My first Draped Bust LC

[McCDig]

Back into the woods this morning on the hunt for relics, not so steamy today as we had a cool down Thursday night. Mostly roundballs but I did get a loud but deep buckle. Late in the hunt, a high-tone ringing in at 31 on the Equinox turned out to be a very readable 1798 Draped Bust LC.

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[dirtdigginfool]

BEAUTIFUL!! Woweee...McD, a DBLC with excellent details, those are hard to come by. My one and only DB Largie is an 1804, and took HOURS of picking to get what little date I got. Congrats on the bucket lister and also beautiful buckle! Ddf.

 

[McCDig]

Thanks ddf! You know how copper coins will have a "good' side and a 'bad' side depending on which side was facing up? That's what this one's like, and I'm glad it was the obverse that turned out sharp.

 

[Squirrel322]

Congrats, that LC is awesome and the buckle is super cool to. You east cost guys got it made.....

 

[McCDig]

Thanks Squirrel322! Seems we have a jump on the early history here. This coin predates the site's known origin by more than 3 decades.

 

[Digger RJ]

Awesome!!! Congrats!!!

 

[McCDig]

Thanks Randy. That sweet sound of a high-tone is rare in the woods. LCs have a nice high pitch on the Equinox.

 

[villagenut]

Awesome....I would love to dig one of those iconic coins.Very nice!

 

[McCDig]

Thanks villagenut. It was truly an unexpected surprise at the end of a long hunt.

 

[basque-man]

Beautiful find. Certainly on our bucket list!!!!

 

[Truth]

Wow McD that would be a dream hunt for this good ol boy. Congratulations

 

[crossfire631]

Really nice find with the Draped Bust! I’ve only found one and in similar condition. Great that you have that much detail on the date. Congratulations!

 

[RelicMedic]

For your first DB, that's a nice one! Great site you have there!

 

[☠️🏴☠️SCOLINO🏴☠️☠️]

Congrats!

 

[trdking]

Nice solid date! That means everything So nice congrats

 

[digging440yrs]

 

[secondstar]

Any hunt that results in finding a coin from the 18th century is a good one. Congratulations on an awesome find!

 

[JeffInMass]

Congrats on those sweet finds- that DBLC is awesome!

 

[Megalodon]

Nice LC and buckle! I've found some large cents dating before war of 1812 - but not a single one from the 1790's.

Large congrats!

 

[toasted]

Congrats. Ive found a few over the years but the state coppers and early US coppers(liberty cap draped bust) are tough to find for me. Ive found way more British coppers