Large cents DO exist in Ohio, 15 mins from home...who knew?

[Nate in Ohio]

Yep; got the first snow of the year the day after Thanksgiving. Was I going to spend my morning fighting traffic and crowds for deals? Psh. Slept in and made it out to the local woods that we've hit for years. Mirage led me to a spot farther in that he recently found some modern silver and wheats in. Realizing he worked the area pretty good, I started wandering out deeper in. I poked around here and there for maybe half an hour or more when I got a moderately interesting signal--not real high and silver sounding, but enough to think that it could be a coin. Yes, that turned out to be the 1836 large cent. I'm surprised at first of all finding it here after so long, and secondly that it gave such a lazy signal. It was 6 or 7 inches down which obviously had some effect on the signal but still. Got kinda lucky with this coin, it's probably a stray, to some degree at least....there's a lot of woods that still are unsearched so I'm betting another coin of this age shows up at some point later down the road. Practically all of our hunting in this place was nowhere near this area.

A few days prior, I hit the local park for a couple hours. Finding a wheat penny doesn't even happen on every hunt here anymore. I found 4 that day (2 in the same hole) and the silver dime. Finding a stinkin silver roosevelt in this park feels like winning some kind of small-scale lottery, for real lol. So that was neat.
Here's those finds.

Here's the pics from the large cent hunt in the woods. Came across whatever this thing is...

LC found here

FROG, not a toad I think

LC

Oh, and the silver quarter and clad and stuff came from a field that me and Mirage discovered driving around. Well, most of it was near a sidewalk along the field, but I wanna hit the field and stuff some more.

No idea about these things...

Mirage found the spoon handle (pewter probably), and I'm not sure what the long thing in the top of the pic is; it was very deep and looks pretty old. Mom suggested it could be something for the kitchen.

Anyway take care yall!

 

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[Don in SJ]

Congrats on your one of few first Large Cents, and more will be in your future! I agree with Buckles, that the immediate area surrounding the spot needs to be looked at further, especially if any areas appear to have groupings of iron hits. I learned over the years that quite a few of my "stray" coin finds were actually indicators of a nearby homestead that I did not recognize at the time, but years later, knowing what I know now, on return trips to areas like that in the woods, I have found many of those stray coins were in fact associated with a close by homestead or work area..........

Don

 

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[GlassyEyed]

Great finds...been looking for something like that myself. I work in Cleveland, but live South of here. My findings consist of a few rings and nothing but clad. No silver or olders coins yet.

 

[Danimal]

Just as a FYI...This is not Nate's first large cent.

 

[ZoSo71]

Just as a FYI...This is not Nate's first large cent.

5 or 6 ?

Whatever the count..It's a nice score!

HH
~Z

 

[Kyle PA]

Congrats on your first Large Cent, and more will be in your future! I agree with Buckles, that the immediate area surrounding the spot needs to be looked at further, especially if any areas appear to have groupings of iron hits. I learned over the years that quite a few of my "stray" coin finds were actually indicators of a nearby homestead that I did not recognize at the time, but years later, knowing what I know now, on return trips to areas like that in the woods, I have found many of those stray coins were in fact associated with a close by homestead or work area..........

Don

Don, I'd say that, about 90% of the time, a stray copper always leads to a vanished home finding for us. Since Nate dug that pewter spoon handle nearby, that is enough to prove an early dwelling sat there or very close to the period relics.

Nate, get back in there with your dad and a few buddies, and listen for the nulling of the threshold and the occasional iron blip. Once you find it, you guys will be finding flat buttons and other house site relics. I'm looking forward to your next post from there!

Kyle

 

[Nate in Ohio]

8) Way to go, Nate! Maybe I should have skipped the early morn shopping spree and went hunting instead! :P I know you were thrilled to have found that LC!
Terrific finds!! Nana

Thanks Nana! Some of my friends got some great deals on TVs, etc. Good for them; I can get by and figure stuff out without going through that craziness

yo nate, nice coin.... wanted you to know - I have found a LC in Parma in a vacant yard, and one in Brecksville at the metropark, no kidding - I was shocked both times. the one in brecksville was in a wooded area, slope, where water errosion over this slight grade had been going on for years and years - the LC was laying on top of the ground exposed, i saw it before my detector beeped!.. anywayz, remember we are in the 'western Reseve' and thus the population density from Cleveland east to Pa was denser than even Pa, c1840. be cool, lemme know if you want to hunt Hiram / Mantua sometime. bob/ct

Interesting....thanks, I'll keep it in mind.

