1819 Dam Large Cent

[cannonball]

So I went on a little recon yesterday to look for an early mill site. The mill has long been destroyed by modern construction. The dam on the other side of the river is intact. I got past the mud, sticker bushes, and overgrowth and worked the top of the dam. Every once in awhile I'll get a really deep large cent with my Deus 11 running wide open. This one was DEEP!
I decided to try to find where the builders of the dam may have camped at that time. I got as far as the pits that they dug that they used to make the dam. That's where I found the hand forged mattock. Maybe I can find the work camp?

 

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[Trezurehunter]

Very nice old Large Cent.

 

[bottlecap4u]

very impressive and finds were well preserved, good job on both the finding and conserving.

 

[mindcrime1988]

Nice largie.

 

[oldmxrat]

Very cool, congrats!

 

[ModernMiner]

Very nice LC.
Was that the tool used to dig that hole?
Congrats,
MM

 

[E-Trac-Ohio]

A great looking old LC - congrats !

 

[aShardOfHistory]

So I went on a little recon yesterday to look for an early mill site. The mill has long been destroyed by modern construction. The dam on the other side of the river is intact. I got past the mud, sticker bushes, and overgrowth and worked the top of the dam. Every once in awhile I'll get a really deep large cent with my Deus 11 running wide open. This one was DEEP!
I decided to try to find where the builders of the dam may have camped at that time. I got as far as the pits that they dug that they used to make the dam. That's where I found the hand forged mattock. Maybe I can find the work camp?


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Deus 11? Darn I haven't been keeping up 😅

 

[Digger RJ]

So I went on a little recon yesterday to look for an early mill site. The mill has long been destroyed by modern construction. The dam on the other side of the river is intact. I got past the mud, sticker bushes, and overgrowth and worked the top of the dam. Every once in awhile I'll get a really deep large cent with my Deus 11 running wide open. This one was DEEP!
I decided to try to find where the builders of the dam may have camped at that time. I got as far as the pits that they dug that they used to make the dam. That's where I found the hand forged mattock. Maybe I can find the work camp?


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Very Cool!!! Congrats!!!