First Large Cent

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Auburn Kansas
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Whites DFX x 2, XLT, SL 90, Tesoro Vaquero.
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Metal Detecting

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It's always so exciting to see a large cent in the hole! Congrats! It may be toasty, but at least there is a legible date. So many come out of the ground pretty much blank. Well done!!
 

Very nice find. Congrats on finding your first one.
 

That's not only your first large cent but the 1856 was the last large cent! After 1856 the new "Flying Eagle cent" came out (1857), and then the Indian Head came out a couple years after that (1859). :thumbsup:
 

Actually 1857 was the last year for the large cents. 1793-1857 with the exception of 1815 when there was a shortage of copper.
 

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Great find - Congratulations! :occasion14:
 

Nice job.. Hope you find a lot more.
 

I cringed when I read you cleaned it with an SOS pad.
Hopefully, on your next IH find, you'll use something a little less abrasive.
Don......
 

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I cringed when I read you cleaned it with an SOS pad.
Hopefully, on your next IH find, you'll use some a little less abrasive.
Don......

I started with a olive oil soak but too far gone for that. Was just hoping to get a date and happy with that.
 

Congrats on your first large cent! I hope it's the first of many for you. :)
 

Looks great,congrats!
 

I have to say your large cents appears to be in much better condition then many I have seen posted on here. Many look like blank discs to me but I can plainly see a lot of detail on yours. Very nice.
 

GREAT find!! still eluding me...maybe this spring..ddf
 

Still had some details under the crud, I took a sos pad to one of mine once, that was the only way to get a date off mine

Great save!
 

Great save. Been too long since I dug an LC. Congrats
 

Nice find welcome to the LC club
 

Congrats on an awesome find. GL&HH!
 

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