Congrats on your one of few first Large Cents, and more will be in your future! I agree with Buckles, that the immediate area surrounding the spot needs to be looked at further, especially if any areas appear to have groupings of iron hits. I learned over the years that quite a few of my "stray" coin finds were actually indicators of a nearby homestead that I did not recognize at the time, but years later, knowing what I know now, on return trips to areas like that in the woods, I have found many of those stray coins were in fact associated with a close by homestead or work area..........
Don

Thanks Don I appreciate the advice. We'll be going over the areas thoroughly over time, for sure. It's nice having it close to home and being able to take our time with the place and enjoy it.

This actually makes my 4th LC.

Kyle rest assured we'll cover it. 8) Got plenty of time to do so.

 

[wingmaster]

Awesome find there congrats.

 

[Cal_Cobra]

Nice finds, congrats on the LC

That intake manifold appears to be from a 289 2V small block V8 Ford. If it was a 4V it would be worth grabbing

 

[dfx willy]

nice find buddy!! check the e in cent !! i saw a pic of one somewere and the e was modified into a u im pretty sure they were used in brothels. im not joking! the real stuff. willy

 

[civil war hunter]

Hey dude shh shh, OK Nate found his first large cent.. Don't tell anyone! Isn't that awesome!!

Just as a FYI...This is not Nate's first large cent.

 

[Mirage]

Congrats on your first Large Cent, and more will be in your future! I agree with Buckles, that the immediate area surrounding the spot needs to be looked at further, especially if any areas appear to have groupings of iron hits. I learned over the years that quite a few of my "stray" coin finds were actually indicators of a nearby homestead that I did not recognize at the time, but years later, knowing what I know now, on return trips to areas like that in the woods, I have found many of those stray coins were in fact associated with a close by homestead or work area..........

Don

Don, I'd say that, about 90% of the time, a stray copper always leads to a vanished home finding for us. Since Nate dug that pewter spoon handle nearby, that is enough to prove an early dwelling sat there or very close to the period relics.

Nate, get back in there with your dad and a few buddies, and listen for the nulling of the threshold and the occasional iron blip. Once you find it, you guys will be finding flat buttons and other house site relics. I'm looking forward to your next post from there!

Kyle

I have historic records of every home that was ever settled in this area. I even know the names of almost ever person from each of these settlements also. The earliest was a mill built in the late 1820's. I have talked to someone who has found LC's closer to the mill as I have found a flat button but Nate's LC was found a considerable distance from the mill. The other settlements more directly in the area did not exist until late 1870's. We have been hunting this area for at least 3 years but as evidenced still need to hit it more.

Bob

 

[Kyle PA]

Congrats on your first Large Cent, and more will be in your future! I agree with Buckles, that the immediate area surrounding the spot needs to be looked at further, especially if any areas appear to have groupings of iron hits. I learned over the years that quite a few of my "stray" coin finds were actually indicators of a nearby homestead that I did not recognize at the time, but years later, knowing what I know now, on return trips to areas like that in the woods, I have found many of those stray coins were in fact associated with a close by homestead or work area..........

Don

Don, I'd say that, about 90% of the time, a stray copper always leads to a vanished home finding for us. Since Nate dug that pewter spoon handle nearby, that is enough to prove an early dwelling sat there or very close to the period relics.

Nate, get back in there with your dad and a few buddies, and listen for the nulling of the threshold and the occasional iron blip. Once you find it, you guys will be finding flat buttons and other house site relics. I'm looking forward to your next post from there!

Kyle

I have historic records of every home that was ever settled in this area. I even know the names of almost ever person from each of these settlements also. The earliest was a mill built in the late 1820's. I have talked to someone who has found LC's closer to the mill as I have found a flat button but Nate's LC was found a considerable distance from the mill. The other settlements more directly in the area did not exist until late 1870's. We have been hunting this area for at least 3 years but as evidenced still need to hit it more.

Bob

Bob, it is a major plus when you can put a name behind an early dwelling, which you are able to do here. That makes the connection between relics recovered and history of the site easier to understand. Nothing is more enjoyable than holding a relic and knowing who may have lost it many, many years ago.

I hope you guys nail the location of many vanished dwellings in that area. I'm rooting for you!

Kyle

 

[Mrs Bloom]

Congrats! Reading about the different finds in Ohio almost makes me want to move back to the Cleve. burbs. Then I remember it gets cold there--lol!!
I've been reading up on the history of Cleveland and the surrounding areas off and on for the past few years and the history and stories are amazing! Wish I had had an appreciation for it years ago. I still have family up there I haven't seen in years. I can hear the conversation now.....Hi, how are you, would you excuse me while I go md your yard We can chit chat while I hunt!

 

[The Buzzard King]

Nice finds! Congrats!
Silver and a LC? Plus a few wheats?
That constitutes a great hunt any day!
ANYTHING'S better than clad!