My First Indian Head!

[{Sentinel}]

Off of this site LOL Found this Indian Head Penny yesterday while hunting for Civil War relics....for some reason, the Injuns have been elusive on this site

 

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[Michiganne]

Great find! Where were you hunting and how deep was it?

Keep digging!

 

[Stormtrooper154]

Great going!!! Nice looking coin!

 

[dave-enc]

congrats on indian sentinel wtg
hh
dave+bobbie

 

[CarolinaDigs]

very good digs !!

 

[{Sentinel}]

I was hunting on a Civil War site. It was at about 4 inches.

 

[Montana Jim]

Way to go Sentinel!

 

[{Sentinel}]

Thanks bud

 

[Montana Jim]

Thank you Sir, it was exciting and surprisingly wasnt as deep as I thought it would be.

I know... you rubbed the dirt off it and was waiting to see a memorial or wheatie, or President Lincoln's noggin. You squinted a little wondering what kind of coin it was for two seconds and then saw the pointy Indian head dress, twisting the coin and thinking - finally!

Thats what I did anyways... then I screamed out to my MD'in buddy Wingman Tony that I had an IH and he said; "Bout time", and never looked up.

I was happy as hell...

 

[Mirage]

Nice milestone to reach. Congratulations. Also an 1800's coin.

 

[{Sentinel}]

Thanks Mirage

 

[hollowpointred]

very very nice!

 

[nealb]

Nice find there, Sentinel! I would've been doin' the dance.

HH

 

[larrybass]

Kool stuff there Sentinel. 8)... Great to hear that ya got yer first Lil Injun and an oldie to boot! When it comes to describing that special rush a person gets, when a real old coin sees the light of day after being entombed for who knows how long,you can sure tell it like it is! How in the heck did you get Here, Lil' Injun? ya kinda ask yerself, eh? Whose pocket was it in last, ya gotta wonder? Seems to me that it's only the older coins that end up with that thick caked on stuff, in my experience anyway. The longer in the ground, the tighter the stuff sticks to the coin.

I was a little surprised to hear that you used peroxide on it though Glad to hear it worked out O.K. for you. I always use Olive oil and let 'em soak for weeks sometimes.

Thanks for sharing yer buzz with us buddyman...

What a great hobby , eh?

LarryB

 

[Nana40]

Way to go Senti!!! Congrats on that first!

Nana

 

[{Sentinel}]

Yeah larrybass, I heated it up some and put the coin in. I use this tactic if the coin permits it.. it fizzed like an alkaseltzer and cleaned that baby up. It actually worked really well....with some coins this technique will destroy the detail

 

[ashleen]

Sentinel,
Congrats!
LOVE those IHs...............still looking for mine!
HH

 

[ModernMiner]

Awesome find!!! Congrats on your first IH. I've only found one myself so far, and was excited as hell. It was a great milestone to get a coin into the 1800's.
Great job,
MM

 

[larrybass]

Excellent! That's the part I was still wondering about. So the coin wasn't damaged even after bubblin' away all night? O.K. then, I'll try that out on my next grungy ol' coin. Thanx fer the hot tip!

Is that a 50-50 baby oil/ olive oil blend or 60-40? Joshin' ya friend, I know it's 70-30!

lb

 

[{Sentinel}]

LOL@ LarryBass.