1865 2 Cent Piece

[Missouri_John]

Normally coming home with 4 cents wouldnt be a good day, but not when one of the coins equals 2 cents.....and is dated 1865. I was scrambling to find a place to dig for a couple of hours, and ended up back at a house site that was torn down a few months ago. I'd found a couple of wheats and a really neat tax tag from 1892 on previous trips, but nothing as old as the 2 center. The coin is in really good shape for being imprisoned in the ground for well over 100 years probably

 

[digging440yrs]

NICE HIT

 

[mo dirt diggin]

Awesome find

 

[g-olden years]

CONGRATS! Love the design of your coin, looks in great shape, and 1865 = WOW! A terrific surprise from an "ordinary" day! HH Andi

 

[vpnavy]

Nice find Missouri_John!

 

[Evolution]

Nice find. The two centers are always nice to find. Always a surprise to see that "2" staring at you....

 

[Missouri_John]

When i pulled it out of the plug, i was giddy because i thought i found another old trade token..........but it turned out to be better than that.

 

[rex]

nice find, i found the exact same coin a year ago and it looks just as good as yours.

 

[cjon455]

Normally coming home with 4 cents wouldnt be a good day, but not when one of the coins equals 2 cents.....and is dated 1865. I was scrambling to find a place to dig for a couple of hours, and ended up back at a house site that was torn down a few months ago. I'd found a couple of wheats and a really neat tax tag from 1892 on previous trips, but nothing as old as the 2 center. The coin is in really good shape for being imprisoned in the ground for well over 100 years probably

nice find!!, i snagged a 2 center myself today 1864

 

[Twinkletoes]

Great coin! H Digs

 

[Wldbil]

Nice find... Like seeing those being found and posted. Congrats

 

[Missouri_John]

This was my first one, and in surprisingly good shape. What the pictures look like is pretty much how it came out of the ground, minus some light scrubbing with a soft toothbrush. I'm just happy this thing wasnt as putrid and corroded as the 1919 wheat i also dug..........so chalk that one up for good luck

 

[cjon455]

This was my first one, and in surprisingly good shape. What the pictures look like is pretty much how it came out of the ground, minus some light scrubbing with a soft toothbrush. I'm just happy this thing wasnt as putrid and corroded as the 1919 wheat i also dug..........so chalk that one up for good luck

for some reason the one i dug was equally as good of condition. I dug 7 large cents from the same site that were all corroded and boogered up. the 2 center held up awesome compared to them

 

[JohnnyMac]

Great coin

 

[JmCraz8]

Great find I also found an 1865 2 center lol these are popping up like crazy it seems, congrats!!!

 

[Missouri_John]

Wow cjon, that is a nice specimen. Just from the pic in can see that beautiful green patina, and a very strong In God We Trust above the shield