MORNING HUNT TODAY = 1/2 CENT FOR BREAKFAST!

[lonewolfe]

1st pic shows the hill I found this 1/2 cent on this morning and the lack of snow on the ground here in Michigan in mid Jan. which is crazy for this time of year because we're usually riding snowmobiles rgt about now (but not to mention) being able to actually "dig" in the soil at this time of year too!

This was a quick 20 min hunt at an old park near my house a little before 9:00 am this morning while waiting for my girlfriend who was shopping in the store across the street. It was cold out and the ground is getting frost but is still digable - hoping for it continue that way as I want to go back and do more of the hill this weekend when I get time.

It's in sad shape even after I cleaned it with soap & water and looks to have been in the ground for a long time. The date is 182? - can't quite make it out but it's still a 1/2 cent

HH all,

Lonewolfe

 

[Trash Digger]

Good find. And it beats shopping, too.

Mike

 

[RED THUNDER]

Nice find! Still looking for my first. Motor on!

Red Thunder

 

[whitesid]

awesome find

 

[spotz]

Sweet LW! The sun came out here today & it got clear up to 10 degrees. No digging here right now.
Spotz

 

[Mirage]

I think you owe your girlfriend. Sweet find. I'm still trying to find a whole cent(LC).

Mirage

 

[ModernMiner]

Not bad for a 20 minute hunt. You won't find those at WalMart. Congrats!

 

[Monty]

I think I can make out an 1823 also. Excellent! Monty

 

[harpp]

wow wtg! i wish there were coins that old out here in ca. HH

 

[dave-enc]

wow lw that is a terrific find wtg
hh
dave+bobbie

 

[civilman1]

WTG LW....Any particular reason you chose to hunt that spot or is there a story behind it?....Nice job!!!

 

[LJ]

WTG Wolfe!! You sure have had some nice finds lately. Keep riding that wave . The karma is with you buddy.

Keep us posted when you go back. Again, congrats.

 

[LJ]

One other thing Wolfe....how deep was it?

 

[treasurekidd]

Beautiful coin Lonewolf! Congrats!! I'll bet you'll fins lots more on that hill - it looks perfect for sledding, and sled hill always produce! HH!

 

[groundfisher]

Great dig! Back when that coin was made it probably would of paid for your breakfast.
I hope the January thaw holds out for you.Not quite so lucky here in northern Wisconsin.
Best of luck on your return to that park. HH!

 

[lonewolfe]

One other thing Wolfe....how deep was it?

approx. 6 inches deep and read in the penny range with a solid signal.

Thanks for lookin/replying everyone!

HH

 

[coinman66]

Excellent find Lonewolf! Does most of your copper come out of the ground green or brown? Nice, never found a half cent yet. WTG HH Coinman66

 

[lonewolfe]

Excellent find Lonewolf! Does most of your copper come out of the ground green or brown? Nice, never found a half cent yet. WTG HH Coinman66

It depends on where I find them -

Michigan has several different types of soil that vary from area to area, east side to west side of the state and can even differ in one town to the next or even within the same town, etc.

Some is a yellow or white sandy loam type (water drains fast in this type), some is black dirt, some is clay type, some is a mix of clay/black dirt, some has red sand mixed in with black dirt (iron rich) yet some is a mix of many with some even having small gravel/stone in it. It just depends on where you are/hunt.

I found this in a mix of sandy loam/black dirt with the sand being approx. 75/80% of the mix (common in west Michigan) and which is why the coin is still legible to some degree because water drains fast in that type helping to preserve artifacts but other soil types here in MI would've ate the coin alive making it completely unrecognizable (heavy black dirt or clay type soils mainly and especially with any type of mineral content mixed in).