First Colonial Copper

undertaker

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May 26, 2006
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Green Mountains of Vermont
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Garrett Ace 250 and Whites Bullseye II Pinpointer
I found this 1783 Nova Constellatio coin a little over a week ago in a area where I was told the indians and revolutionary troops traveled. It took me about four days of cleanning before I could ID it. I sure wish it had better detail but I guess thats to be expected when copper is in the ground that long. Ive only been detecting with a Ace 250 for about two months so I hope that my next oldie will be in a little better condition. I really don't think I will ever find another one this old.
 

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Goldiver

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Sep 15, 2006
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Fremont, Ohio
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Equinox 800, Fisher F-75 LTD2, CZ-70, CZ-21, 1280x, Vibraprobe 560, Minelab Pro-Find 35
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Nice find, VT is a great place to find the oldies!
 

hollowpointred

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Mar 12, 2005
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too bad the ground didnt leave much detail for you. thats the way it goes sometimes. :-\ still a great find! congrats on your first! there will be more!
 

Evolution

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Aug 2, 2007
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Upstate NY
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Whites DFX (with 4x6 shooter DD coil and 12" spider coil), Minelab Rocco 2700. (E-Trac)
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Unfortunatly most coppers seem to come out of the ground with alot of corrosion. Sometimes you get lucky though. Keep hitting that spot. :thumbsup:
 

Detectingfreak

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Apr 26, 2006
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Bellevue, WA
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very nice coin! Can't make out much of the detail though. That has probably been under the dirt for so long! :o
 

ringfinder

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Nov 9, 2005
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Ohio
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Oh man I can't believe it a ACE 250 found a Coppa, son of a Gun! I thought the only detectors that could
find them was a Whites, well I'll be darn. Just kidding, Great Find. The ACE 250 is a Great Detector.

The first year I used mine I found over 4000 coins with it. I also found a 6 pound cannonball. It truly is a Fine detector and Now I know it will find a Copper.

Thanks for posting your pic. Congrats!!!!

HH,Ringfinder
 

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