A $300 IH??? (1872)

[Diggincoinz]

Wow! I hit up a old field that I started last fall and had previously dug a 1854 Canadian Bank Token. Now the corn is up and it's wide open once again (except for those darn cut off stalks in the way). Within a few minutes of my arrival I hit a nice 1836 Matron Head Large Cent So for about 1 1/2hrs I went back and forth thru the rows, ended up with 3 wheaties, 1936, 1942, 1946. Also my only dime signal came out with a 1943 Merc. 3 old buttons then came along and in the mix came a nice 1872 Indian Head Cent! Although a bit corroded still a nice semi ket date penny! Probably not really worth $300 but if it hadn't been in the ground for so long maybe.

Wonder if I should put it on Ebay and see what I can get out of it?

Here's the digs...

 

[PhilB]

Nice finds! If you want to get any money out of it I guess E-Bay would be the place. Any serious coin collector or coin shop wouldn't touch that coin because of the corrosion. Having said that I think it is a great find but MDers and collectors look at coins completely different. Coins we think are pretty nice might be graded cull by a reputable coin dealer. I'd say the only dug coin that a serious collector or dealer might buy would be a key date coin like an 1877. Semi-key date coins just aren't that rare no matter how neat we think they are.

 

[NHBandit]

As a long time coin collector I have to agree with PhilB about the condition killing the value to a serious collector. Too bad too since the detail tells me it was a very nice coin when it was lost. But.. to a "treasure hunter" they are awsome finds and wondering about who lost it and the story they might tell if they could talk makes it all worthwhile. And it was free to boot. My favorite coin finds are 4 toasted Indian heads that have pretty much no numismatic value due to corrosion but were all found here in the small town I live in under the ticket window at the local railroad depot. 1860s vintage, could have been lost by a soldier returning home to the farm from the Civil War or one of the local farm boys off to the city to see the big wide world. I'll never know but wondering how they were lost & by who is what makes me do this stuff.

 

[Diggincoinz]

I totally agree. The coin is what it is and I can't change that any. After I put it on our local detecting club monthly meeting board for viewing I'll probably put a post on Ebay just to see.

I had to leave this posting earlier and hadn't finished the pic yet so I'll try to get other pics that aren't so big. Tomorrow's another day.... stay tuned!

 

[swish]

still a nice find

 

[oakhunter27]

nice finds no matter what i found a 1859 Indian that would have been Au when lost but the Ohio's soil is rough on the cooper and nickle

 

[ANTIQUARIAN]

These two are still gorgeous coins man!

 

[Tuberale]

Guess I'm not a "serious collector"! Looks awesome!

 

[KRAZYHORSES]

nice indian! krazyhorses

 

[Goes4ever]

a friend of mine dug and SOLD a DUG beautiful 1872 on ebay and he got almost $500 for it, it had a nice green patina, but did not have any of the corrosion on it, I am positive if you wanted to sell it someone on ebay would buy it, not sure what you'd get but it would sell

 

[Mr Tuff]

sweet LC MR TUFF

 

[Diggincoinz]

Thanks all! And thanks for the pics Antiquarian!

 

[HEAVYMETALNUT]

looks sweet to me! nice coinage dude!

 

[Diggincoinz]

Hi, I hit it up for a bit again this morning, got a 1950-S wheatie. I got to a part where the house was and tons of trash nearly impossible to me thru it. Pull tabs and trash everywhere and visable on top of the dirt too. Thought maybe if I got back to where the backyard was I might find more stuff but nothing. The typical broken up old 1840's bricks and pottery pieces all over also.

I always pickup the bottles I see in the fields too.

HH!