DRAPED BUST (1796-1807)!!!!

[Garabaldi]

In-laws are in town for 4 days. My father in law wanted me to bring him detecting to see how it works. I have been worried thinking well only find clad, but just as we were leaving dug my first large cent. We found it today. Dug it about 3 inches. Its in poor shape, can't see a date, but you can make out the flowing hair. I have been wanting to find a large cent, but never thought it would be this old. I'm on cloud nine. We both couldn't believe it. He thought I planted it at first, which I had been considering.
Thanks for looking.

 

[Hardy]

FANTASTIC FINDS BUD, BIG CONGRATS

 

[Garabaldi]

Thank you Hardy.

 

[collector01]

Congrats on a nice looking large cent!

 

[Old River]

Congradulations on the nice find. Its alway exciting to find a LC.

 

[briankb70]

very nice, congrats

 

[wingmaster]

Great find there congrats, never get anything that old here in the midwest.

 

[DigginThePast]

Great find! At least you can identify the date range and it is small. Congrats!

 

[Garabaldi]

True Diggin. Thank you all for the comments.
Any suggestions on getting more detail out of this coin? Should I leave it as is?

 

[rjw4law]

Very nice

 

[Garabaldi]

Thank you rjw.

 

[boondocker]

Hey nice find Gary Dean

 

[Garabaldi]

Thanks Dean.

 

[allen]

id love to find an old copper !!!
congrats on yours !

 

[Garabaldi]

Thank you Allen.

 

[Colonial Copper Zeus]

Large coppers are what I'm after and you found one of my personal favorites. Congratulations on your first.
Chris

 

[Garabaldi]

Thank you Chris.
Is this copper in bad condition? I can't get a date off of it. Is there something I can do to enhance the details that are left? I rubbed olive oil on it, but thats about all I have done.

 

[JerV3]

Congrats,

That is a nice early coin to find.

HH Jer

 

[jeric2]

what is the red coloring on the coin? doesn't look like normal corrosion. Almost looks like paint. Is this a possible counterfit??

 

[randall61]

Congrats ....great find ,in front of a witness too......gotta love it

Randall