First Large Cent!

[Orbit]

I found this at a place that was built in 1971. Obviously the site had an even older history! I knew exactly what it was when it hit the sunlight because I have been looking at other people's finds. This is my oldest coin yet at 193 years old. I don't know what its worth but I thought I would post it.

 

[Ahab8]

Congrats Orbit on a great old copper. They're not worth much but to pull one out of the ground is priceless....especially your first. I hope you find lots more and chrcking a first off the list is one of the funnest parts of this great hobby

 

[G.A.P.metal]

Nice LC Orbit,research will find even more !
Gary

 

[Erik in NJ]

Much nicer shape than my first LC which I proceeded to ruin by trying to clean it to reveal a clear date. You'll never forget the day you pulled your first large copper out of the ground. Mine had an IH cent lying on top of it.

 

[texjim]

I was just thinking about my first LC right before i saw your post. Nice job... i hope you find some more..

 

[cjon455]

That's in great shape, the value is mostly sentimental unless you were fortunate enough to find a rare key date, congrats on your first!

 

[Silvermonkey]

Congratulations on finding a great coin! You never know what's going to be waiting for you at the bottom of the next plug. HH

 

[shoague]

I bet you were stoked when you saw that in the soil. I am happy for you. HH

 

[nsdq]

Welcome to the L.C. club and a looker she is

 

[port ewen ace]

last LC I sold was a dug '35, high bid was $30.89. your '22 is nice with the patina and a G4 '22 Redbooks at $25. not like they are available at your local Quikie-Mart. a crisp $20 is a good start price, but supply is low and demand is, well,----- what are you willing to pay for a piece of history?. I have saved an '18, (2)- '35's and have another in olive oil hoping for a date soon. HH

 

[sutphin]

ORBIZT THEY ARE A COOL FIND .

 

[deershed]

Congrats on your first LC and a Sweet one!!

 

[CASPER-2]

My first was in my yard as a kid - neighborhood was built in 1939 for military personnel
but in the 1800s in was a poor farm my grandparents said - mine was a 1798 that had been hit by a musketball

 

[NEPADIGGER7]

Great job keep it up!

 

[CoilyGirl]

Love those greenies,nice find!

 

[terpfan]

Congrats on finding a treasured "first". My first LC was an 1819 which had little book value. That coin means an awful lot to me, though, and I can't imagine parting with it. Seeing that green coin today in its 2x2 brings back those great memories, the feelings I had when I first realized what I'd dug. Then I'll think about the person who lost the coin, and how different my life is than his. You always remember your first.

 

[Mach1Pilot]

Congrats on your first large cent! They are always fun to find in the hole. . I hope it's the first of many for you.

 

[Carolina Tom]

Congrats on your first. It's a nice coin too, lots of detail and a date. Very well done.

 

[Professor of Engineering]

Congratulations on the old copper find! The coin has very nice detail and will clean up nice.

 

[digging440yrs]

Very nice detail on that old copper