oldest dated coin youve found

unclehuckelberry

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oldest dated coin you've found

About two weeks ago I was going through some CWR of dimes and found this.

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I knew immediately that it wasn't real but I'll keep it as a conversation piece.

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sorry for the blurry pictures. it's the best i could do on my phone
 

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Generic_Lad

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Oldest was an 1868 Indian Head penny, got a Civil War token dated 1864 (same size as a US cent)

Oldest civil was a 1906 Barber Half.
 

maverick

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This is my oldest, and I'm pretty proud of this find too. HH, Maverick.
 

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smokeythecat

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1727 Potosi (silver) 2 reale cob dug in South Carolina 20 years ago

Oldest undated coin is a 7th century AD copper Byzantine coin, with an angel and seated haloed figure also from South Carolina.
 

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mercury1

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smokeythecat said:
1727 Potosi (silver) 2 reale cob dug in South Carolina 20 years ago

Oldest undated coin is a 7th century AD copper Byzantine coin, with and angel and seated haloed figure also from South Carolina.

Smokey, I'd be interested to see pics of those coins if you could.
 

smokeythecat

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My pics stink. Give me a few minutes. I don't have the proper lighting for macro photography.
 

smokeythecat

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I just thought about using the digital microscope for the pics... potosi1.jpg potosi2.jpg byzantine.jpg
 

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Not sure by some of the replies whether the OP is asking for the oldest dug find or the oldest CRHing find so my oldest dirtfishing find is a 1722 French 9 Deniers(spelling). My oldest coin out of a roll is a 1879 Indian cent. My oldest out of a bag of coins is a well worn 1816 King George 111 Half Crown. In the same bag were 3 large cents.
 

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1773 Virginia Half Penny.. Dug it up near an old migration route..
 

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1869 Indian head cent in a machine-wrapped roll. Coin appears to have been excavated.
 

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1877 Seated Liberty half dollar out of a dream box of halves. The one that had the 97 90%er's in it.
 

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