Nice Large Cent found In Western Mass

pittscop631 · May 25, 2020

Found this 1803 Draped Bust View attachment Large Cent Front.bmp

Large Cent in the Berkshire Hills of Massachusetts, trying to research the counterstamped marking on the coin but not having much luck. Any ideas?

SWINGER1969 · May 25, 2020

Nice coin i found a wheat penny with a W and H stamped in it. Welcome to TNET

Mackaydon · May 25, 2020

Welcome to TNet from SoCal.
Interesting find !
Don......

SultansOfSwing · May 25, 2020

Looks like SE. Take a look around here

Complete List of Merchant Countermarked, Counterstamped Coins: P-Z

hogge · May 25, 2020

I can tell you your variety though..... it's a "Sheldon-265"....or S-265.....Large Date, Large Fraction.... Rarity 4. And actually in REALLY nice shape as most examples are not. Can't tell you anything about the counterstamp. I've found several with counterstamps. Congrats.......Hogge. I'm in Pittsfield too.

A2coins · May 25, 2020

Awesome find and with a counter stamp thats a keeper All my years detecting havent found one yet YET lol Very nice coin.......Tommy

A2coins · May 25, 2020

Welcome to tnet

relicmeister · May 25, 2020

Don’t know if the stamp makes it more or less valuable but it’s certainly highly collectible- condition is superb

cheffer · May 25, 2020

That's a beauty, nice first largie John. I sent the same link to you that SultansofSwing did, I wasn't able to find the SE. Amazing that the spot keeps on giving, unfortunately I got skunked yesterday.

secondstar · May 25, 2020

That’s one of the nicest older large cents that I’ve seen come out of the ground. You called it when you brought us over to that stretch of woods, I’m glad that you found the best coin! I still can’t identify that little copper coin that I found...

secondstar · May 25, 2020

A2coins said:
Awesome find and with a counter stamp thats a keeper All my years detecting havent found one yet YET lol Very nice coin.......Tommy

Keep swinging your new Equinox 800 Tommy and you’ll find one before you know it. The Equinox and XP machines light up old coppers like no other!

Professor of Engineering · May 25, 2020

Very nice large cent recovery! :occasion14:

JeffInMass · May 25, 2020

Welcome aboard fellow Mass hunter! Can't tell you te counterstamp info, but I can tell you that won't be your last- GL going forward!

lenmac65 · May 25, 2020

Very cool find in great shape.

Colonial Digger · May 25, 2020

Awesome !! love the counter stamp coins i have about 8, flying eagles in my collection that are counter stamped. Great Find

Argentium · May 25, 2020

Nice DB Large ! but what is happening with the reverse ? is anybody else seeing the lettering and wreath and all the other details appear incuse ??
( sunken below the planchet level , as though they are stamped in ) ?..

hogge · May 26, 2020

Argentium said:
Nice DB Large ! but what is happening with the reverse ? is anybody else seeing the lettering and wreath and all the other details appear incuse ??
( sunken below the planchet level , as though they are stamped in ) ?..

I saw that right off, but thought it was an illusion with the camera pic or something, which it appears to be, in the first reverse pic. If you go to the second reverse pic, it looks normal.