1817 LC

[BlackX]

Not a candidate for an ANACS slab but it's sure pretty to me. Found it last night.

Got out of the Jeep, found a clear spot to noise cancel, then took a few swings, and got a nice tone. About 8" down I saw it in the hole and new immediately what that was. (Still can't yet figure out why I keep finding the best things on an outing in the first hole or two. Whatever it is, I have to repeat it!)

It's my 2nd large cent and my 3rd large copper. I was real happy to find one with a readable date. (First one (w/ Sov) I only have a educated guess on what it is (Hibernia?). Second was a braided hair (last(?) week) but I still can't read the date on it.) I found this one about 8" down in a park near what was an old road but, considering I found a plastic straw almost as deep about a foot from it--was digging EVERYTHING within a 3-foot radius of the LC--as well as some other modern crap pretty deep, the soil's either been turned or fill dirt put in.

It's a 13-star. (Not the best pic.) Anyone know if there's an online site with the details needed to ID the Newcomb varieties? My library system doesn't have his book.

 

[relichunters]

Let me be the first to say Congrats! this is amazing

 

[liftloop]

it all conts good job what dtectore did you use.

 

[MUD(S.W.A.T)]

At least you can see a face and some detail, nice find!

Keep @ it and HH!!

 

[Evolution]

Nice large cent. Don in SJ would probably be the guy to ask about id-ing the variety.

 

[Bartman]

Nice LC, I actually like the way it aged in the soil.

 

[al-nm]

Be thankful for all your finds. Try coming out west where the only old coins like that we find were left here by people going west. Most things bought out here were done in trade and not much in old coins. They can be found easily but lots of researching where those easterners traveled and settled here.

 

[kevo]

Are you kidding? Thats almost VF lol. Great find regardless. I'm still waiting on a LC with a readable date. WTG!!

 

[BlackX]

Thanks, all. I'm happy.

liftloop: found it with my Explorer. (For now, as I'm learning it, I'm rarely using anything else unless I'm letting someone else try it.)

al-nm: At least, from what I've seen posted, you folks in the west have a better chance at gold coins. (And the folks in the mid-west seem to rack up those mid-to-late 1800s silvers.)

 

[Detectingfreak]

Awesome large cent! The backs always look great when finding in the ground!

 

[weasel606]

thats a beautie congrats

 

[oddcoins]

WOW ~ that's an excellent find! WTG!!!

 

[collector01]

nice find, a large cent is always a joy to dig.

 

[ModernMiner]

Holy smokes, nearing 200 years old soon. Congrats on a great LC find.
-MM-

 

[sonny60]

any LC is a good find

 

[funkman]

it's in better condition that my 1811 one. Congrats on the find!

Funkman

 

[Don in SJ]

Just read this post and got my book out for ID and then saw there are 16 varieties and I went YIKES! Well, within one minute I found the variety, luckily the Reverse is decent, according to the book the "the point of the highest leaf under S splightly past center is DIAGNOSTIC!
No other variety has the Leaf so close to under the S as does Newcomb 11. So your 1817 is a N.11 which is a common variety, R1.

It may be in rough shape but the details are there so not too bad, I found a 1806/7 KGIII SOHO Halfpenny yesterday that is one of the worst identifiable coppers I have ever found.


http://www.coinfacts.com/large_cent...ents/1817_large_cents/1817_large_cent_n11.htm


Don

 

[treasurefiend]

Wow, thats an old one, congrats!!!!

 

[BlackX]

Thanks, Don! I sure appreciate the help.

BTW, any suggestions for cleaning off the copper disease while retaining the good patina?

_Rich_