More goodies at the Barber spill site!

[terpfan]

Got back to the site of the 3-Barber coin spill of last week, hoping to expand the search area and focus on the softer tones. Was surprised at how many targets were left. Ended up with two 1908 Indians, a 1946 Rosie, a 1919 Merc, a Chinese cash coin(?), and an 1859 Queen Victoria Canada Large Cent. The coins were 2-9" deep. Was really impressed that the M6 picked up the IH at 9".

I was most thrilled with the 1859 large cent, it became my oldest find ever! A couple things were surprising to this novice. First, it jumped between a 35 and 40 VDI and yet came out as a green (copper-based) coin. That low VDI number surprised me. Another thing was how terribly thin the coin is! Apparently these cents were designed to be thin enough that 100 coins stacked together weigh a pound. Whatever the metal breakdown, it seems to hold up very well underground.

Can anyone help identify the beat-up Chinese coin, or help date it?

Thanks for looking, and sorry for the large image. I'm having trouble figuring out how to resize my photos.

Steve

 

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[N.J.THer]

Nice haul...I like the variety of coins. Looks like it will be a very productive site for a long time.

NJ

 

[tymcmurray]

That site looks GREAT from here!!!
The 1859 is amazing!

 

[curbdiggercarl57]

That's one crisp 1919 Merc, keep hitting that area!

 

[crazyjarhead]

Very nice oldies There must be a lot more there

 

[vwayne1]

Are those indians "s" marked. Those would be worth some bucks.

 

[seger98]

Nice finds!


Chris

 

[kdismuke1]

THAT AREA IS PAYING OFF KEPT GOING THERE.

 

[John Deere Digger]

Great area, keep it up.
JDD

 

[camb1]

WOW that is a great collection of finds.

 

[RickyP]

Dayum.........

 

[Detectingfreak]

Nice job on the silver! The Canadian large cent is really cool! Congratulations!

 

[hikeinmts]

Chinese coin: 1875 - 1908. Last series of holed coins that were produced in China, with them switching to nonholed coins.
Great finds.

 

[HomesteadHunter]

Your 1859 Canadian LC is in nice shape, and yes, they generally do come out of the ground in good shape. I had a M6, and I found that the Canadian LCs generally give a VDI of around +47. The 1858 and 1859 LCs being a bit thinner may give a VDI of around +45. Your IHs are a nice find as well, especially at 9.0"!.

James
HomesteadHunter

 

[curbdiggercarl57]

That 1919 Merc is in great shape, excellent day of hunting!

 

[terpfan]

Your 1859 Canadian LC is in nice shape, and yes, they generally do come out of the ground in good shape. I had a M6, and I found that the Canadian LCs generally give a VDI of around +47. The 1858 and 1859 LCs being a bit thinner may give a VDI of around +45. Your IHs are a nice find as well, especially at 9.0"!.

James
HomesteadHunter

Thanks Homestead Hunter. It was really surprising to find an 1859 Canadian Large Cent in the yard of Maryland home which did not even get built until about 1910. Makes you wonder what the coin was doing there. It was the oldest coin I found on the site by more than forty years. I am told that the community, within 1 mile of the DC line, was farmland until the new trolley system allowed DC workers to live out in the "country". Maybe the coin was found on the site of a previous farm...... Would love to find more Canadian LCs, they sure come out of the ground looking nice!

 

[terpfan]

Are those indians "s" marked. Those would be worth some bucks.

Sorry, they are just plain 1908 IHs from Philadelphia.

 

[girardpaguy]

I'd be very pleased with those finds.
Nice digs!
w2g

 

[wildcatman71]

love that lc!

 

[jkennedy]

WOW nice finds