2 Cent Coin & Silver Dime

[E-Trac-Ohio]

Went back to the 1870's house where I found (3) Large Cents and (4) Silver Coins a few weeks ago.
Hunted the larger backyard this time and also hunted another 1800's house on the same road.

1865 - 2 Cent
1919 D - Mercury Dime
(14) - Wheat Cents (1911 to 1953)
Note - The 3rd photo is of a NON DUG 1865 2 Cent Coin

Good Hunting !

 

[lenmac65]

Love those 2-cent coins! Congrats!

 

[pepperj]

Really good hunt, congrats 👏

 

[mountainplayer]

A two cent coin is pretty high on my wish list. Nice finds!

 

[UnderMiner]

Great score on the 2 cent. Imagine what the world was like back then when that coin was newly minted.

1865 was perhapse the most consequential year in this nation's history since its founding. The fires of Richmond were still smoldering as the Union Army continued its sacking and occupation of the southern states.

The last vestiges of the Confederate government were on trains sending orders to armies that existed only on paper.

Women on both sides were still waiting for their husbands, sons, and brothers to come home. Some would wait forever never knowing when or where they died or if they truly were dead or alive.

In 1865 General Jo Shelby was still on the march never to surrender, he would cross the Rio Grand with his men in hopes of forging a new home in Mexico, the empire of Maximilian - which was itself, much like the Confederacy, soon to collapse.

In 1865, shortly after the surrender of the Army of Northern Virginia at Appomattox, conspirators attacked the Union government in Washington. Secretary Seward was stabbed while in bed, Vice President Johnson attacked, and Lincoln was shot dead, killed by a celebrated actor in a theater.

A young Theodore Roosevelt, but a small child, would look out his bedroom window and see the confin of Lincoln as it was lead down the streets of NYC in funeral procession, not yet knowing he too would one day be president and feel the sting of an assassin's bullet.

In 1865 General Sheridan called for blood, Lee called for reconciliation, and Bedford Forrest called for revenge.

The events of 1865 still linger, much like that coin, buried perhpase, but close to the surface.

 

[oldmxrat]

Those are some sweet finds, congrats!

 

[ArfieBoy]

Great recoveries... and lots of wheaties, too! Congratulations!

 

[E-Trac-Ohio]

Great score on the 2 cent. Imagine what the world was like back then when that coin was newly minted.

1865 was perhapse the most consequential year in this nation's history since its founding. The fires of Richmond were still smoldering as the Union Army continued its sacking and occupation of the southern states.

The last vestiges of the Confederate government were on trains sending orders to armies that existed only on paper.

Women on both sides were still waiting for their husbands, sons, and brothers to come home. Some would wait forever never knowing when or where they died or if they truly were dead or alive.

In 1865 General Jo Shelby was still on the march never to surrender, he would cross the Rio Grand with his men in hopes of forging a new home in Mexico, the empire of Maximilian - which was itself, much like the Confederacy, soon to collapse.

In 1865, shortly after the surrender of the Army of Northern Virginia at Appomattox, conspirators attacked the Union government in Washington. Secretary Seward was stabbed while in bed, Vice President Johnson attacked, and Lincoln was shot dead, killed by a celebrated actor in a theater.

A young Theodore Roosevelt, but a small child, would look out his bedroom window and see the confin of Lincoln as it was lead down the streets of NYC in funeral procession, not yet knowing he too would one day be president and feel the sting of an assassin's bullet.

In 1865 General Sheridan called for blood, Lee called for reconciliation, and Bedford Forrest called for revenge.

The events of 1865 still linger, much like that coin, buried perhpase, but close to the surface.

Thanks for the great post UnderMiner !
When I see the date on a old Coin or Token I just found - I always think about what was going on in the world that year.

 

[PullTabPete]

Great finds!

I also always like to think what was going on when the coin was minted.

 

[Bamasteve]

Great bunch of finds, congrats!

 

[E-Trac-Ohio]

A two cent coin is pretty high on my wish list. Nice finds!

Yes, finding 2 Cent Coins isn't very common - they were only minted for 10 years.
I've been lucky enough to find (9) of them.
The thing is with 2 Cents - you just don't see them coming.
On my E-Trac and both Deus detectors they come in on the same Target ID numbers as Wheat Cents.
So, the next time you think your digging Wheat Cent and a coin a little larger then a Nickel is in the hole - you probably found one.

 

[Silvermonkey]

Went back to the 1870's house where I found (3) Large Cents and (4) Silver Coins a few weeks ago.
Hunted the larger backyard this time and also hunted another 1800's house on the same road.

1865 - 2 Cent
1919 D - Mercury Dime
(14) - Wheat Cents (1911 to 1953)
Note - The 3rd photo is of a NON DUG 1865 2 Cent Coin

Good Hunting !

That's a solid hunt ETO! Good work!

 

[PikesPeakCharlie]

Great haul !!! Congrats !!!

 

[michael NY]

Went back to the 1870's house where I found (3) Large Cents and (4) Silver Coins a few weeks ago.
Hunted the larger backyard this time and also hunted another 1800's house on the same road.

1865 - 2 Cent
1919 D - Mercury Dime
(14) - Wheat Cents (1911 to 1953)
Note - The 3rd photo is of a NON DUG 1865 2 Cent Coin

Good Hunting !

Congratulations they are some nice finds

 

[Trezurehunter]

Great coins ! I love it when a 2 center pops out of the ground.

 

[scruggs]

Congrats on a successful hunt! Well done!