1793 Half Cent

[462]

Well I finally found my first 1700's US coin and it's a good one, only 35,334 minted. It's pretty toasted but I can see the date and the edge lettering is in pretty good shape. When I dug it I didn't know what I had at first I thought it looked a little big for a nickel and gave a signal like a copper coin. When I got it home and started looking at it and comparing it's size to other coins l I noticed the edge lettering. So I started looking through my Red Book for coins with lettered edges but didn't see any pictures of small coins like that. Then I decided to check the size of the early of Half Cents to see if they made any early coins smaller. Well that didn't take long, the very first one was only 22mm and when I read the description it said there was edge lettering that said TWO HUNDRED FOR A DOLLAR. I wish it was in better shape but I'm still very excited to have found such a rare coin! By the way I pulled three nails out of the hole before I found the coin, thanks to the XP Deus I had a good signal with all that iron!

 

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[Vino]

That is a awsome find..I found one this year that was in worse shape and sold it for 500.00 bucks..Congrats on finding the first series of united States coinage..
George

 

[Vino]

I would suggest a long mineral oil bath!!

 

[Vino]

Here is a pic of my 93..Since you posted a pic of ur button i thought i would return the favor..lol

 

[Scrappy]

Please be careful with that amazing coin. It's a find of a lifetime.

Thanks for sharing!

 

[Gaspipe]

Wonderful find . Half cents are tough to find let alone a first year of mint one. Toasty or not a great find.

 

[462]

Here is a pic of my 93..Since you posted a pic of ur button i thought i would return the favor..lol

I think both yours and mine should be graded AT (About Toast)!

 

[Vino]

I think both yours and mine should be graded AT (About Toast)!

Lol...Its still a awsome find..
Most people will never find something so rare...
Are you in PA.?? Im right outside of philly

 

[Bass]

This is a really great find. Thanks for sharing and welcome to the 1700 club

 

[Professor of Engineering]

Congratulations on your excellent find!

 

[pong12211]

Great find thanks for sharing.

 

[Ahab8]

Hey that's a killer find! Most will never find one. That's a great way to join the 1700s club, congrats. Hope you join the 1600 s club someday. I would mineral oil bath that thing

 

[462]

Lol...Its still a awsome find..
Most people will never find something so rare...
Are you in PA.?? Im right outside of philly

I'm between Hanover and York.

 

[Vino]

I'm between Hanover and York.

Oh ok..Not to far..

 

[462]

Hey that's a killer find! Most will never find one. That's a great way to join the 1700s club, congrats. Hope you join the 1600 s club someday. I would mineral oil bath that thing

Thanks! I think I need to go about 100 miles east or south to have better odds at getting into the 1600's, but you never know.

 

[Ahab8]

Thanks! I think I need to go about 100 miles east or south to have better odds at getting into the 1600's, but you never know.

Just go hang out with George lol. He will get you on one. Maybe you can teach him how to find some big Spanish silver too :-)

 

[Scrappy]

Pmda- positive metal detecting attitude. I got into the 1600's club when I hit a late 1720's site. You just never know. Old Abe congratulated me on the find and a week later he found a Pine Tree and spanish cob. Keep trying and you'll get it.

Congrats again on the Find

 

[dig kzoo]

That is wicked cool and a find you will never forget.

 

[Ahab8]

Pmda- positive metal detecting attitude. I got into the 1600's club when I hit a late 1720's site. You just never know. Old Abe congratulated me on the find and a week later he found a Pine Tree and spanish cob. Keep trying and you'll get it.

Congrats again on the Find

That's it man. Positive attitude and the number. 8 lol

 

[pepperj]

Nice going on the old copper, post up the results if you decide to clean it up.