Draped Bust LC

Ohio Jerry · Dec 2, 2009

She's pretty rough but still has a little beauty shining through

Here's a few keepers from my last couple outings. HH!!!
Jerry

Danimal · Dec 3, 2009

Kyle,
I could give a flying rat's a__ as to whether you say ANYTHING about me on this forum.

And I do find your continual posting concerning the presence of large cents in Ohio very humerous.
Nothing I said is inaccurate in any way.

And as far as "bashing" you guys...wake up. No one here (including me) has anything but respect for your group's ability to find the old coins. And I haven't ever bashed Chris. His age and maturity shine through the mist that is your ego.

Goldiver · Dec 3, 2009

Nice! Any day you pull up a largie in Ohio is a good day!
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Steve

Kyle PA · Dec 3, 2009

Danimal said:
Kyle,
I could give a flying rat's a__ as to whether you say ANYTHING about me on this forum.

And I do find your continual posting concerning the presence of large cents in Ohio very humerous.
Nothing I said is inaccurate in any way.

And as far as "bashing" you guys...wake up. No one here (including me) has anything but respect for your group's ability to find the old coins. And I haven't ever bashed Chris. His age and maturity shine through the mist that is your ego.

I sincerely thank you for respecting me and my group's ability in recovering many great artifacts. I, as well as Chris, put through a lot of effort in order to find and gain access to our sites.

kimsdad · Dec 3, 2009

Wow! After reading the last few replies, I got frustrated, closed this thread and almost forgot to respond until I remembered that this post is really about your great finds, Jerry!

Congrats on another great LC and more superb finds! :thumbsup:

I look forward to your posts, Jerry. I'm never disappointed! :wink:

Ohio Jerry · Dec 3, 2009

Kimsdad said:
Wow! After reading the last few replies, I got frustrated, closed this thread and almost forgot to respond until I remembered that this post is really about your great finds, Jerry!

Congrats on another great LC and more superb finds!

I look forward to your posts, Jerry. I'm never disappointed!

Thanks Kimsdad! And thanks to everyone for their positive responses. Not sure I'd have posted this worn out old LC if I'd known it would stir so much drama. I was fortunate to have found such an old untouched site where this and the majority of the lc's I've dug have come from. The landowner recently took out some multifloral rose bushes and brush hogged an area along a fenceline that opened up some new ground for me to swing on. The LC was only about 4 inches deep and just about 20 yards from where I found my first draped bust earlier this year.

Kirk PA · Dec 3, 2009

KylePA said:
Danimal said:

BuckleBoy said:

Jerry,

When the Draped Bust coppers start to pop up in states like Ohio, Kentucky, and Indiana you know you are hunting the Oldest of the old sites.

All I can say is BIG Congratulations! You are at the top of your game, my friend.

Best Wishes,

Buckles

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Well said Buckleboy

What I find humerous (and others too...they just don't put it in writing) is that the troop from PA has been going out of their way to post on any thread from this area concerning a LC to the effect of "see?...everyone is saying that old coins aren't in Ohio but here's PROOF that they are" BS....

NO ONE has stated (that I can recall...correct me if I am wrong) that large cents don't exist in Ohio (or any state for that matter)
The fact is that there are far fewer intact sites old enough to produce them than states east of Ohio. Most of the earliest sites in Ohio are in spots that are now near dead center on most major metro areas and are now under 3 ft of concrete. When speaking about the "C" coins, the odds drop off even further.
I don't know what their agenda really is...repeatedly stating something does not make it true. Nor does it help spread the "passion".
The first LC I found in Ohio was in fact a Draped Bust. Like Jerry's (nice coin jerry BTW) and, like Jerry's was worn smooth by the time it was lost.
My oldest coin, a 1792 Hibernia, was found at a site I stumbled on, and was surrounded by relics indicating a veteran of the War of 1812 moved to land in the Western Reserve as reparations for having their home burned down by the British in that war as they retreated. (hence the nickname of the Western Reserve as the "Firelands) That Hibernia was also worn so smooth it barely had aenough detail to ID.
Do you think that the odds are better to find one dropped in good shape in PA or Ohio?
Where would you go if you had your choice of states with the goal of finding the oldest large copper coin you could?
Let's say that researching to find a likely spot and gaining permission from the landowner is a given.
Ohio?
Kentucky?
Indiana?
PA?
Jersey?
CT?
NH?
NY?
etc...(don't feel like listing all of the original 13)

You tell me.

That is what make posts from members here like Don and Iron Patch et el stand out.
They know how to operate their machines well.
They obviously do the work to locate the early sites and gain permission.
They find the items that we all drool over.

And then they submit a post describing their hunt with sufficient detail to help the reader not only enjoy the post but relive the excitement of the find.

THAT is the epitome of class.

They do not go out of their way with chest thumping and repeated BS trying to what?....prove something that was never declared? (that LC's aren't in Ohio, etc)

I guess in a way though...it's this "BS" and such that I find so humerous that does keep me coming back to read posts! So maybe there IS an upside!

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Dan, I'd appreciate it if you would stop bashing me, my uncle, and Kirk on this forum ever again. I do not negatively bring your name up in my posts and I'd appreciate it if you would do the same. I have nothing against you, and I'm telling the truth.

Life goes on and I have proven that many times. I hope you can realize that, Dan, because life is much more enjoyable when you can forgive and forget. In fact, I forgive you for anything nasty that you have said to me in an email or on an open forum.

Kirk and I have proven to the moderators and Marc that we are a positive influence on this forum. We will continue to be so for many years to come.

We are great ambassadors to this hobby (e.g., research, proper permission, responsible artifact preservation, detailed site documentation, etc.) and you are, too, Dan. We are as professional as they come; if you don't believe it, I can give you a list of our landowner references for you to find out. They all would agree that we, too, are the epitome of class.

Kyle

I could not have stated this in a better fashion. Yes, we are great ambassadors for this hobby. :icon_thumleft:

We have the proof. :icon_thumleft:

Kirk

Brian(upstateNY-Central Fla.) · Dec 3, 2009

Nice finds Jerry :icon_thumright:

mpostma · Dec 7, 2009

Hey Jerry!
Great Finds! Nice LC!

I for one am glad you posted it! Just wish that if anyone wanted to get on a soapbox and engage in debate they would start their own thread to do it, rather than Hijack yours!

Wishing you all the best during the Holidays! Sure am glad to see that you are still out there.

All the best Jerry,
Mark