UnderMiner
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- Location
- New York City
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- Minelab Excalibur II, Equinox 800
- Primary Interest:
- All Treasure Hunting
Found this large copper coin - an 1811 "2 Kopecks" from Imperial Russia. A Russian Cossack must have moved to NY a long time ago. In all seriousness though, it looks like someone turned it into a button at some point. Maybe it saw Napoleon's invasion of Moscow in 1812!
My only thought as to how it could have arrived in the US is that a Russian made it into a button for his/her coat then immigrated to the US, then the button fell off at some point for me to find. Napoleonic-Era! So cool! 
Another highlight of today was this American large cent. It's in pretty rough shape, but it's a Matron Head, so that's freaking awesome in my book! Only made between 1816-1839! I can't really see the date too well but I'm positive the last number is an 8 and the number before it is either a 2 or 3 so it's either a 1828 or 1838.
The final coin from today worth mentioning is this British large cent. I'm 99% sure it's King George III. Can't see the date but it looks like a variety made in the late 1790's or early 1800's, but I can't say for certain.
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