First IH is my 1st 1800s coin

TreasurdiggrNY · Nov 10, 2008

First IH is my 1st 1800's coin

Hey Everyone,
I got out to the spot where I got the Joe Friday badge last month. I was walking around picking up coins here and there when out pops the 1902 Barber Dime. I'm thrilled because it's my new oldest coin. A little more hunting and I pack it up.
When I get home I dump out the finds from the pouch onto some newspaper and start to carefully clean the muck off the coins. I'm seeing a few wheaties and then :icon_scratch:

That's an Indian Head! I read the date 1899, my first 1800's coin and new oldest coin. Here are some pics, thanks for looking.
Glenn

Old River · Nov 10, 2008

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Congradulations, its a real thrill to find them. Very nice.

Detectingfreak · Nov 10, 2008

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Very nice job on the barber dime and the 1899 indian head penny! :thumbsup:

donny_n_mo · Nov 10, 2008

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WTG i have never ever found a barber or indain head before GOOD JOB !!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Johnny Ringo Silver · Nov 10, 2008

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NICE....Congrats on the new oldest and ATA-BOY for your first indian!!! I'm sure it wont be long before i'm ata-boying you again!! 8)

stormfighter · Nov 10, 2008

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Nice finds Glen! Only 6 days till you watch me get some silver or at least dig some cool crappe!! DAN

N.J.THer · Nov 10, 2008

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Congrats on some great coins. I love the look of the old Indian Head Pennies.

I found a 1987 IH and 2/3rds of a 1900 IH today.

Happy Hunting

NJ

SHERMANVILLE ILLINOIS · Nov 10, 2008

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TreasurdiggrNY,

and a big congrat

Hope you find many more.

have a good un......
SHERMANVILLE

kimsdad · Nov 10, 2008

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Congrats on breaking two barriers today! :thumbsup:

Finding that Barber was a thrill for sure, and that Indian looks nice! :wink:

FooserPaul · Nov 10, 2008

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Joo a HAPPY MAN!

Grads

kdismuke1 · Nov 10, 2008

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looks like you had a great day hunting. :thumbsup:

watercolor · Nov 10, 2008

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Excellent!!

Finding that first IH is a thrill for sure :thumbsup:

Sometimes you just never know until you get the crud off

Great hunt!
watercolor

jorge del norte · Nov 10, 2008

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i was hoping for the 1800's coin this year......good job!

GAdirtfishin · Nov 10, 2008

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i love diggin' those indians - nice barber as well

allen · Nov 10, 2008

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that barber dime and injun is really nice...

jgas · Nov 11, 2008

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Now if you could just remember what the heck that Injun sounded like or looked like on the detector! :tongue3:

They will pop out of the ground more often. After I found my first (1864), I found two others on the next trip...Congrats on the finds..jgas

Natman · Nov 11, 2008

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WTG on your first 19th century coin :thumbsup:

My first one was also an Indian Head, an 1887. It rang up like a modern Lincoln cent. Dig everything at those old sites, you just never know.

Nice job,
Nat

BTW that Barber is sweet too :thumbsup:

TreasurdiggrNY · Nov 11, 2008

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Old River said:
Congradulations, its a real thrill to find them. Very nice.

Thanks Old River, nothing like pulling out a few good ones on the hunt.

Detectingfreak said:
Very nice job on the barber dime and the 1899 indian head penny!

Thanks Detectinfreak :icon_thumleft:

donny_n_mo said:
WTG i have never ever found a barber or indain head before GOOD JOB !!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Thanks donny_n_mo, good luck to you, you'll get 'em. Hit them older spots and dig everything :thumbsup:

Johnny Ringo Silver said:
NICE....Congrats on the new oldest and ATA-BOY for your first indian!!! I'm sure it wont be long before i'm ata-boying you again!! 8)

Thanks Johnny Ringo Silver, from your typed words to the detecting gods ears

Stormfighter said:
Nice finds Glen! Only 6 days till you watch me get some silver or at least dig some cool crappe!! DAN

Thanks Dan, wish you would have been with me buddy. Only 5 more days now

N.J.THer said:
Congrats on some great coins. I love the look of the old Indian Head Pennies.

I found a 1987 IH and 2/3rds of a 1900 IH today.

Happy Hunting

NJ

Thanks NJ, the IH is a great coin, congrats on your 1 2/3rds IH's

SHERMANVILLE ILLINOIS said:
TreasurdiggrNY,

and a big congrat

Hope you find many more.

have a good un......
SHERMANVILLE

Thanks for the kind words SHERMANVILLE, good luck in the hunt to you too :thumbsup:

kimsdad said:
Congrats on breaking two barriers today!

Finding that Barber was a thrill for sure, and that Indian looks nice!

Thanks kimsdad, yup the barber was sweet especially since you get the ID right away. The IH was a double

since I had no clue until clean up time.

FooserPaul said:
Joo a HAPPY MAN!

Grads

Thanks FooserPaul, yeah I'm a doofus, still smiling when I think about it lol.

kdismuke1 said:
looks like you had a great day hunting.

Thanks kdismuke1, great day for sure, nothing like coming away with a couple nice coins :thumbsup:

watercolor said:
Excellent!!

Finding that first IH is a thrill for sure
Sometimes you just never know until you get the crud off

Great hunt!
watercolor

Thanks watercolor, what a rush when you get a little bit of the crud off and see that something is different and it's not just another lincoln

jorge del norte said:
i was hoping for the 1800's coin this year......good job!

Thanks jorge del norte, hope you get one, plenty of time in the year left. Good Luck to you!

GAdirtfishin said:
i love diggin' those indians - nice barber as well

Thanks for the kind words GAdirtfishin, Good Luck to you :thumbsup:

allen said:
that barber dime and injun is really nice...

Thanks Allen, Good Luck and HH :thumbsup:

jgas said:
Now if you could just remember what the heck that Injun sounded like or looked like on the detector! They will pop out of the ground more often. After I found my first (1864), I found two others on the next trip...Congrats on the finds..jgas

Thanks jgas, I was thinking the same thing LOL. There I am going along just putting dirt caked coins into the pouch and seeing the IH at clean up wondering, "I wonder when/ how that got in there :icon_scratch:

Natman said:
WTG on your first 19th century coin My first one was also an Indian Head, an 1887. It rang up like a modern Lincoln cent. Dig everything at those old sites, you just never know.

Nice job,
Nat

BTW that Barber is sweet too

Thanks Natman, made the 19th century by a hair LOL. No clue how the IH rang up, I don't remember a target that rang up where I said,"what is that?" so it must ring up same as a wheat or a more modern one. You're right, you have to dig everything.

mpostma · Nov 11, 2008

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Nice digs Glen!
I found a 1899 Indian this week also. Anything that starts with 18 is great in my book!

Sweet Barber too.

Congrats,
Mark

silverfreak · Nov 11, 2008

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Way to go Glenn. Congrats on that first my friend. I hope you find many more buddy :thumbsup:

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In the ground for almost 150 years and it looks perfect! Tsgman

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