Hunted in the pouring rain today found what is left of a 200 yr old cent!

[relic lover]

I was determined to get in one more hunt in 2009 a site I had researched was taken by the strip miners but I noticed a short section of farm wall and original grade they missed after the leafs were down you could see it from the road. Something told me the guy that built that wall dropped me a coin but I never found the time to hunt it until today rain or not it was going to get hunted. My new explorer did not seem like a good choice given the rain so I put my wife's shower cap over the control box of my ace 250 and headed out. As I slipped and slided down the steep grade to the site in the pouring rain I started to question myself a bit this was nuts! I hunted an hour with no real signals then boom a belltone that is my aces way of saying dig. out came a smooth semi round disc I thought i had my first colonial then I saw the rolled over edge and thought it was not a coin at all. At home peroxide dip revealed no details I was bummed. So i figured it was not a coin and i put coin peroxide and jar all in the microwave and blasted it for 45 sec or so then scrubbed it with a toothbrush and soon saw liberty on a left facing bust! I was stunned my shell tumbler revealed the date 1809! She is in the worst shape but I got a date my oldest coin yet! I cant imagine what happend to the edge. Any theories?

 

[DigginThePast]

Amazing to pull a date off that. Still a cool find I wouldn't mind making.

 

[jrsherman]

Jar, peroxide, AND coin in the microwave? Glad it worked, wouldnt have been me!! Nice find and congrats!!!

 

[oxs111]

sweet, I live in Pa also could not bring myself to go out in this today, awsome find.

 

[hodge]

Its good to find old stuff, makes it all worthwhile. Well done.

 

[K*E*L*L*Y]

Amazing to pull a date off that. Still a cool find I wouldn't mind making.

where is the date on it!?

 

[umrgolf]

Amazing to pull a date off that. Still a cool find I wouldn't mind making.

where is the date on it!?

just below the head.. http://www.coinfacts.com/large_cent...809_large_cents/1809_large_cent_varieties.htm

 

[DigginThePast]

Amazing to pull a date off that. Still a cool find I wouldn't mind making.

where is the date on it!?

Actually I couldn't make it out. relic lover said it was 1809, must be able to see more detail in person.

 

[K*E*L*L*Y]

wow

 

[umrgolf]

wow

lol, wow what? I can kinda see the date.. maybe if it was a pulltab itd be easier for you hahahaha

 

[Colonial Copper Zeus]

Looks strange. Like a cast counterfeit.

 

[MaineRelic]

I would take that coin any day in the field!!! Great Find !! I am surprised you got a date off it !!! MaineRelic.

 

[Brian(upstateNY-Central Fla.)]

Thats a cool find even tho well abused

 

[umrgolf]

Looks strange. Like a cast counterfeit.

It does look ctft after a second look..

 

[relic lover]

You can only read the last 2 digits in the date under magnification and oblique lighting the coin is oversized and thin I thought it was in a fire maybe.

 

[capndan151]

Now you need to try to break into 1700's...

 

[K*E*L*L*Y]

wow

lol, wow what? I can kinda see the date.. maybe if it was a pulltab itd be easier for you hahahaha

you are a

 

[Nate in Ohio]

I was definitely going to say counterfeit. Nice find. And anyway, isn't the bust not the right one for an 1809 date? I think 1809 was like the first year of the classic head type. Who knows, it sure is interesting!

 

[relic lover]

Jar, peroxide, AND coin in the microwave? Glad it worked, wouldnt have been me!! Nice find and congrats!!!

I must confess I do it often on coins that seem hopeless, in this case there was no proof this was even a coin. I have never been sorry yet but I know it is a risk.

 

[relic lover]

Now you need to try to break into 1700's...

2010 will be the year!