Nearly 200 year old Large Cent found in Michigan...

[Deerhunter24]

Found this in one of the farm fields I've been searching lately.

Only have about 4-5 hours into searching the field.

So far I have found an 1860-64 Fatty Indian Head Penny
1863 Civil War Token...The Tea Store 140 Woodward Detroit.
1911 Wheat Penny
1924 Wheat Penny


Returned again a few nights ago to try out a small coil with my Explorer SE...as the 8" and 10" seem too big. Plus, I only have maybe a week or two before its planted for the season.


Anyway, returned and the 3rd hole I dig out pops this 1822 Large Cent. Not in the best shape, but its my oldest US Coin.

After that...right before I left...I dug the newest coin there so far...a 1945 Mercury Dime.

 

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[TRanegar36]

Congrats on the 1822 LC

Hard to find stuff that old in the Midwest!

 

[Captain Caveman]

Congratz on the LC and silver!

 

[GrandBlancDig]

Awesome work! Michigan pride.

 

[46Wheat]

Nice find

 

[against the wind]

Well done, nice date on the LC.
Always nice to come home with silver.
Congrats

 

[trapperart]

Congrats on the silver and LC

 

[Eastcoasthunter21]

Nice Digs man !

 

[Msbeepbeep]

Awesome!!! Congrats!!!

 

[dfallis1]

BINGO! Nice finds

 

[Loco-Digger]

Nice to see the old ones being dug in MI. Congrats on digging those 2 keepers.

 

[DigIron2]

Good to see that oldie still has a good bust and date. Nice one!

 

[BARKER]

Hi; Congrats on that Large Cent. Glad you could get a date off of it. Sometimes they come out so toasted you can't possibly ID them. Good Luck. PEACE:RONB

 

[fistfulladirt]

My mind wanders thinking 'bout the history behind that. Congrats -

 

[scruggs]

What-A-Go...nice copper and silver dime!!!

 

[Rick (Nova Scotia)]

Congrats on your oldest, always fun to break records

 

[Evolution]

Sounds like a great field site to hunt with a pretty wide age range of finds. Congrats on your oldest US coin.

 

[slotman]

the large cent is truly sweet! think I would stay up all night looking at it!

 

[Calabash Digger]

cool find!

 

[Deerhunter24]

Thanks for all of the replies.

I returned last night with a friend for about 1.5 hours. Not much time, but that's all the time I had after work.

Only managed 1 coin, but it was an 1863 Indian Head Penny.

I found this site as it was marked as a HOTEL on a pre-1880's map. A few old timers who have stopped in to talk to me mentioned they always heard it referred to as a "Stagecoach" stop. Its in the middle of nowhere...which I like. The place was torn down in the early 1980's. Nobody lived in it since the 60's though...which is nice. So not much modern trash, but lots of old trash/iron. I think that'll keep the potential of this site open for a long time. Especially since its planted/farmed each year.


DH24