1798 Draped Bust Large Cent

[Homerun04]

Decided to get out today. I just had that "feeling". It was a short hunt (only 2 hours), but it yielded my best large cent to date. A beautiful 1798 Draped Bust. Pictures don't do this coin justice. Beautiful shape. The woods just keep on producing. Copper #16 on the season.

 

[FortBedfordbob]

Man ! That is a Super Nice One !

 

[Deepdiger60]

That is a great looking copper Welcome to T-Net , i was looking at your site nice stuff and Bass !! what part of the east coast are you from Mass. ? Good hunting Dd60

 

[pepperj]

Really nice copper

 

[Brian(upstateNY-Central Fla.)]

Nice find

 

[West Jersey Detecting]

Welcome to the forum and congrats on the LC!!!

I found one about a year ago. Mine turned out to be a very scarce S-181. There are so many varieties of the 1798. Yours could be very common or rare depending on which one it is!!

 

[caveman2]

very nice

 

[Baldingboy]

Gotta tell ya....if I was to find a Largie here in Southeast Missouri, I think I would freaking pass out.



Nice coin Bro~
Baldingboy

 

[BuffaloBill]

Awesome find! Nice patina and nice detail on it too. Would love to find one of those someday. Congrats.

 

[West Jersey Detecting]

Awesome find! Nice patina and nice detail on it too. Would love to find one of those someday. Congrats.

Living in Eastern CT, my guess is you will (if you detect further inland and away from the shoreline)!

 

[AGCoinHunter]

Thats an awsome find in great shape. Congrats.

 

[SkyPirate]

NICE!

 

[De.Digger]

Nice find! U R homerun04 ........ I am NVS !

 

[timbobwey]

that's a pretty nice coin there, I can tell it's in good shape. Nice find.

 

[Tuberale]

There's a word for finds like this ... BANNER!!!!

 

[Sklybones]

Very nice LC. I went to your link and see you have 2 CC. dimes, I live approximately 150 miles from CC and cant find anything with that mint mark, You guys in the east have it made on old coins,Hope I can find some when I go to Virginia next year....WTG on all your finds.

 

[steelheadwill]

Great Find !! Love that big ole Chunk O' Change !!

 

[1235CE]

Just a wonderful 1798 Large Cent!! Surprised no one has commented on the numismatic condition......take a look at the hairlines as well as the denticles and the separeted leaves on the reverse and

 

[1235CE]

Sorry about that, first day with the new keyboard.....

Just a wonderful 1798 Large Cent!! Surprised no one has commented on the numismatic condition......take a look at the hairlines as well as the denticles and the separeted leaves on the reverse and I wouldn't hesitate to say that this Large Cent was lost in uncirculated condition.

Congrats on a great find!

HH all!

Greg

 

[1235CE]

O.K., and another thing I'm gonna throw out there, and have never seen mentioned before, is the fact that a nearly uncirculated or uncirculated copper coins tend to exit the ground in pretty nice shape while worn coppers seem to degrade much quicker.

My theory: Original mint luster on a coin is actually raised metal occurring in the minting process. Luster wears away very quickly leaving just the base metal of the coin, which would seemingly be much more susceptible to true corrosion.

Luster, in my opinion, somehow saves the coin somewhat, as a "buffer" so to speak, therefore allowing a nearly or uncirculated coin from incurring initial damage when dropped.

Just a thought, would like to hear comments!

Greg

 

[CRUSADER]

O.K., and another thing I'm gonna throw out there, and have never seen mentioned before, is the fact that a nearly uncirculated or uncirculated copper coins tend to exit the ground in pretty nice shape while worn coppers seem to degrade much quicker.

My theory: Original mint luster on a coin is actually raised metal occurring in the minting process. Luster wears away very quickly leaving just the base metal of the coin, which would seemingly be much more susceptible to true corrosion.

Luster, in my opinion, somehow saves the coin somewhat, as a "buffer" so to speak, therefore allowing a nearly or uncirculated coin from incurring initial damage when dropped.

Just a thought, would like to hear comments!

Greg

Bollex....

Just kidding, I believe its a good theory, but too many variables to be scientific.

Its like trying to explain two silver coins of similar date from the same field. One comes out like it was never in the ground (amazing looking, no cleaning needed), the other comes out black? (I have examples, but can't explain easily)

Its a cracking coin.