When 'seated' isn't

[McCDig]

Three hour hunt in Baltimore this morning and dug three 19th century coins. This was a 'first' for me to find two large cents in the same day in the City.
Both are a little 'toasty' but enough detail can be seen to place them both in the 1850s, in fact, I believe the first if 1856.

The other 'coin' had me 'scratching my head'. Never saw the 'seated' figure on a brass coin.

This is a Smith & Wicks canning token, c. 1870s.

Got to tell you the better story from the morning. A man in his 30s stopped by the fence and asked me if I find anything 'old' in the park. He lives a block away from the park and showed me a coin he spotted recently in a dirt pile by some homes that are being renovated in his block.....a 1923 Peace dollar. He wants to get a detector since he has an interest in collecting coins. ...another great conversation from a hunt in the City!​

 

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[Gridwalker306]

Sweet digs, that token is really cool

 

[Digger RJ]

Version Nice!!! Congrats!!! A Large Cent is on My Bucket List! Cool Token!!!

 

[Truth]

That is totally incredible I’ve never even found one LC in my life. Congratulations on the new detecting partner!!

I love token so much

 

[Joe-Dirt]

Is that seated and the token the same coin? Very cool, congrats

 

[McCDig]

That's right, Bob. The seated figure has the cap on the rod and the stars about the edge; there is no date below the line though. The reverse says "SMITH & WICKS" above, with "5" in the middle and "BALTO." on the bottom. They were a major can manufacturing company in Baltimore.

 

[Inspector]

Awesome hunt, two nice old coppers & never seen any kind of seated token, that is fantastic, congrats on the great saves

 

[secondstar]

Incredible finds! That token is truly unique!

 

[lenmac65]

Congrats! I know how excited I was to find my one and only large cent of that type, so I can only imagine scoring two in one hunt. Awesome!

 

[McCDig]

Thanks lemnac. The second sounded like the first on the Equinox, high tone with VDI up into high 30s. Good in 2 directions and no iron break.

 

[McCDig]

Perhaps that token was pay for someone who worked at the can factory.

 

[McCDig]

Thanks Truth. Token is pretty sweet. I've dug about four business tokens from this site and one political campaign token this year.

 

[McCDig]

Thanks Randy.

 

[McCDig]

Thanks J.Cache. How things change. Late yesterday I hit the woods and came away with a handful of shotgun bases. Today - a different story.

 

[Johncoho]

Nice finds and that token is really cool.

 

[against the wind]

Well done on the Large Cents.
That token is really cool.
Congratulations

 

[malenkai]

Nice hunt. That park probably has alot more goodies hidden in it.

 

[Clad2Silver]

Nice finds......cool token.

 

[Hawks88]

Nice bunch of saves. That token is a beauty. Congrats

 

[Trezurehunter]

Nice job McCdig. Those Large Cents are nice, but I really like that token.