NJ COPPER!

Sniffy · Mar 22, 2011

Got out for a quick hunt with HMN and managed this SHOT NJ copper, it appeared to be a serpant head.....but I wiped all evidence of that. The obverse survived a bit. Also got a Large Colonial button and a POSSIBLE 1877 IH....not sure. Thanks for lookin folks..sorry so short and sweet.

umrgolf · Mar 22, 2011

Re: Another Jersey Copper

congrats on another copper there Sniffy :headbang:

hope its an 1877

hogge · Mar 22, 2011

Re: Another Jersey Copper

GREAT COINS!!!! Congrats.......Hogge

Kirk PA · Mar 22, 2011

The Sniffster hits another copper! :headbang:

Keep it up, bud.

Keep the passion high! :headbang:

Kirk

Sniffy · Mar 22, 2011

Re: Another Jersey Copper

umrgolf said:
congrats on another copper there Sniffy hope its an 1877

I really think it is an 1877 but my eyes play tricks on me. :dontknow:

umrgolf · Mar 22, 2011

Re: Another Jersey Copper

Sniffy said:
umrgolf said:

congrats on another copper there Sniffy hope its an 1877

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I really think it is an 1877 but my eyes play tricks on me.

closeup?

Sniffy · Mar 22, 2011

Re: Another Jersey Copper

umrgolf said:
Sniffy said:

umrgolf said:

congrats on another copper there Sniffy hope its an 1877

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I really think it is an 1877 but my eyes play tricks on me.

Click to expand...

closeup?

Here's a quick shot, i'll get a better one...gotta go pick up Pizza.

Sniffy · Mar 22, 2011

Re: Another Jersey Copper

hogge said:
GREAT COINS!!!! Congrats.......Hogge

Thanks HOGGE!

Sniffy · Mar 22, 2011

Kirk PA said:
The Sniffster hits another copper! Keep it up, bud.

Keep the passion high!

Kirk

Thanks KIRK! can't wait to see what 2011 has in store for the KKC!

CMDiamonddawg · Mar 22, 2011

Whaaat !! Two NJ s in the same week

copy cat

just messin around ..that is a feat for being in Conn. It is definitely a more likely but not easy finding them here, of course , so you did very well . I hope the Indian head is the key date... that would bea few $$ Oh yeah I like the 8 reale :headbang:

never found one :icon_thumleft:

dawg

mainer · Mar 22, 2011

Your starting to get on a roll Sniffy. Its going to be a good year for you. :icon_thumright:

Brian in MA · Mar 22, 2011

Great job... Now I know why you said it was New Jersey day.

Yours certainly appears to be in better shape than mine !!

Congrats !

Brian in MA

MaineRelic · Mar 22, 2011

Any state copper is a welcomed good find ! I probably will never find one here in Maine ! You are off to a great early spring season Sniffy :thumbsup:

Good luck out there ! M.R.

Iron Patch · Mar 23, 2011

You should say a prayer to the condition God and you will really be clicking your heals together. The again, maybe you already did!

Charlene · Mar 23, 2011

Sniffy you're becoming the Copper slayer. :hello2:

Palmetto · Mar 23, 2011

Nice!
Is it just me, or does there seem to be an unusual number of NJ coppers being found this year?

Hope you can date that IH.

Palmetto

Sniffy · Mar 23, 2011

Iron Patch said:
You should say a prayer to the condition God and you will really be clicking your heals together. The again, maybe you already did!

Already did, there's no medium in my coppers..EXCELLENT....or typically HORRIBLE!

West Jersey Detecting · Mar 23, 2011

Nice going on the copper. It seems like everyone around me is digging them. >:(

steelheadwill · Mar 23, 2011

Congrats on the Doubleplay, Great Diggin :thumbsup:

Don in SJ · Mar 24, 2011

Could not date and variety ID your first NJ copper find but this one I am 99.9% certain I have nailed down not just the year but the variety. After comparing your photo with the NJ plates and seeing that the shield side had a feature not found on too many varieties I came to the conclusion your 2nd NJ copper is not Shot, it was identifiable and it is a 1787 Maris 6-D variety, Rarity 1, Very Common.
Redbook is nice to look at but not good at all for true ID of a type of variety, There is a plate chart on the Notre Dame site showing all the varieties and by comparing with the photos a possible ID is to be found if enough details show.

The closeness of the word UNUM to the shield and the orientation with the pales in the shield are what caught my eye. I did put in the photo a Maris 54-k variety which is the Serpent head type, and they are a Scarce variety and many detectorists think they found a Serpent head type when for the majority it is something else, usually a Very Common Maris 43-d variety.

I do think the 1st NJ you found may also be a Maris 6-D but without any of the letters showing in the photo, no way of saying, but the shield shape is similar....

Thanks for providing the county and state for my survey, now up to 430 coins and counting in it...........

Don