More Largies, 1817 and 1818

[DeArmitt Pa]

Well we went back and scanned the same area in a different direction and we had some great results. The iron infested ground actually hides the largies, so we are just getting the slightest blip of a good target and we dig. We did get fooled by a couple of square nails, but you can't argue with these results.

1817 and 1818 largies, and two flat buttons, I forgot to get a picture of the one but it is just plain jane. Bob got another largie as well. This brings the site total to 14 largies, 7 each . We will defiantly be hitting that site again.

Thanks for looking and keep'em swinging.

 

[ANTIQUARIAN]

Great looking coppers man!
I'll bet there's a few more left to be found there too!

 

[hogge]

Nice largies. Congrats........Hogge

 

[dwayne sueno]

sweet coppers. i have a pet theory that the alloy of 1817 was better than most. congrats.

 

[TommNJ]

Congrats on the nice looking coppers !

TommNJ

 

[umrgolf]

Congrats both of those coins look great

 

[pepperj]

Great shape those coppers are in, nice hunt.

 

[teleman 2525]

great finds good hunting

 

[Marc(NB)]

sweet! great condition for the age

 

[KyFreeBird]

:hello2

Great Large Cents !!!!!!!!!!

 

[Brian(upstateNY-Central Fla.)]

Thats awsome

 

[Trond]

Beautiful finds.

 

[JerV3]

Those are nice

You guys are on a roll.

HH Jer

 

[West Jersey Detecting]

sweet coppers. i have a pet theory that the alloy of 1817 was better than most. congrats.

I have an 1817 that would support your theory!

Nice find!

 

[Mach1Pilot]

Way to go guys! Maybe I should have crashed your party since I kinda struck out at the other site....

 

[dfx willy]

i think i have 3 1817s ! your is the 13 star variety. willy

 

[HCW]

Very nice. It's cool that they are consecutive years.

 

[Sniffy]

Nice! They held up well. I've been plagued with beaten coppers.

 

[allen]

those are some beautiful LC'S!!!

 

[Woodland Detectors]

Nice!
Matron Head, or Middle Dates (1816–1835)
As a response to public criticism of the Classic Head, the Mint assigned Chief Engraver Scot to redesign the cent in 1816. This newest design enlarged the obverse portrait, giving Liberty a much more mature look (leading to the Matron Head reference), and surrounded the portrait with stars along the outer edge of the coin.The United States Mint had actually received their shipment of copper planchets from England in late 1815. There had been a longer-than-usual delay, thanks to the War of 1812, where the United States was actually at war with its copper supplier! Consequently, the planchets arrived too late for 1815 large cents to be struck, BUT, the first 1816 Matron Head cents were actually struck in late 1815, though they bore the date of 1816!
The quality of copper planchets was clearly superior to those used for the Classic Head large cents of 1808-14. While the Classic Head large cents wore out or become dark and corroded easily, the Matron Head large cents survive today in far better condition... That's why yours look so nice