1865 two cent piece

[deepbeep]

Last eveing after work, I hit an old school site. Research had told me that there had been several different schools on that site over the years, starting in 1872 or so. By the time I got to the site, I only had about an hour befor dark, but got started.

I dug about 6 memorials, a clad dime, and a 1965 clad quarter. But then...near a large tree, I hit a good signal. It was showing between 12-39 and 12-44 on the E-trac, at 10 to 11 inches.

At the bottom of the hole, I found a first! After cleaning it up and finely figuring out what it was, I discovered an 1865 2 cent piece under all that crud.

Thanks for looking,
Tim

 

[jeffk]

awsome find
jeffk

 

[silverfreak]

Congrats on the 2 center buddy. That is a great find.

 

[gold nuggets]

excellent find deepbeep!
When are you heading back to that site??!!!
congrats............. Gold Nuggets

 

[daytondigger]

Congratulations!! I always enjoy digging those 2 centers.

 

[briankb70]

congratulations' i have yet to find one

 

[crazyjarhead]

WTG on finding that lurking, deep 2 center. Glad you recovered that baby from 100 plus years of the dark depth's.

 

[IAsoldier]

Its a keeper WT G

 

[mikefromIllinois]

nice 2 center, way to go. mike

 

[DCMatt]

Great find!

Did you know the 2 cent coin was among the first US money to say "In God We Trust"?

Rev. M. R. Watkinson, Minister of the Gospel from Ridleyville, Pennsylvania, in an 1861 letter to the Treasury Secretary Chase suggested "GOD, LIBERTY, LAW" be inscribed on a US coin in "recognition of the Almighty God in some form on our coins."

This suggested motto ultimately was changed by Chase to "In God We Trust" which first appeared on the 2 cent coin in 1864.

It's an interesting bit of histroy.

DCMatt

 

[Colonial Copper Zeus]

I found one just like it a month or so ago. Congrats.
Chris

 

[deepbeep]

DCMatt,
It not only was the very first coin to have "in God we trust" inprinted on it, but it also was the only U.S. coin ever minted in Bronze.

Tim

 

[ashleysflyr]

Man, seems everyone is digging those 2 cent pieces! Can't WAIT to get mine! Congrats on yours and thanks for all the history on the piece!

~Tom

 

[Goes4ever]

awesome find Tim, congrats!

 

[nova treasure]

Nice find,
NT

 

[changin-tymes]

Deep... Nice find, i have yet to dig one of those - your research is paying off!

bob/mantua

 

[wingmaster]

Great find there congrats, love those 2 centers it was my first find with a IH in the same hole both 1865. Wasn't the IH's bronze as well after 1864?

 

[DigginThePast]

Let me just add my 2 cents here and say, Nice find!

 

[FortBedfordbob]

Nice Going Tim ! Your really taking to that E-Trac

 

[dfx willy]

cool deal man!!! im a hoping to dig a 2 center this year i noticed most of them come out of the ground rather nice. willy