Best find for me all day, a 1797 Large Copper

[cam9457]

My buddy Brian and I got out today with the hope of obtaining permission to hunt a 1727 farm but somehow wound up hunting a 1721/22 farm in the same area instead. My best find of the day was a 1797 One Cent coin. It's my oldest LC with a readable date so far. Also found a piece of a silver comb, a 1925 wheatie and the remains of a pocket watch with a cool looking seal on the back which I gave to the owner. Nice day out, nice new huge old farm to hunt and good company. Here's some pics of the LC with my microscope camera

 

[history hunter]

That large cent is a dream!!! WTG!!

 

[cam9457]

Thanks HH!

 

[John (Ma)]

Great find.

 

[pjroo33]

Congrats Ryan!!! That is a great find with a very readable date. Is it the stemmed or stemless version? I can't quite tell from the photo.

 

[hogge]

Awesome find CAM....Gotta love those 1700's LC's!! Congrats Hogge

 

[baspinall]

Sweet LC Ryan - I think that will clean up pretty nice but be gentle.

B

 

[Thigh66]

Well done! Beautiful coin - congrats

 

[cntrydncr1]

Nice job Ryan!!! You sure seem to find the properties!

 

[The Seeker]

Nice find.......Congrats on a sweet piece!

 

[Dig This]

Excellent Find....

 

[Baldingboy]

 

[cam9457]

Thanks everybody! Aaron I'm not sure where the stem would be? Would it be on the reverse? Deb, Brian and I started off the day with just an idea of a farm we wanted to ask permission but wound up spending a few hours trying unsuccessfully trying to get ahold of the owners. We kinda gave up and just figured we would try one of those places that would be a dream to hunt but never would have imagined we could actually get a Yes to, but we did! Brian, I'm afraid to do anything other than soak it in warm water, I always just seem to make the LC's look worse when I attempt to clean them. Thanks for comin all the way out here today, it was a lot of fun!

 

[creeper71]

Brian, I'm afraid to do anything other than soak it in warm water, I always just seem to make the LC's look worse when I attempt to clean them. Thanks for comin all the way out here today, it was a lot of fun!

If the corrosion isn't to bad hot peroxcide is your best bet... don't use olive oil cause it will soak into the coin an leak out for a long time... if it is corroded then tooth picks an strong mag glass is your only option I'm aware of...

 

[cam9457]

Creeper I have tried hot peroxide probably 10+ times on LC's but somehow always seem to make things worse? I've tried it a bunch of different ways but always seem to loose detail. I've never tried the olive oil thing but like you said I have never heard anything good about it

 

[creeper71]

Creeper I have tried hot peroxide probably 10+ times on LC's but somehow always seem to make things worse? I've tried it a bunch of different ways but always seem to loose detail. I've never tried the olive oil thing but like you said I have never heard anything good about it

if your coin is corroded it will lose some detail, this is why I said if your coin isn't corroded to bad use hot peroxcide.. if you see corrosion then just use wooden tooth picks an a strong mag glass to pick the dirt off

 

[cam9457]

That's probably my only option at this point Creeper. I took a few more pics of the reverse

 

[curbdiggercarl57]

I gotta fly out East, it's killing me that we can't dig up large cents and coppers like you guys do. Ya killin' me.

 

[John987]

Great coin!!!
Congrats!

 

[STH69]

when i master this hobby i'll get a minelab!