I Found an Old Coin

[steelheadwill]

Been a slow copper year for me so far
checked out site where an old school was,
nearby, a paupers cemetary. one dated stone, 1817.
found a decent 1802 Cent
stove parts from 1880, & open well.
then a lot of costume earrings spread around an old tree, 2 sets of sterling
really happy to find a Draped with some detail
HH all, thanks for looking

 

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[hogge]

Re: I Found a Coin

That is in great shape! Nice recovery! Appears to be Sheldon 231, "Stemless Wreath". S-241 has double fraction bar and part of an "s" in last "s", so I think S-231.

 

[Dman]

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Nice copper.
Congrats
Dman

 

[MaineRelic]

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Beautiful fully detailed draped bust I like the cast iron toy half too ! I wonder where the other half is ?? Whats up with all the earings around the tree ?? Good digs ! M.R.

 

[ANTIQUARIAN]

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Congrats on the 1802 Cent Herbie!

Those earrings are really beautiful to look at!
I be some little girl "borrowed" her Mom's earrings to play with
them and then forgot what tree she left them under!

Love the on-site pics too!

I'll email you later tonight with my number, I'm off tomorrow and I'll have my phone with me.

Dave

 

[JW15]

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Nice pics and nice draped bust!! The copper slump is over, more on the way!

 

[Getty]

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Nice way to pull out of a slow copper year!

 

[texjim]

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you found some cool stuff. nice job

 

[hammered]

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Hi mate, slow is OK. You still found the goods . Nice one mate


hammered

 

[steelheadwill]

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Thanks All
This is my best Draped yet!
Hogge, thanks for that ID
I have another 1802 with stems, I noticed this one didn't..
I got rid of my Breen, so I can't tell varieties
Seems a lot of the earlies are poorly struck, wornout dies etc.
Don't know how that car/carriage lost it's front end,
I think that's a rumble seat
those earrings had me wondering too, the first one found was the closeup pic,
and it was DEEP, I think they were buried intentionally, though they were spread all around the tree.
Another weird thing, they all have had their pins or whatever the part that goes through the ear is called replaced with real gold ones
HH All

 

[ironron]

I should stick at that site, it looks interesting.

 

[VOL1266-X]

Nice coin and everything else Herbie. You dug enough jewelry to open a store. No spoon this time? Is that the rear of an old toy car? HH, Quindy.

 

[artzstuff1]

Wow!!! nice stuff will,, good thing you did not step in that old well!!! good way to lose a hip!!!!


art
wayne co.
il.

 

[romeo-1]

All those earrings around a tree is a sure indication that you've found a make-out spot...any prophylactics laying around?

 

[ANTIQUARIAN]

I'd like to know what treasures are lying at the bottom of this well!?

Dave

 

[Trezurehunter]

Very nice old copper.

 

[curbdiggercarl57]

The title "I Found an Old Coin" brought to me visions of tot-lot scooped modern day copper-plated crap,
not an 1802 Large.
That is not a "I Found an Old Coin", coin.
Your title needs a tad more pizzazz, just a little more oomph,
a possible seductive hint of treasures waiting to be shown to us
for our vicarious viewing pleasure.
Thought I'd just throw that out to ya.
Carl

 

[Troyounce]

Nice copper!

 

[ivan salis]

for the old well try a strong magnet on a good rope --never know if a gun or sword or sumpin interesting made of iron might be down there.

 

[Argentium]

Steelheadwill, I think i have a theory about the earrings-you can assume that they belonged to
one owner - rather than random losses at a makeout spot , by virtue of the fact that the earring wires
were replaced with gold- many women have a minor allergic reaction to silver or base metal earring
findings . For this many earring PAIRS, not singles- to all have gold wires ,is evidence of the jewelry
being deliberately placed/stashed- as is the fact that they were recovered from some depth- even
though they are not very old -1970's- 80's. Argentium