Lazy Mans Rest gives up some Copper. A first for me. 1864 2 Cent piece

crazyjarhead · Dec 30, 2008

With the deer hunter gone :thumbsup:

I moved in for the kill

. Even with today being the last day of the mild weather $:-\$ , I'm going back the rest of the week even if it's cold again :icon_pirat:

. There is so many places to hunt here

. I included a lot of pictures so you can get an idea how much land I have to cover. I first started up around the house and the front yard with my sniper coil. (I need to put the big one back on) so I can cover more area. I wasn't 1 hour into the hunt and on the North side of the house under the clothes line (I don't think it has been there that long) I had a nice penny dime hit at 6 inches. I knew it was a coin. Dug down into the rich, dark and damp soil, put the probe in and heard the humming of the pin pointer :hello2:

. Pulled it out figuring it was a penny and lightly rubbed the dirt away and to my astonishment I didn't recognize the coin

. A little more cleaning then revealed the 2 cent symbol I was soooo excited as this is my first :happy2:

. I knew it was something I did not recognize so it wasn't an IH or LC buy it's size. It's the first year of the 2 cent piece too (1864-1873) so it's Civil War Era. I also so found some What's it's and 3 Winchester Repeater 16 Ga. shot shell bottoms, an old looking brass shell which has 2 firing pin marks and a "C" on the bottom, a few wheaties, a few memorials, a cutex lipstick thingy, some kind of small thin gear thingy, some kind of tag with several patent dates on it and some other thingys in which I have no idea

. I have the 2 center bathing right now so I will take some better pics once it's had it's manicure

Enjoy the pics as I have included a lot tonight :coffee2:

. Also at the end of the pictures is a little bit of history about the coin.Thanks for looking ::)

, Ron "Smitty" S. :wav:

New cleaned up pics added on the end

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Clich below to view some history on the 2 center

http://www.dailyushistory.com/aa/Two-Cent Piece.htm

tymcmurray · Dec 30, 2008

Re: Lazy Mans Rest gives up some Copper.... A first for me....1864 2 Center..Yippee!

That 2 center is in fantastic shape!!!
Congrats!!!

Jerry1NJ · Dec 30, 2008

Re: Lazy Mans Rest gives up some Copper.... A first for me....1864 2 Center..Yippee!

Great finds!!!! :thumbsup:

Golden1 · Dec 30, 2008

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Awesome finds CJR :thumbsup:

I was waiting for this post! But forgot the Drool Bag :tongue3:

Sorry gotta go :tard:

LOL!!
Congrats G1

crazyjarhead · Dec 30, 2008

Re: Lazy Mans Rest gives up some Copper.... A first for me....1864 2 Center..Yippee!

Golden1 said:
Awesome finds CJR I was waiting for this post! But forgot the Drool Bag
Sorry gotta go

LOL!!
Congrats G1

Thats what I was hoping for, too. It came earlier that I thought

Now for the LC's, IH's and maybe some silver lurking on this 5 acres of huntable land. There's winter wheat just comming up which is part of the farm. I might run the coil over it when it's not muddy, but realisticly, theres just too much to hunt on this old farm

Evolution · Dec 30, 2008

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Absolutely beautiful 2 center. :icon_sunny:

The "WE" is solid. Great find. :thumbsup:

Mental Granny · Dec 30, 2008

Re: Lazy Mans Rest gives up some Copper.... A first for me....1864 2 Center..Yippee!

Looks like a very nice day and some great finds!

t-bucket · Dec 30, 2008

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WTG !!!! Congrats on the 2 center.I cant wait to see the silver your going to find !!!!! :thumbsup:

nc-joe · Dec 30, 2008

Re: Lazy Mans Rest gives up some Copper.... A first for me....1864 2 Center..Yippee!

Excellent, Excellent, Excellent. Way to Go on the 1864 Large Motto 2 Cent Piece (looks to be Extra Fine Condition) Very Cool!!

civilman1 · Dec 30, 2008

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Love the CW era coin's CJH.....And she's a Beaut!!! :thumbsup:

arizonaames · Dec 30, 2008

Re: Lazy Mans Rest gives up some Copper.... A first for me....1864 2 Center..Yippee!

Nice 2 cent piece. Was that a Woodchuck hole in the yard? $:-\$

kdismuke1 · Dec 30, 2008

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AWSOME TWO CENT COIN. LIKE THE FINDS AND THE PICTURES. :thumbsup:

Ohio Jerry · Dec 30, 2008

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Sweeeet Two Center CJH!!! That's the large motto version and with the strong "We" it must have been dropped shortly after it was minted. Excellent find!
Jerry

crazyjarhead · Dec 30, 2008

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arizonaames said:
Nice 2 cent piece. Was that a Woodchuck hole in the yard? $:-\$

crazyjarhead · Dec 30, 2008

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Ohio Jerry said:
Sweeeet Two Center CJH!!! That's the large motto version and with the strong "We" it must have been dropped shortly after it was minted. Excellent find!
Jerry

I didn't know that the "we" was a key area to focus on. Thanks Jerry. Where have you been lately

Are you done for the year?

ModernMiner · Dec 30, 2008

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Ron,
That 2 center is FANTASTIC!!! :icon_king:

What a beauty, and a CW date too. :thumbsup:

Don't you just love digging a coin that you don't recognize.

That property is going to keep you busy for a looooooooooooooooooong time. Can't wait to see what comes up next.

That one item is a 1940's era aluminum clothes pin. I dig them up at the farm I detect at under where the old clothes line used to be. They drive me nuts! :tongue3:

Congrats Ron,
Doug

detector de metales · Dec 30, 2008

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Nice 2 Cent!
In very good shape!
Great other finds and you are just starting out!
How exciting is that!

Good luck!

J2

crazyjarhead · Dec 30, 2008

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ModernMiner said:
Ron,
That 2 center is FANTASTIC!!! What a beauty, and a CW date too.
Don't you just love digging a coin that you don't recognize.
That property is going to keep you busy for a looooooooooooooooooong time. Can't wait to see what comes up next.
That one item is a 1940's era aluminum clothes pin. I dig them up at the farm I detect at under where the old clothes line used to be. They drive me nuts!
Congrats Ron,
Doug

Thanks doug. That's what I was thinking but I thought to myself, aluminum clothes pin?? I am going to focus around that clothes line again tomorrow. It looks old, but I don't think the 2 center fell out of someones pocket :icon_scratch:

unearthed · Dec 30, 2008

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Wonderful coin. I guess that you got your two cents in before years end. Can't wait to see more finds from this site.

H.H.