At the 2007 Closing Bell: 190-Year-Old Copper for Buckleboy

BuckleBoy · Dec 27, 2007

Hello All,

Foxhound and I went to a house site that we'd located and walked out in the cornfield (I'll let him post what he found...

). I soon started to hear the "chatter" of iron nails on my 1266-X--a GOOD sign. The first signal I dug, a disc flopped out of the ground into the loose dirt beside the hole. I couldn't see any detail on it at all for the corrosion, but I just knew what it was by its size and thickness. A peroxide cleaning revealed this beauty, an 1818 Large Cent. This one's my oldest coin for the year. Stay tuned for a Buckleboy Housesite Huntin' Fall 2007 Wrap-Up as soon as I get all the photos together. Best wishes to all for the holidays--and a FANTASTIC 2008

Regards,

Buckleboy

Tubecity · Dec 27, 2007

Wow, what a great way to end the year. Nice find for sure.

Don in SJ · Dec 27, 2007

Hey, you still have a few days left to find a couple more! Nice going Buckles! Those year large cents seemed to have been made of good copper and held up well for being buried so long. I'm sure that brought a smile to your face.

I got my only coin for December this morning, a tad older than yours and still is in the rinsing water now, posting soon.

Don

Ricardo_NY1 · Dec 27, 2007

That is definately going out with a bang! Nice find, good shape too.

BuckleBoy · Dec 27, 2007

Don in South Jersey said:
Hey, you still have a few days left to find a couple more! Nice going Buckles! Those year large cents seemed to have been made of good copper and held up well for being buried so long. I'm sure that brought a smile to your face.

I got my only coin for December this morning, a tad older than yours and still is in the rinsing water now, posting soon.

Don

I was smiling all WEEK after that one

So you got a Classic Head LC? I can't wait to see it! I'm in Virginia now visiting the folks--trying to balance "family time" with scoring another LC before January 1.

Regards,

Buckleboy

Mona Lisa · Dec 27, 2007

Fantastic, Buckles!!

That coin matches my oldest dated large cent. The one that I found has a hole in it. 8)

Will Farrell ringing the 2007 closing bell!!!

Don in SJ · Dec 27, 2007

So you got a Classic Head LC? I can't wait to see it!

No, a tad older than that also.

Since you are in Virginia, how about getting some Spanish Silver also.

Enjoy your last few days of vacation Buckles, if you get another coin or great CW relic it will be icing on the cake. Congrats on your oldest coin for 2007! Oh, mine ties my oldest find of 2007....

Don