I Found an Old Coin

steelheadwill · Jul 31, 2011

Been a slow copper year for me so far :dontknow:

checked out site where an old school was,
nearby, a paupers cemetary. one dated stone, 1817.
found a decent 1802 Cent :hello2:

stove parts from 1880, & open well.
then a lot of costume earrings spread around an old tree, 2 sets of sterling

really happy to find a Draped with some detail :wink:

HH all, thanks for looking :thumbsup:

hogge · Jul 31, 2011

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That is in great shape! Nice recovery! :headbang:

Appears to be Sheldon 231, "Stemless Wreath". S-241 has double fraction bar and part of an "s" in last "s", so I think S-231.

Dman · Jul 31, 2011

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Nice copper.
Congrats
Dman

MaineRelic · Jul 31, 2011

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Beautiful fully detailed draped bust

I like the cast iron toy half too ! I wonder where the other half is ?? Whats up with all the earings around the tree ?? Good digs ! M.R.

ANTIQUARIAN · Jul 31, 2011

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Congrats on the 1802 Cent Herbie! :hello2:

Those earrings are really beautiful to look at!
I be some little girl "borrowed" her Mom's earrings to play with
them and then forgot what tree she left them under! :laughing7:

Love the on-site pics too! :thumbsup:

I'll email you later tonight with my number, I'm off tomorrow and I'll have my phone with me.

Dave

JW15 · Jul 31, 2011

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Nice pics and nice draped bust!! :icon_thumright:

The copper slump is over, more on the way! :thumbsup:

Getty · Jul 31, 2011

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Nice way to pull out of a slow copper year!

texjim · Jul 31, 2011

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you found some cool stuff. nice job

hammered · Jul 31, 2011

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Hi mate, slow is OK. You still found the goods :icon_thumleft:

. Nice one mate :thumbsup:

hammered

steelheadwill · Aug 1, 2011

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Thanks All :wink:

This is my best Draped yet!
Hogge, thanks for that ID :notworthy:

I have another 1802 with stems, I noticed this one didn't..
I got rid of my Breen, so I can't tell varieties ::)

Seems a lot of the earlies are poorly struck, wornout dies etc.
Don't know how that car/carriage lost it's front end,
I think that's a rumble seat :laughing7:

those earrings had me wondering too, the first one found was the closeup pic,
and it was DEEP, I think they were buried intentionally, though they were spread all around the tree.
Another weird thing, they all have had their pins or whatever the part that goes through the ear is called replaced with real gold ones :dontknow:

HH All

ironron · Aug 1, 2011

I should stick at that site, it looks interesting. :thumbsup:

VOL1266-X · Aug 1, 2011

Nice coin and everything else Herbie. You dug enough jewelry to open a store. No spoon this time? Is that the rear of an old toy car? HH, Quindy.

artzstuff1 · Aug 1, 2011

Wow!!! nice stuff will,, good thing you did not step in that old well!!! good way to lose a hip!!!!

art
wayne co.
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romeo-1 · Aug 1, 2011

All those earrings around a tree is a sure indication that you've found a make-out spot...any prophylactics laying around? :tongue3:

ANTIQUARIAN · Aug 1, 2011

I'd like to know what treasures are lying at the bottom of this well!? :icon_scratch:

Dave

Trezurehunter · Aug 1, 2011

Very nice old copper.

curbdiggercarl57 · Aug 1, 2011

The title "I Found an Old Coin" brought to me visions of tot-lot scooped modern day copper-plated crap,
not an 1802 Large.
That is not a "I Found an Old Coin", coin.
Your title needs a tad more pizzazz, just a little more oomph,
a possible seductive hint of treasures waiting to be shown to us
for our vicarious viewing pleasure.
Thought I'd just throw that out to ya.
Carl

Troyounce · Aug 1, 2011

Nice copper!

ivan salis · Aug 1, 2011

for the old well try a strong magnet on a good rope --never know if a gun or sword or sumpin interesting made of iron might be down there.

Argentium · Aug 1, 2011

Steelheadwill, I think i have a theory about the earrings-you can assume that they belonged to
one owner - rather than random losses at a makeout spot , by virtue of the fact that the earring wires
were replaced with gold- many women have a minor allergic reaction to silver or base metal earring
findings . For this many earring PAIRS, not singles- to all have gold wires ,is evidence of the jewelry
being deliberately placed/stashed- as is the fact that they were recovered from some depth- even
though they are not very old -1970's- 80's. Argentium