneca Lake...I guess you could say I missed the boat by a couple of years, lol.
 

eyemustdigtreasure

Silver Member
Mar 2, 2013
3,602
5,582
California
Detector(s) used
Fisher Gold Bug Pro
Tesoro Cibola
Nokta Pointer; Phillips SHS5200 phones
Nokta Macro SIMPLEX +
Primary Interest:
Metal Detecting
Great Find!
Excellent condition, too!
I see you haven't cleaned it yet - good!
Have it cleaned by a coin shop, graded and slabbed...!
You have some VALUE there....!
KEY DATE! :thumbsup:
 

Dr.Tones

Sr. Member
Jan 7, 2013
479
1,300
🥇 Banner finds
2
🏆 Honorable Mentions:
1
Detector(s) used
CTX3030
Primary Interest:
All Treasure Hunting
Heck yeah cowboy!
 

Tuberale

Gold Member
May 12, 2010
5,775
3,447
Portland, Oregon
Detector(s) used
White's Coinmaster Pro
SWEET! I've been hunting for 40 years now, and still no 1877! Glad you got it, and hope you appreciate it.
 

metaldetkid

Full Member
Apr 15, 2016
108
317
Fayetteville NC
🥇 Banner finds
1
Detector(s) used
Garrett AT Gold, and AT Pro, Ace 400
PINPOINTER: Garrett propointer AT
Primary Interest:
All Treasure Hunting
Great coin, the key !!!!!
 

DigIron2

Silver Member
Jan 22, 2014
4,031
2,967
Virginia
Detector(s) used
Fisher f75/1270/1266x/Radio Shack Treasure tracker/
Primary Interest:
All Treasure Hunting
You found the one we are all after, and in awesome shape too. Wtg, very very nice.
 

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