My oldest coin yet

[Nathan W]

Found first Indian head and oldest coin to date. After magnifying glass and three people looking at it it's 18_7 ? And found these other items . This was a mill site

 

[GaRebel1861]

Maybe it's an 1877! Congratulations & Good luck!!

 

[tamrock]

well It can be either an 1867, 1877, 1887 or 1897. Maybe looking at it under magnification will reveal what it is.

 

[xr7ator]

SCORE! Broke into the 1800's for the first time, NICE! I've seen your posts and I think your other oldie was a 1917 wheatie.
Now you need some old silver and.....it's on!
Congratulations, thanks for posting and Luck to ya next time out.

HH & HH ALL

 

[xr7ator]

If it IS 1877, go buy some lotto tickets

 

[Nathan W]

SCORE! Broke into the 1800's for the first time, NICE! I've seen your posts and I think your other oldie was a 1917 wheatie.
Now you need some old silver and.....it's on!
Congratulations, thanks for posting and Luck to ya next time out.

HH & HH ALL

Yes I was excited and nervous to clean it to much, maybe I can get a date on it

 

[sibbley]

Awesome Nathan W! I know the feeling of finding your first Indian Head Penny. Found my first today also 1889.

 

[Blak bart]

Nice....congrats 👍

 

[Nathan W]

Awesome Nathan W! I know the feeling of finding your first Indian Head Penny. Found my first today also 1889.

Well congrats to you also that's awesome

 

[JeffInMass]

Whatever the date, Big time Congrats for nabbing your oldest coin- hope another, even older one is right around the corner!

 

[robertk]

Nice!

Looks like 1879 to me. Here's the best I could get it with basic image adjustments.

 

[E-Trac-Ohio]

Congrats on finding your oldest coin ever - it's always a day to remember !

It's entirely up to you but you could probably get more detail on the date and the coin overall by ...
(1) Soaking it in Olive Oil for a few weeks then cleaning with a Wooden Tooth Pick.
(2) Rubbing very lightly with Extra Fine Steel Wool.
(3) Clean with "Andre's Pencils" - they work great.

Good Luck !

 

[Nathan W]

Congrats on finding your oldest coin ever - it's always a day to remember !

It's entirely up to you but you could probably get more detail on the date and the coin overall by ...
(1) Soaking it in Olive Oil for a few weeks then cleaning with a Wooden Tooth Pick.
(2) Rubbing very lightly with Extra Fine Steel Wool.
(3) Clean with "Andre's Pencils" - they work great.

Good Luck !

I know I'm getting some of the pencils as a gift soon, I will try them out on it

 

[pickaway]

Congrats on the find, hope its a 1877...

 

[lenmac65]

Nice find. Good luck with the cleaning. I have had mixed luck with the Andre’s pencils, but it’s probably because of my weak skills. Congrats!

 

[Silvermonkey]

Congrats on finding your first Indian Head....awesome feeling! Well done.

 

[Nathan W]

Congrats on finding your first Indian Head....awesome feeling! Well done.

Thanks yes when I seen the head dress I said omg an Indian!

 

[oldmxrat]

Great score, congrats!

 

[sibbley]

Thanks yes when I seen the head dress I said omg an Indian!

Too funny. When I found mine this morning, I saw the reverse first. I saw the shield and said holy crap! I was sure when I picked it up it would just be another memorial.

 

[sibbley]

I know I'm getting some of the pencils as a gift soon, I will try them out on it

I just got a set a few weeks ago. I had an oddly green crusty 1974 quarter and couldn't see the date. The pencils worked great. I haven't tried them on an old copper though.