Firsts: "V" Nickel, two Indians

[Dave2000]

My finds from yesterday from the same site that yielded the two-cent piece and large cent I previously posted.

This is my first "V" nickel (1904) and my first two Indian Head Cents (which strangely I've never found until now).

The nickel was a shaky 53 signal on my AT Pro at about 9" with the 5x8 coil. I'm still working on cleaning it up.

The 1890 Indian cleaned up nicely (pre-and-post in the pic below) and I haven't cleaned the 1907 yet. Still lots of signals and ground to cover, hopefully my first Seated is out there somewhere too.

 

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[richardson]

Nice finds Dave. Congrats

 

[Dave2000]

Thanks! The excessive corrosion of the two-cent piece I attribute to being about 100 ft closer to a saltwater beach (also a few feet lower in elevation) than the above finds.

 

[Carolina Tom]

Very nice coins. Congrats.

 

[park pirate]

Sweet man..

 

[qaela4]

Nice finds, I wish my '04 and '05 looked half as good as your '90.

 

[deershed]

Congrats on a couple of "first" for you!!

I found my first v nickel ever a couple weeks ago. That 1890 IH looks good...

 

[Diggin-N-Dumps]

Great finds! Sometimes I'd rather find an IH more than a silver dime. Keep at it!

 

[Loco-Digger]

Congrats on pulling all those keepers. Nice hunting grounds. Still skunked by the V-Nickle here

 

[Diggin Dude]

Nice job! I still have yet to find a V Nickel or even a Shield Nickel, well, hopefully soon. Congrats, and keep pounding that site. HH

 

[gklug]

Awesome finds Dave. V's are so cool.

 

[cjon455]

youre definitely in the right area for seated and barbers!, pound that place!!!

 

[Professor of Engineering]

Congratulations on your first finds! You did a fine job cleaning that Indian Head cent.

 

[Dave2000]

Thanks for all the feedback. I've dug a few old-looking (non-silver) Jeffersons at this site, but I knew this one was different even before I had a really good look.

youre definitely in the right area for seated and barbers!, pound that place!!!

I've never found a Barber or Seated, so I'm thinking those have to be out there somewhere!

Great finds! Sometimes I'd rather find an IH more than a silver dime. Keep at it!

Funny, I had that exact same thought earlier today (I'd pretty much always agree if it's a Roosevelt).

The 1907 Indian is now cleaned. Looks to me like it was a relatively fresh drop:

 

[cjon455]

the age of the finds you've made= dead giveaway, grid grid grid, you just may be surprised!

 

[Gridwalker306]

Congrats, and good job cleaning up that IH cent!

 

[Old Dude]

Nice firsts. V nickels are hard to find with much detail. They just don't hold up well. I hope you have some success cleaning yours. I was afraid to even try my first. It was my oldest coin for a bit and I didn't want to risk it.