My first ever large cent!

[zaxfire69]

I took my wife along with me New Years Day. She is my Good Luck charm. Everytime I take her detecting with me I find a really nice find. Well first place we went to I found a really nice 1937 Buffalo Nickel. Then I found a 1948 D wheat penny. Well about 30 minutes went by and didn't find much else so we moved to another spot. Hunted out there about 45 minutes and decided to call it quits. It was cold and I know she was ready to go get into the heat. Well as we were walking to the truck I was just fast swinging and all of a sudden the Ace 250 let out a coin cry. Range was in the 25cent to 50 cent range. So I decided to dig it. Man o man am I glad I did. I cut the plug and folded it back and sitting at the bottom of the hole was a big thick copper coin. I knew right away it was a Large cent. Boy did I get real excited. Also caught it on film...Got it home and cleaned it up and come to find out it was an 1848 Large Cent. My oldest coin to date. My good luck charm is a keeper. The coin is in rough shape, but I could get a date off of her for sure. 1848..Good stuff...Hope you all enjoy the pics and video. zaxfire69

 

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[bearbqd]

Love pulling them big coppers. Congratulations on your first. Hopefully you'll pull out many more.

 

[Chris_Odom]

nice find and great background, picture looks like something in a mag..

 

[Nana40]

Congrats on that first, Zax! She's a beauty and so is your lovely wife! You're a lucky guy in that she'll go out hunting with you! Get her a detector and let her dig up some of those keepers too!

Way to go!!!

Nana

 

[civil war hunter]

You have a 1937 Buffalo nickel it's priceless really because of it worness.

The Buffalo Nickel,also called the Indian Nickel,was one of the most artistically progressive American coins when first issued! It was designed by James Earl Fraser.Copper-Nickel 21.2 mm. 5.0000 g. plain or D 79,485,769 made
17,826,000 made.

Large Cents...The United States Large Cent was a result of dual desires,one of a decimal coin worth one-hundredth of a dollar. Well there's allot more to wright but it's alittle bit long. :P :P oh dig this I just read! Because the hand-engraved dies with which theses coins were struck have been individually identified,large cents are actively collected by die variety. Rare die combinations can be worth much more than common ones of the same year. Metal-detector finds exhibiting porous surfaces are worth substantially less than the prices listed. Early dates are particularly difficult to find in better than well-worn condition!

 

[zaxfire69]

Nana..Ha Ha..She ain't about to stick her fingers in the dirt. No way.. She will mess her fingernails up. Thanks for the comment about the picture. That was on my BBQ grill with a piece of wood on my wallet.

 

[zaxfire69]

Civil war hunter. I love both of these coins. Check this out. This is what gets me...The large cent was minted and probably was already lost in the ground when ole Abe Lincoln was still alive. That is what is crazy to me. That is what keeps me diggin.

And Civil war Hunter since you like the Buffalo Nickel so much you will for sure like this picture.

They don't have the dates anymore, but we all know what they are.

 

[zaxfire69]

Thanks Rando I been wanting to see one of those on one of my Posts. Borat rocks.

 

[civil war hunter]

Thanks.. I have a new coin book my grandmother gave me for Christmas. I'm going to get the next book WORLDCOINS 1901 back to the 1700's.

Civil war hunter. I love both of these coins. Check this out. This is what gets me...The large cent was minted and probably was already lost in the ground when ole Abe Lincoln was still alive. That is what is crazy to me. That is what keeps me diggin.

And Civil war Hunter since you like the Buffalo Nickel so much you will for sure like this picture.

They don't have the dates anymore, but we all know what they are.

 

[DeArmitt Pa]

Welcome to the Large Cent Club. It is always fun when you get to pull a largie out of the ground. Hopefully you get more LCs and Happy Hunting in the New Year!

 

[digginer]

BETTER BE CAREFUL! OR YOU WON'T BE IN PHYSICAl shape to go md'ing! the way i read your story is after you found the coin,you said your wife was a keeper,but she was in rough shape.signing your own death certificate! kind of like trying to answer the age old question they ask us,"Honey,do you think i have a big butt?" knowing the answer thr whole time! just saying,BE CAREFUL!!!! hate to loose a good md'er.by the way ,nice find,your wife too,i'm sure.

 

[DigginThePast]

Sweet! I love the big old coppers. Congrats on finding yours.

 

[zaxfire69]

I guess I should have worded it different. I guess I should revise it. Don't wanna get killed over that.

 

[seger98]

Congratulations on the find zax!

 

[gmanlight]

Zax congrats on your LC . Even though thy come out a little rough ,there great.
Nice to have the wife with you , dig some gold and she might dive in for it .

 

[Brian(upstateNY-Central Fla.)]

congrats

 

[allen]

I think ive found almost every
type of coin, except a large cent !!!

 

[zaxfire69]

Allen have you ever found a coin or item that you didn't expect to find that particlar day. When I found the large cent I almost feel over. It was an awesome feeling.

 

[bearbqd]

I don't think anyone answered your question you stated in the video. The red book is just saying that 1848's with the small date are counterfeits, not that all 1848's are counterfeit. I couldn't see the date on your's so its hard to say. Compare the date size with those in picture in the redbook.

 

[zaxfire69]

Thanks I will do that in the morning. I haven't found a picture of a small date variety. I will compare the date to the regular coin picture. Thanks for the reply bearbqd.