Absolutely Stunning Semi Key Indian

[Metal Illness]

I found this at my 1831 farm site. After working this property pretty hard over the last two years I was amazed to pull this little beauty. The cherry picking is finished, in TTF with the E-trac moving very slow, I was able to sort this out of the heavily iron infested signals. It was actually about 15 feet away from the 1/2 Reale I found two days earlier and I know I have passed over/missed them both several times. Many times I have left the farm discouraged with nothing, thinking it's hunted out, then on consecutive trips I find the Reale and this little beauty. When door knocking fails, I always have plan B and now I'm convinced it's not hunted out, just very slim pickins.
Thanks for looking, Bill

 

[Carolina Tom]

That is an absolute beauty. Wow! Green and uncirculated. Nice save.

 

[HenryWaltonJonesJr]

Very cool! Nice find and congrats! I'm voting banner, even though its not gold or silver I just love this coin design and the condition is amazing!

 

[Metal Illness]

Wow! Thank you, I, like everyone have Banner aspirations but didn't think an Indian would be worthy unless of course the 1877. Regardless it is the most amazing Indian I have found in four years and to be a semi-key at that!
Thank You HWJj

 

[ks coyote]

That IH is in amazing condition. Has a nice patina too. Well done.

 

[Rich in Central PA]

Wow Bill, that is a beautiful coin. Congrats, Rich

 

[G.A.P.metal]

Must have been dropped shortly after coming from the mint...into kind soil....very nice looking coin !
Gary

 

[park pirate]

Wow that's a beautiful IH and key date to awesome...

 

[RobRieman]

Wow! Amazing condition. That's the coin that they want to use for pictures in coin collecting magazines! I live in Cincinnati not too far down the highway from you. You have some very forgiving soil on that farm!

 

[digndeep]

very,very nice indian..

 

[bilt46]

Nice Coin and date...Slowing down is the Key....BillT.

 

[WHADIFIND]

Now THAT! Is the kind of indian head cents I remember finding a long time ago! I used to show some of the ones I found but people just didn't believe that they could come out of the ground that good looking!

WTG!

 

[Ahab8]

My best ih is a 66 as well but that thing is RIDICULOUS! Congrats! And your Banner will come my friend!

 

[Steve in PA]

That is in AMAZING condition! Pretty green patina but none of the normal pitting. From what I have seen, Ohio soil is pretty kind to copper coins, even in the cultivated fields.

 

[Mr. Digger]

Congrats on an awesome find. That thing went straight from the mint and into the ground!

 

[Tom_in_CA]

It difficult to get IH's that the ground hasn't "kissed". You've got a specimen there that looks like it just came out of a coin-store ! The tone/color is actually probably desirable to collectors. Great job. Great pix ! Thanx for sharing.

 

[worldtalker]

That is a NICE looking coin for being dug Bill....never see such a thing.


GOD Bless

Chris

 

[DFW_THer]

You RARELY see an IH come out of the ground without rim/edge damage corrosion. That is INSANE! *bows down

 

[juno1114]

Wow! That's a beautiful find.... Good for you!

 

[beez0404]

Awesome IH penny. It even has a nice shine to it.