1st Colonial Copper

[jerseyben]

After researching a site for a while and obtaining permission on Friday, I set out on a scout run yesterday for an old farm site. This morning was it and I decided to get my gear ready and hit the site on an inaugural run. I had a tip that there was an old house on the property but I didn't know where it was. I came to the end of the field and through the woods I came upon a very old stone foundation with some scattered old farm equipment. I began to hunt the area just past the foundation in a small clearing and that's when I got a good Zinc (55-62) reading on the F2. The pics tell the rest of the story.

I think it is an "older George" King George II half penny. Cant make out the date and I don't know if it is a counterfeit or not. The scans are the final result after peroxide. Weighs 120 grains or 7.8 grams.

 

[Digaholic]

Homework pays off, nice finds

 

[Charlene]

Nice find, I found my first Georgivs just a couple of weeks ago. You'll have alot of friends interested in seeing that treasure. Congrats.

 

[HEAVYMETALNUT]

congrats!

 

[{Sentinel}]

Congratulations on your first King George Copper. I've seen them alot worse condition than that, at least you can read yours and see the profile somewhat. Congrats

 

[Iron Patch]

Looks like 1738. Most we dig here tend to look like that too.

 

[SouthJerseyRyan]

Way to go JerseyBen!!!

 

[SouthJerseyJim]

Ben awesome find man! Wish I could have got out there with ya.

 

[traverdog]

Congrats!!

 

[West Jersey Detecting]

Awesome find! I think IP is correct. SJ Jim can show you a handful of his dug over the last week and I posted two on Friday. Most of mine are in worse shape than yours but every once in a while one looks nice.

Congrats!

 

[ewcoinhunter]

Nice find JB! Congrats!

 

[bradyglover]

I've been doing a lot better with the research part this year witch is my 3rd year
of diggin i found more silver; rings and things i use to dream of finding in the last 2 years
o yea i use to use them bounty hunter's and the ace 250 it just might be that i went out and spent the grand on a minelab safari {with wife's OK of course } i think now that i have a metal detector that is like a attachment of my arm lol might help
any way still haven't found anything like that but i will soon Greaat find hope u get plenty
Its all about the research it took me 3 years to learn that one thanks all that pushed that in to my head LoL