First coin find in 2011 is 1786 New Jersey Copper

[Don in SJ]

After finding the TALLIO cufflinks last month and having not been able to get out since then I seized the opportunity this morning to get a hunt in at the site that has been our go to place for a year now. Yesterday at the site, my son on a solo hunt, wanted to try out his new T2 detector and he was rewarded with BUCKSHOT for his first retrieval. However, he did get his second colonial copper for the year with his new detector not long afterwards a beat up Old Head style King George II Halfpenny.

So, I decided to go the site and hunt the opposite side from where he hunted and within the first five minutes I got the sweet sound a of coin, the crosshairs gave a no doubt about verification on the visual ID and dug and in the pile was a pretty scuzzy looking copper, but sure made my morning, especially getting one so quickly. Well, as I got up after retrieving the coin, I ended up having to cut the hunt short after my back decided time to head home rather abrutly, so I swallowed my pride and aborted the hunt after less than an hour total hunting time. Sure it will be OK by weeks end to try again, since Mother Nature is now starting to be a good girl!

So here is the view where from where the coin was found

Copper in the pile!!

Cleaning in progress, it was not till afternoon that I knew my crusty copper was my 16th NJ copper found!


And the before and after photograph, she may be crusty, but sure now looks a lot better than as it was...........


Don

 

[TheProf]

Great find! What did you use to clean?

 

[Don in SJ]

Great find! What did you use to clean?

Almost always use warm peroxide and TLC with Q-tips and soak in distilled water afterwards, dry and then coat with a bees wax if necessary and it was in this case.

 

[TheProf]

OK thanks I found a 1794 Large cent recently and trying to read it better.

 

[SouthJerseyJim]

Don your the man! Nice NJ. I need to find one soon.

 

[Woodland Detectors]

That is a nice view where the Copper was dug! I love the woods hunting. Nice finds again Don. Mother nature is indeed starting to cooperate.

 

[Goes4ever]

Amazing find, sure hope to dig something 1700s someday myself

 

[Bubba65]

Hi Don congrats on the 1786 Jersey copper. Have you figured which variety it is?

Bubba65

 

[Deno]

Don, that is an amazing job on the clean up, i have got to try it on some of my LC's.

That's funny because i just told the Prof about this method.

I wouldn't wish a bad back on my worst enemy, hope you get better.

Congratulations on an outstanding find.

 

[Don in SJ]

Hi Don congrats on the 1786 Jersey copper. Have you figured which variety it is?

Bubba65

The Obverse side is Maris 15 without question, now the Reverse side is tricky, I think it is a T variety possibilities were J, L, T and U. Looks like a U to me, I have asked C4 members for verification, no reply as of yet, but for now M.15-T it is..........

Update, verified by several collectors, and I was correct, I was told the key to being a T reverse is that the letter B at the top is lower than U and thus the center point is closer to the B than U as on the other possibilities.............

 

[West Jersey Detecting]

Nice going on the copper. I must admit I am a bit jealous. Not so much about the copper as I am about the amount of snow that is still on the ground here keeping me indoors.

Remember to stretch next time before you detect. (Just kidding. I hope it feels better real soon!)

 

[Bill D. (VA)]

Nice one Don

The shield side is beautiful. Sorry about your back. That's a pretty important body part for relic hunting, so make sure you heal up a bit before heading back out. Good luck with the hunting and the weather ..... Bill

 

[ModernMiner]

Don,
Congrats on that beauty.
You Sir are the Prince of Peroxide. Amazing job on cleaning that old coin up.
-Doug-

 

[Brian W]

Very nice coin there Don....I just have to wait until 36 inches of snow to melt...So i can get out

 

[september]

Nice finds!!

 

[Bavaria Mike]

Nice find Don, you must have several of those NJ coppers by now! HH, Mike

 

[umrgolf]

Wow Don, way to go.. You consistently find great stuff sitting in the London airport atm, if you keep posting this kind of stuff I might be heading home early

 

[dfx willy]

way to go don! your the man when it comes to oldies. willy

 

[steelheadwill]

Great first 2011 Copper
You Pull some sweet coins down there

 

[SkyPirate]

nice