MY 10TH COPPER IS A COUNTERFIET

[HEAVYMETALNUT]

saturdays hunt with Gary was about as bad a day as you can have cellar hole hunting 5 sites one button(benedict waterbury)backmark
had permission to do a large 1800's home.was exciting walking into this yard O0
left with my tail between my legs.tons of clad,16 wheaties and not one sliver of silver fill was brought in as most zincolns were 5 - 6 inches.
i stopped at a cellar hole that i been to before. a few targets here n there a key and my 1st counterfiet large cent.it's a braided hair with date chipped away.looked for it in the hole but nothing.its made of pewter.

 

[HEAVYMETALNUT]

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[jamesbibb]

I dont know for sure but that button looks like a military button 3rd Artillery?
Why counterfeit a cent? Seems like a waste of time. But an awesome recovery my freind

 

[jamesbibb]

Damn I didnt see the clad jar at first holy crap

 

[HEAVYMETALNUT]

I dont know for sure but that button looks like a military button 3rd Artillery?
Why counterfeit a cent? Seems like a waste of time. But an awesome recovery my freind

its a lapel pin.it has a threaded post on back WWI or II is my guess

 

[Troyounce]

Counterfit or not it's better than a stick in the eye! lol

 

[HEAVYMETALNUT]

Counterfit or not it's better than a stick in the eye! lol

yup it sure is! had my share of those!

 

[RFrady]

I dont know for sure but that button looks like a military button 3rd Artillery?
Why counterfeit a cent? Seems like a waste of time. But an awesome recovery my freind

its a lapel pin.it has a threaded post on back WWI or II is my guess

Correct. WWI to between wars.

 

[Rick (Nova Scotia)]

10th copper already, wasn't long ago you were shovelin snow to find the ground.

Not worried about plugging the drain ? that's a lot of stuff in that sink.

 

[Sniffy]

Interesting coin! I'd take it!

 

[ewcoinhunter]

Great digs, congrats!

 

[DigginThePast]

Yeah, I like the counterfeit Copper.

 

[Charlene]

Yikes, I'd be excited too!

 

[ANTIQUARIAN]

Very interesting finds today Dave!
Love the old Scoville burner, looks to be in pretty decent shape?
Great looking copper counterfeit coin too!

Dave

 

[umrgolf]

really neat find HMN

 

[steelheadwill]

Lovin That counterfeit
I think they were made to be added to bags of Cents for larger transactions, as a single would be pretty obvious, especially by weight.
I dug an 18 gram lead Draped counterfeit, odd.
Congrats on a unique piece of history