Another One Marked Off the Bucket List

[Loco-Digger]

Went to a site that I have hit hard last summer. It was a lot that had a house on it from prior to 1874 up through about 3 years ago. I pulled a 26 token cache, a few silver coins, about a half dozen wheats and over $10 in clad. The house burnt down and the school had bought the property. Last week they dug to install a new gas line from the main line to the new construction. When I went there yesterday they filled in the trench and deep holes. The terrain was rather rough, but I managed to dig 3 coins in an hour. 3 Wheats 1917,27, & 29. This gave me the notion that other old coins may have been disturbed and closer to the surface. I told my wife tonight that I was going to find silver as I left the house. They finished dozing the site level today. I dirt fished for about an hour. 1st coin a clad dime The 2nd coin, I knew was old. I could see a milky green color in the soil. Low and behold my 1st large cent (1881 I believe). The last coin was a copper penny. 3 coins and I consider it a great hunt.




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[villagenut]

Not an 1881 but 1831 Coronet head. Congrads on a first, cool coin.

 

[Loco-Digger]

Thanks Villadenut. Well I guess it's my oldest find so far. Man I'm stoked!!!!

 

[port ewen ace]

give her a bath in hot peroxide, then a gentle scrub with baking soda. NO LEMON JUICE please or you will kill her!!

 

[Old Dude]

Nice old copper. I never get tired of seeing them.

 

[Pinball]

Way to go Loco! That is very cool and nice to know they are still being found here in Ohio. Saturday should be a great day weather wise for you to get out and find some more goodies.

 

[Trezurehunter]

Congrats on your first LC.

 

[Rick (Nova Scotia)]

Congrats on your first LG cent, and Def. not 1881
That site is good for another good find.
Go get it.

 

[Loco-Digger]

Would love to find older. The area was settled in 1818 and incorporated in 1855. still stoked..


happy dance!!!! happy dance!!!! happy dance!!!!

 

[cjon455]

nice find!, not too bad someone knocking 50 years off what you thought the age was too huh?

love them old coppers, congrats!

 

[Loco-Digger]

Way to go Loco! That is very cool and nice to know they are still being found here in Ohio. Saturday should be a great day weather wise for you to get out and find some more goodies.

You better believe I will be out this weekend....

 

[46Wheat]

Love them old coppers

 

[I-DIG-IT]

Nice digs.

 

[Carolina Tom]

Very well done LD! looks to have some good detail on it too. I have one, but it is barely recognizable... I believe they call it toasted! Congrats and GL.

 

[unfound]

Just has that look that makes it look like it will clean up nice !!!

(Other than one old crusty one, they continue to remain "unfound" for me.) I love seeing others pulling them out though !!!

 

[CoinandRelicMan]

Congrats on your first "LC"

 

[OBN]

Bam, down goes another from the list..Great Dig!

 

[BuckleBoy]

Read Don in SJ's post about cleaning coppers in the Cleaning and Preservation section before you do anything to the coin--and that includes water. Water is a cleaning method.

Congrats!

-Buck

 

[Gonehunting]

Dang! Congrats Loco... I still haven't found my first LC...

 

[park pirate]

Nice one..