Key date injun found today!

[TejasDigger]

It's an 1871. Unfortunately, it's in bad shape. I was detecting around my parents clothes line in the back yard and moving really slow with the Dfx. I had been all over the front and back yard a bunch of times with the Ace 250. I almost didn't dig the target because it was giving me a zinc penny signal. It was at about three and a half inches deep, so I said what the heck. I didn't expect it to be a Indian head because the house was built in 1941. It looks pretty worn though and maybe it was someone's lucky penny. Here are the pics:

 

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[Knightwalker]

Very nice. Looks like maybe you need to go over the whole place again with the new detector. The acer 250 missed some.
HH in 2010

 

[Texasgopher]

Very nice! I like it! congrats.

TG

 

[tymcmurray]

Congratulations!!!!!!
You gonna clean that beauty up?

Ty

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[TejasDigger]

Thanks for the comments guys.

Congratulations!!!!!!
You gonna clean that beauty up?



Ty

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What do you think I should do with it?

 

[acehunter]

Congrats on the great find. Hopefully there's more out there for you.

 

[tymcmurray]

You can check out my cleaning section or just give me a call.

Ty

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[Dman]

Nice penny The DFX should find some good stuff.
Dman

 

[brooklynpetey]

still a nice find

 

[TejasDigger]

I now think it is a 1874. Darn it!!!

 

[relichunters]

Possible that a house used to be where yours is today. Could have been torn down 20 years before the new one. Also could have been a person hiking through your yard when no house was there and dropped it. No one knows for sure, but we do know it's a beauty.

 

[stefen]

Lets assume that its an 1871 IH...

First, use it as a place holder...

It will increase the value of a IH penny collection over a blank spot...

As worn as the penny is, it could bring between $50 to $100...

Whatever you do, DO NOT CLEAN OR USE ELECTRALSIS...