incajoe
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I went back last night to the private school that I recently got permission to hunt. I spent about a half hour at a new spot I never searched before and was getting nothing but a few shredded pieces of aluminum cans when I spotted a small depression that I thought may have been an old building site. As I got to it I found a very old axe/hatchet head that was crumbling from being in the ground so long. Then the next signal I got was kind of erratic but I decided to dig it anyway. About 9 or 10 inches down I pull out an old coin that was very green and the size of a large cent. I was very excited because I've never found a large cent yet. I put it in the pouch and continued on. I didn't find anything else in that location so I headed to my favorite area which is next to an old abandoned section of sidewalk. Here I found the Buffalo nickel and the Barber dime.
I got home and started to wash the large cent and realized that itis nearly worn smooth on both sides but I could just make out the bust profile on the obverse. The figure doesn't really match any US large cent so I'm figuring that it is some sort of colonial copper. After a quick dip in the olive oil I could also see the letters "G" and maybe a "V" next to it. The back has no detail except a letter "A". Other than that I can't see anything. I'm hoping maybe someone could ID this for me. I made a rubbing and highlighted some of the detail I could see. Got any ideas?
I think the key to identifying this will be from the bottom of the bust being arched with the edge of the coin and the letters "GV" starting at the back of the bust.
I got home and started to wash the large cent and realized that itis nearly worn smooth on both sides but I could just make out the bust profile on the obverse. The figure doesn't really match any US large cent so I'm figuring that it is some sort of colonial copper. After a quick dip in the olive oil I could also see the letters "G" and maybe a "V" next to it. The back has no detail except a letter "A". Other than that I can't see anything. I'm hoping maybe someone could ID this for me. I made a rubbing and highlighted some of the detail I could see. Got any ideas?
I think the key to identifying this will be from the bottom of the bust being arched with the edge of the coin and the letters "GV" starting at the back of the bust.
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