Digging IFFY signal nets 1857 Flying Eagle!!!!!

[adventureswithjim]

I've worked this park to DEATH. But there really is no such thing, is there? Today out just calmly working the iffy tones, the signals in between everything else.

I EXPECTED to be posting a pic of pull tabs tonight, cause, well, you don't see THAT too often in here :-)

First coin was a 1911 wheat, not terrible...after a MOUNTAIN of other useless holes, this other coin pops out...I can see the wreath ain't got a shield. And THAT ain't a bad day no matter what!!!! I hold my breath, cross my fingers, flip it over and there ain't no injun...NO WAY...I drop the coin back in the sand just breathless.

The good stuff is STILL out there...in 2010...a FLYING EAGLE!

Check out my video page to watch the hunt.

 

[mastereagle22]

That is my ALL time most favorite coin ever. I hope to find one one day

 

[Bikerboyzx6r]

Im not up on what Wheats are etc.... Im having to learn what the Roman coins etc are, but that is a lovely looking coin!

Regards
Dan

 

[FooserPaul]

Jim,

Nice hunt... nice video capturing it... I've been floating through and watched most of your video's today...

Thank you for the information, lessons, history, entertainment, and knowledge...

Paul

 

[CMDiamonddawg]

Nice one

 

[adventureswithjim]

Im not up on what Wheats are etc.... Im having to learn what the Roman coins etc are, but that is a lovely looking coin!

Regards
Dan

This coin only minted 1856-1858

1856, less than 1,000 "type" coins made, not for circulation
1857 17 million made, two type of cents made that year, large cents and small flying eagles
1858 24 million made

1859 switch to Indian head cents, similar back to flying eagle

Sometime in 1860's shield added to the wreaths on the back. Not sure exact year, but when you see NO shield it's gonna be old. Injuns made up until 1909.

Despite the high mintages, flying eagle TOUGH to find in the ground due to short time run.

 

[Evan/tn]

Real nice find

 

[nova]

That one is on my list. Any chance to get a look at the reverse?

 

[adventureswithjim]

That one is on my list. Any chance to get a look at the reverse?

Back is very evenly toned one color, with a spot of corrosion over the "o" in one. Here's the best I could on the image without sunlight (lighting in the house SUCKS!)...

 

[Argentium]

What a nice find ! Most of the FE's posted on here are toast - yours is one of the stronger ones
I've seen in a while ! Argentium.

 

[adventureswithjim]

What a nice find ! Most of the FE's posted on here are toast - yours is one of the stronger ones
I've seen in a while ! Argentium.

The south carolina sand is extremely KIND to coins, UNLESS there are pine trees near by. The old city park in populated with massive, massive live oak trees 8 or 9 feet wide...super mild soil, PERFECT for copper and nickel coins.

 

[terpfan]

What a nice find ! Most of the FE's posted on here are toast - yours is one of the stronger ones
I've seen in a while ! Argentium.

Argentium is right. Yours is in the best shape of any FE I've seen posted in the last couple of years. Nice Work!

 

[olekyground]

Thats cool! I found out today that you gottadig the iffy ones just as well as the high tone ones! I found 2 indian head pennies today and they both for some reason came up as a coke tab! CONGRATS!!

 

[Jaygee Western MA]

that's a beauty!!! was wondering how deep, and if it as on it's side

 

[adventureswithjim]

Thats cool! I found out today that you gottadig the iffy ones just as well as the high tone ones! I found 2 indian head pennies today and they both for some reason came up as a coke tab! CONGRATS!!

I've worked this park HARD, pulled massive amounts of trash and there's STILL more trash!

This coin came in between a copper memorial and bottle cap. In pinpoint I could hear multiple targets in 4 to 6 inch circle, but kept getting this solid tone in the middle. I can't tell you what in-sutu VDI said about the object, I was just listening for solid objects. Dscrim literally at iron nail, let my ears be the "vdi microprocessor."

Go find 219erman in youtube, he's been doing alot of this lately, and now I'm on the band wagon too. FORGET covering the whole field, just work it close with heavy overlap and LISTEN for solid objects.

Coin wasn't deep, 4" TOPS, not on it's side, a root or a rock...just STUCK in between other objects.

 

[Deepdiger60]

Nice FE that one came out of the ground looking great Good hunt Dd60

 

[vayank54]

Nice. Like others have said the flying eagle usually look like crud. You got a nice one. Like I've been saying for years ya gotta dig the iffy signals. WTG
By the way the 1859 is the only year an Indian head cent will not have a shield on the back. They started using the shield in 1860.

 

[RELICDUDE07]

Thats a hard coin to dig!!!!!!!I have found none

 

[mastereagle22]

Im not up on what Wheats are etc.... Im having to learn what the Roman coins etc are, but that is a lovely looking coin!

Regards
Dan

Not to hijack this post but the Wheat cent was used in the US from 1909 - 1958. They were called wheat cents because of the design on the back.

This is a very difficult coin to find in such awesome condition. (the one the OP has posted here I mean not the wheat cents)

 

[dfx willy]

awesome flying eagle !! cant wait to get my mitts on one! ive found many coins from the 17 hundreds and a couple 1600s but no eagle willy