Giant Penny !!

[NVNutcase]

Got to go out for a few hours this morning, before I had to come home and work on the Chicken Coop. Found the usual stuff, round-balls, little gobs of metal, suspender clip and various other trinkets. Then I came across a Mule shoe, and as usual, I start packing it around because I think it brings me luck, even though it's a pain to carry. Anyway, not too long after picking up the shoe, I get a real weak but good sounding signal, (44 on my 705), and it shows it's fairly deep. I get down about 7 or 8 inches and this thing came out with one of my scoops. WaHoo !!

 

[wstgo]

looks like a 1819 large cent...Nice find!

 

[RelicMedic]

Nice large cent! Looks to be 1819? This must be your first LC is it? Killer find, congrats!

 

[RelicMedic]

Ya beat me to it lol

 

[dirtlooter]

very awesome, congrats for sure!

 

[NVNutcase]

Yep, first one.This is one coin that I would have bet money on, not finding in Nevada. Definitely made my day.

 

[vpnavy]

Nice find! Thanks for sharing...

 

[rodarian]

that would be a dream come true. Nice!!

 

[Mduece]

Awesome find. Great detail on the coin congrats

 

[Gridwalker306]

Almost 200 years old...cool find!

 

[jmastny78]

Awesome find! Definitely one I would like to be one the receiving end of! HH

 

[gleaner1]

Oh no!!! That's not a giant penny. It's not giant, and it certainly aint a stinkin penny. It's a nice early American Large Cent. One thing is for certain, its totally awesome .

 

[CoilyGirl]

Very nice find!

 

[I-DIG-IT]

Nice digs.

 

[beez0404]

Fantastic find and nice detail. Good job.

 

[doninbrewster]

Always nice to pluck a large cent. They don't usually come out of the ground very attractive, but always fun to find. I found an 1817 and 1819 last week in two different locations.

 

[NVNutcase]

The thing about the Large Cent, is that I was fairly certain I would never have the opportunity to find one, unless I travelled East of Nevada. Someone had to pack that around with 'em for a long time, because people didn't start showing up in this area until the late 1850's

 

[Carolina Tom]

Congrat on your first LC. I got my first last Saturday... a coronet like yours, but not nearly as nice. The soil in NC is not kind to the coppers.

Awesome find. GL&HH.

 

[tokameel]

Better than anything I ever dug up. Depending on the official grade of the coin (to me about VG-8) a coin shop might buy it for about $15-$20 ish .
There is a slim chance it might be a rare 1819/8, meaning 9 over 8.
And to make it even more interesting, there were large date and small date options of this version.
I have no values listed for this but rest assured that it's more.

Remember don't clean any old coin cuz it kills value. Just use a Dry old toothbrush.

 

[Plumbata]

Spectacular find for Nevada, great job!