Firsts: "V" Nickel, two Indians

Dave2000

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My finds from yesterday from the same site that yielded the two-cent piece and large cent I previously posted.

This is my first "V" nickel (1904) and my first two Indian Head Cents (which strangely I've never found until now).

The nickel was a shaky 53 signal on my AT Pro at about 9" with the 5x8 coil. I'm still working on cleaning it up.

The 1890 Indian cleaned up nicely (pre-and-post in the pic below) and I haven't cleaned the 1907 yet. Still lots of signals and ground to cover, hopefully my first Seated is out there somewhere too.
 

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richardson

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Nice finds Dave. Congrats
 

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Dave2000

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Thanks! The excessive corrosion of the two-cent piece I attribute to being about 100 ft closer to a saltwater beach (also a few feet lower in elevation) than the above finds.
 

Carolina Tom

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Very nice coins. Congrats.
 

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Nice finds, I wish my '04 and '05 looked half as good as your '90.
 

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Congrats on a couple of "first" for you!!

I found my first v nickel ever a couple weeks ago. That 1890 IH looks good...
 

Diggin-N-Dumps

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Great finds! Sometimes I'd rather find an IH more than a silver dime. Keep at it!
 

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Congrats on pulling all those keepers. :thumbsup: Nice hunting grounds. Still skunked by the V-Nickle here :dontknow:
 

Diggin Dude

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Nice job! I still have yet to find a V Nickel or even a Shield Nickel, well, hopefully soon. Congrats, and keep pounding that site. HH
 

gklug

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Awesome finds Dave. V's are so cool.
 

cjon455

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youre definitely in the right area for seated and barbers!, pound that place!!!
 

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Congratulations on your first finds! You did a fine job cleaning that Indian Head cent.
 

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Dave2000

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Thanks for all the feedback. I've dug a few old-looking (non-silver) Jeffersons at this site, but I knew this one was different even before I had a really good look.

youre definitely in the right area for seated and barbers!, pound that place!!!
I've never found a Barber or Seated, so I'm thinking those have to be out there somewhere!

Great finds! Sometimes I'd rather find an IH more than a silver dime. Keep at it!

Funny, I had that exact same thought earlier today (I'd pretty much always agree if it's a Roosevelt).

The 1907 Indian is now cleaned. Looks to me like it was a relatively fresh drop:
 

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cjon455

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the age of the finds you've made= dead giveaway, grid grid grid, you just may be surprised!
 

Gridwalker306

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Congrats, and good job cleaning up that IH cent!
 

Old Dude

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Nice firsts. V nickels are hard to find with much detail. They just don't hold up well. I hope you have some success cleaning yours. I was afraid to even try my first. It was my oldest coin for a bit and I didn't want to risk it.
 

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