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

 

[19cbb]

Wow... What a beauty! Congrats!

 

[JeffInMass]

It looks like it came out of a PCGS encapsulation, not the ground! Congrats on an amazing find!

-- Jeff --

 

[Army of 1]

Nice cent , stunning condition , congrats ..cheers Mick

 

[BigWaveDave]

Yea, that is a stunning coin..congrats!!

 

[jewelerguy]

beautiful!

 

[HomesteadHound]

That sure is a pretty coin. Nice find!

 

[pepperj]

It's a really a beautiful looking copper, congrats on the find.

 

[sandchip]

That coin is just spectacular in all respects. I'm as green as the patina, but not nearly as purty!

 

[MackDog]

Schweet digg

 

[Argentium]

A truly remarkable find in that condition for sure ! Kinda $$$$ as well !

 

[MichiganMan]

That's a really nice one dude. It's worth between $50 and $200 bucks. ($200 dollars to be literal--taking into consideration the Geico 1 million bucks commercial ) But that is so nice, and has such a nice patina, and almost no flaws, that I would keep it and put it on display.

 

[INredneck]

Really a good looking coin congrats

 

[Argentium]

I'm still awaiting my first Indian Head cent (after 10 years detecting ) but If I found that beauty , I might frame it and hang it on the wall !

 

[CMDiamonddawg]

GReeN patina adds to the appeal !

Yes indeed ,

eye candy ++

CMDdawg

 

[Darrow]

Gorgeous!

 

[Metal Illness]

I'm still awaiting my first Indian Head cent (after 10 years detecting ) but If I found that beauty , I might frame it and hang it on the wall !

Hey Argentium, I can't grasp 10 years of hunting without finding an Indian. Surely they were circulated and carried throughout the Southwest. That's just so strange. My very first non-clad find was an 1895 Indian, and I was hooked on this hobby. Keep swinging that coil and here's hoping for an Indian in your near future!

 

[treblehunter]

I love Indians, yours is a really great save. I'm jelly, ha lol.

 

[Argentium]

I think it took Ironpatch at least that long to finally get a mercury dime , I know I'll get an IH before long . The ironic thing is
that I may well have had my coil over an IH, and been too lazy to dig it because it appeared as zinc to my detector ! I tend
to not always dig every zinc penny - (I've heard it said that IH's can put up a signal that looks like Zincolns)

 

[Metal Illness]

I think it took Ironpatch at least that long to finally get a mercury dime , I know I'll get an IH before long . The ironic thing is
that I may well have had my coil over an IH, and been too lazy to dig it because it appeared as zinc to my detector ! I tend
to not always dig every zinc penny - (I've heard it said that IH's can put up a signal that looks like Zincolns)

They do ring up like Zincolns on the E-trac, I don't know about other detectors. Depends on where I'm hunting whether or not I dig. City parks, shallow I usually pass, if they're deeper I dig. Old farm houses I always dig shallow or deep. A lot of times on the e-trac they will come in at 01-30/31 and that is usually a dead giveaway that it's not a zincoln.

 

[Ahab8]

They do ring up like Zincolns on the E-trac, I don't know about other detectors. Depends on where I'm hunting whether or not I dig. City parks, shallow I usually pass, if they're deeper I dig. Old farm houses I always dig shallow or deep. A lot of times on the e-trac they will come in at 01-30/31 and that is usually a dead giveaway that it's not a zincoln.

Lots of good finds can ring up in that range. I've found several indian heads in that range. Also buttons can come up in that range. My 2 1600s coins were right in that range as well. Dig em all friends