1810 over 09 Large Cent

[Don in SJ]

Did another 3 mile or so round trip walk this morning looking for a new site or two, well, did not really find one, but did not complete my mission since a stream stopped me in my tracks. There was a board going across it, but being 1.5 miles from my truck, and temps around 40*, I decided if I was going to fall in, I would rather do it on a warmer day, so I turned around and just about where I parked my truck was a known homestead and I would finish off the morning hunting there.

Good move, I found a spot of the homestead I did not hunt before, it was on the other side of the small Vernal pond next to the homestead. I was surprised to start getting iron signals and knew now I had a chance of finding a relic or two.

I got the sweet tone of a copper and knowing that last year my son got a Large Cent very close to the Vernal pond that was just about his worst conditioned Large Cent ever, thanks to the acidic, wet soil so close to the seasonal pond. So, I was prepared for it not being in too great of shape, but just hoped I could at least identify it and get a year off the coin.

Right next to where I got the copper, another signal sounded off and that was a regular flat button but upon cleaning it at home, I saw it was another one of the early 1800 buttons made in England that put a small Eagle on the backmark side to influence sales in America as the button being "partriotic" LOL.

So, after cleaning the Large Cent I was happy with the results considering it where it was found and the fact it is a ClassicHead Large Cent and they were known to be made of inferior copper. But, the surprise was, I did not have that year in my collection, so regardless of conditon, I now have my first 1810 Large Cent!
The variety is Sheldon 281, which is 1810 over 1809 (Common)
Don

 

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[PA]

Re: 1810 Large Cent

neat finds don in sj. do you hunt them kind of wood sites all the time?

henry

 

[John (Ma)]

Re: 1810 Large Cent

Great looking place and finds.

 

[Don in SJ]

Re: 1810 Large Cent

neat finds don in sj. do you hunt them kind of wood sites all the time?

henry

Almost every site for years has been small long forgotten homesteads in the woods.

 

[PA]

Re: 1810 Large Cent

neat finds don in sj. do you hunt them kind of wood sites all the time?

henry

Almost every site for years has been small long forgotten homesteads in the woods.

i hunt old homesites in woods to but also like to do farms. i found about 900 copper coins in my 30 years of hunting.

henry

 

[t-bucket]

That is so cool !!!! Congrats on a Great find !!!!

 

[dfx willy]

don thats awesome i would love to find that coin. it cleaned up nice for a old copper too. willy.

 

[Jack(IN)]

Nice find and actually a nice condition coin being as old as it is!!

 

[diggingitrtb]

nice find don,walking miles through the woods is how i find the old sites,some just look like indents in the ground did u happen to c the 1812 lc i found the next day after i found 15 buttons in the field

 

[NJ Marty]

Nice finds Don, hope you are keeping tick free down there in the woods. They have been very active up here for about 3 weeks, they are very distracting. Like the button also.
Marty

 

[RelicRick]

Nice job once again Don...two thumbs up!!

 

[West Jersey Detecting]

Nice find, Don.

Considering the date, the LC is not in half bad shape!

Congrats!

 

[.:WoRmKiLleR:.]

nice finds man

 

[Narthoniel]

I don't know what impresses me more: Your ability to find old homesites and subsequently old coins and buttons, or your insane knowledge on the old coins/buttons, or your ability to clean those large cents so amazingly well.

You have done well yet again, congratulations on a beautiful coin!
Anthony

 

[Bob S]

WTG

 

[Colonial Copper Zeus]

Nice Classic Head Don... I wouldn't let the board stop me from my desired goal. Throw caution to the wind and go for it. Kyle and I went for a hike last saturday and found a bunch of foundations that are off limits because they are on our local watershed. Too bad because they are early 1800's. Just walking off the beaten path for a minute and brushing up against small branches netted each of us a deer tick. Looking at your pictures it looks similar to where we were. Watch out for those buggers.
Chris

 

[crazyjarhead]

Nice find Don. There was a plank of wood that you could have walked across to get to the other side

 

[My Precious]

Very nice finds, but I like the exploring just as much!!

 

[Argentium]

Don , Wonderful finds , those classic heads are a better find than the matron head any day . Argentium

 

[allen]

that is a great looking large cent !!!