Large Cents - One nice one

[doninbrewster]

Got permission to hunt a few spots I knew were old and had some success. I thought I would add photos of the properties. I took a picture while I was detecting yesterday where I found the 1820 large cent. It cleaned up really nice. The house is being sold within the next week and was happy the listing agent who I know got me permission. The second large cent I found is in pretty poor shape, but it's still an LC. I'm a Realtor and have a house listed in which the owners were kind enough to give me permission. I've included a picture I had that was taken of the house in the 1930's. Original section was built about 1740. I gave this property a quick search a couple of days ago. It's a little over 2 acres so I have a lot more detecting to do. The other house is close to 2 acres and as it will be sold soon I'm hoping to get back there today. Tax records say it was built in 1900, but I think the addition was done about then and the original house dates to the 1700's. House across the street was built in 1750. I love hunting old properties as you never know what might come out of the ground.








HERE'S THE UPDATE
A number of people were asking about the update so here's a high res of the date as well as a description from the Newcomb book on large cents.

 

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[The Boots]

Wow that coin cleaned really nice a lot of detail left. That is a beautiful homesite. Congrats

 

[Bubba65]

Don that Largie cleaned up real nice . Looks like you got some great detecting ahead of you

Bubba65

 

[treblehunter]

Very nice finds, more in store for you, start digging!

 

[nsdq]

sweet sweet LC

 

[Davers]

Very nice Coin & pics, your def, in the right business , for a metal detecting .

 

[doninbrewster]

I forgot to mention, although it doesn't show well in the picture, the large cent is 1820 over 1819. I also found a silver Roosevelt.

 

[sandy shoes]

great finds thx for sharing

 

[TNGUNS]

Awesome LC right there. Congrats

 

[Davers]

I forgot to mention, although it doesn't show well in the picture, the large cent is 1820 over 1819. I also found a silver Roosevelt.

The 0 in 1820 def, look different to me , Id began my post saying "it looks like your 1820 used to be an 1821" , but then I realized DAA The 0 in 20 , look's like a D "Very noticeable" and very Cool. Davers ..

 

[doninbrewster]

Davers, when viewing the coin with a loop you can see the 1 rising up from the base of the 2. It's a listed Redbook type.

 

[Vonclemen29]

Nice! Love it

 

[muddpuppy]

Don, i agree with the others, very sweet coin. How did you clean it? I have several in various condition than need attention. Thanks. Keep Swinging!

 

[doninbrewster]

Mudpuppy, a lot depends on the condition of the coin when you find it. If it's just a matter of dirt and some crust stuck in the lettering than I put a little hydrogen peroxide in a small cup and heat it in a microwave for about 30 seconds until it's hot. I put the coin in that and let it sit for about 15 minutes and when I remove it I use an old toothbrush lightly to remove the dirt. If the coin is heavily crusted you might loose the detail when you do this. I always start out with some liquid soap and a light cleaning with a toothbrush. Then I examine the coin with a loop to see if it can be cleaned up better without loosing the detail. Here's the coin before the peroxide. You can see there was a lot of detail and not too much corrosion.

 

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[muddpuppy]

Great, that is what I was planning on trying. The one I most recently found cant be hurt, so I will test it out on that one. Superior work and finds. Thanks and Keep Swinging!

Mudpuppy, a lot depends on the condition of the coin when you find it. If it's just a matter of dirt and some crust stuck in the lettering than I put a little hydrogen peroxide in a small cup and heat it in a microwave for about 30 seconds until it's hot. I put the coin in that and let it sit for about 15 minutes and when I remove it I use an old toothbrush lightly to remove the dirt. If the coin is heavily crusted you might loose the detail when you do this. I always start out with some liquid soap and a light cleaning with a toothbrush. Then I examine the coin with a loop to see if it can be cleaned up better without loosing the detail. Here's the coin before the peroxide. You can see there was a lot of detail and not too much corrosion.
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[CMDiamonddawg]

1820 large cent obvers 10-30-13.jpg I see what looks like a # one that makes zero resemble letter D , can't find a variety in Coinfacts , do you have one from the Redbook?

Very interesting strike !

 

[Argentium]

Nice coin and that site obviously has potential ! With the limited time window before the sale , can you get back in there ?

 

[time machine]

That's a really good find. LC are so hard to find in good shape. Congrats.

 

[Jyverb64]

Thats an interesting large cent for sure, great find