Found My Oldest U.S. Coin This Morning! A Really Toasted 1803 Draped Bust Cent!

[FreeBirdTim]

We had some heavy rain last night, so I dragged myself out of bed at 7 AM and went for a short hunt. Good idea, since I ended up finding my oldest U.S. coin ever! It's a really toasted 1803 draped bust cent! It was only about 5 inches down and in a spot I've checked at least 5 times over the last few weeks. Wet ground can really make a difference!

Here's a few pics. Trust me, it really is an 1803 draped bust cent! LOL!

 

[Steve in PA]

Congrats on the Draped Bust. Keep at it and I'm sure you will find an older US coin.

 

[OWK]

hell, that thing is in FINE shape. My first one was a smoothie.


Nice find

 

[beez0404]

Excellent find. Congratulations.

 

[Old Dude]

I wish mine was in that GOOD shape, lol. Congrats to you. Nice find!

 

[FreeBirdTim]

hell, that thing is in FINE shape. My first one was a smoothie.

I can definitely relate to that! I found a LC a couple of weeks ago and I still don't know what it is! No detail at all on it. That's why I'm pretty excited about this toasted LC. Figuring out the type and the date is a huge accomplishment for me. As you can tell, the ground isn't too kind to the LC's I'm finding in this spot!

 

[wanting rings]

Now That is awesome, congrats

 

[mangum]

Congrats, nice find!

 

[Evolution]

Congrats on the draped bust largie.

 

[dirtlooter]

looks like a beauty to me!

 

[d3t3ctr0n]

Outstanding. I'd flip if I found just one of those!!!!!

 

[CaptainCoil]

Nice find! You could probably get it to clean up a bit.

 

[HomeGuardDan]

congrats man! Now you have to break into the 1700s!

 

[jmastny78]

Thats a great find no matter what shape especially when guys like me have yet to find one! Lol congrats and keep at it! Cant wait to see the next one!

 

[FreeBirdTim]

Thats a great find no matter what shape especially when guys like me have yet to find one! Lol congrats and keep at it! Cant wait to see the next one!

Thanks! You're right, I should appreciate finding them in any condition. After all, it is a 211 year old coin that's probably been in the ground for 200 years. It's amazing that there's any detail left on it at all. HH.

 

[FreeBirdTim]

congrats man! Now you have to break into the 1700s!

You never know, it could happen at any time! There should be a lot of colonial coppers in the ground around here in RI. The rainy season is coming up, so that should help me out.