1853 Large Cent - A first

[OZARKS]

I found this 1853 Large Cent recently in a town near-by.

I asked a guy to detect his yard, and he seemed hesitant, but he eventually agree to give me an hour to hunt his yard, so I made the most of it.

I found a 1910 wheat penny which I laid on his porch railing before I left. Near a side door, about 5 inches down I found my first ever Large cent, an 1853.

To put that into perspective, I have been detecting this area and surrounding states since Dec 2010, and this is the only Large cent I have found, and I don't know anyone in my area that has found one either, so imagine my surprise when I flipped the plug and saw this beauty!




Thanks for checking out my post!!!

 

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[DeadLizard7]

Still waiting to find my first one! Nice coin!

 

[digging440yrs]

Nice 1

 

[G.A.P.metal]

Good shape too!

 

[Roundness]

I'm so jealous, that's on my bucket list... Congratulations!!!

 

[against the wind]

Congrats on the Large Cent.
It does look to be in great shape.

 

[Coil-2-Soil]

Excellent find! That ones on my bucket list also. HH

 

[A2coins]

Sweet finds !!!! Great post​

 

[TwistedT]

nice