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

sfinder · Dec 30, 2008

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Very nice deuce!

1996 · Dec 30, 2008

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

Awesome!

crazyjarhead · Dec 30, 2008

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civilman1 said:
Love the CW era coin's CJH.....And she's a Beaut!!!

Thanks Civilman :icon_sunny:

seger98 · Dec 30, 2008

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Hey Jarhead, that 2 center is in great shape! Nice pictures too... I'm envious!

Chris

crazyjarhead · Dec 30, 2008

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seger98 said:
Hey Jarhead, that 2 center is in great shape! Nice pictures too... I'm envious!

Chris

Thanks seger. I never imagined I'd find something like that. Now I need a LC or some silver :icon_sunny:

Ohio Jerry · Dec 30, 2008

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crazyjarhead said:
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

Click to expand...

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?

The "We" is one of the high spots on the coin and one of the first areas to wear smooth. I was with family in the boondocks of Georgia over Christmas week,did a little swingin there but nothing worth posting.Dug a few relics tonight and have the next two days off to try for a year end keeper :wink:

John Deere Digger · Dec 30, 2008

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Wow, amazing 2 cent piece. WTG
JDD

DD-777 · Dec 30, 2008

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Congratulations on that spectacular "2cent'r" - one of my favorite coins. Can't wait to see what else you pull outta' that amazing place Ron... :thumbsup:

LabradorBob (Missouri) · Dec 30, 2008

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Absolutely Beautiful 2 cent piece,
Congrats on the neat finds.
LabradorBob

crazyjarhead · Dec 30, 2008

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DD-777 said:
Congratulations on that spectacular "2cent'r" - one of my favorite coins. Can't wait to see what else you pull outta' that amazing place Ron...

Thanks triple seven and LB......... appreciate the kind remarks

SoreKneesDayton · Dec 30, 2008

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Sheesh Craz, leave some from the rest of us Ohioans. You keep pulling the best looking coins... Are you going to the coin shop again...lol

SKD

camb1 · Dec 30, 2008

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Wow those are some great finds. Love that 2 cent piece. :wav:

crazyjarhead · Dec 30, 2008

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SoreKneesDayton said:
Sheesh Craz, leave some from the rest of us Ohioans. You keep pulling the best looking coins... Are you going to the coin shop again...lol

SKD

It's the soil around here, I telling you.

crazyjarhead · Dec 30, 2008

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Evolution said:
Absolutely beautiful 2 center. The "WE" is solid. Great find.

Thanks Evolution and MG

gold nuggets · Dec 30, 2008

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That is a nice looking 2 cent piece CJH. :thumbsup:

Love the pictures, looks like you might be busy for quite
a while to cover 5 acres. Keep us posted on the finds there....should be
lots of silver and other goodies just waiting for you to find them.
HH Gold Nuggets :icon_jokercolor:

thrillathahunt · Dec 30, 2008

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Ron, that's a coin to be proud of for sure! Excellent :thumbsup:

Have fun,
Rick

possumheaded · Dec 30, 2008

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WOW! Great finds and great pictures also.

hogge · Dec 30, 2008

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Congrats. Don't see many come from the ground like that. :thumbsup:

RickyP · Dec 30, 2008

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You Crazyjarhead....That is one fine coin. :thumbsup:

After you come down from cloud 9, how about sending it to me. I'll be glad to hold on to it for you.

crazyjarhead · Dec 30, 2008

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RickyP said:
You Crazyjarhead....That is one fine coin. After you come down from cloud 9, how about sending it to me. I'll be glad to hold on to it for you.

Thanks for the kind reply