Quick Hunt 2- A large cent and a truly breathtaking find!

SMS88

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Happy Saturday everyone! I decided to do some more hunting where I found the seated dime , shield nickel, and Indian head cent. I spotted a natural path and started hunting it. I started off a little rough, finding a bunch of canslaw, foil, a 78 memorial cent, and a half eaten zincoln. YUM ! However, after a while, my luck took a turn for the better. I got a solid 86-quarter signal on the dfx at 3.5". I was hoping for a nice barber or seated quarter and got...
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an 1846 large cent with a nice, readable date. Kinda hoping for some silver, but a large cent is also really sweet. I guess this spot was older than I thought. I wandered around, digging up canslaw and nails and pulltabs and a few pieces of lead. Then I got another 86 quarter signal, just like the first. It sounded rather large for a coin, and I pushed the leaves away and breathed a sigh of relief. The signal was not getting any shallower than 3.5". It could be another large cent. I pinpointed and carefully dug around the target. I pulled out a few sharp pieces of pottery, which put a small hairline scratch on what I was about to dig. I pulled out a large cent sized coin that was almost completely covered in dirt. I did not scan a pic of the dirty coin, but thanks to the magic of a scanner and MS Paint, I'll show you the part I could read
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It looked like a draped bust large cent, 1806. I figured I was done with the hunt for now, so I headed back to my dorm to gently rinse off my finds. That was the moment I truly discovered what I found
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Eagles don't roost on large cents. They're on silver. The 1806 was actually a draped bust quarter! I haven't found a silver Q in 08 yet and the oldest quarter I have ever found was 1892. I flew right over seated and capped and went right to draped bust. I now had a wide mouthed smile and was so happy I was speechless. Even finding a 1.5 oz 14k gold bracelet last October wasn't as amazing as this. It's almost surreal. It's the best coin I have ever found!
 

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SMS88,
Finally this made it to BANNER!!!! Congrats to you on not just one, but two fantastic finds in my book. I'd love to have either. :thumbsup:
The coins are beautiful, and the banner is well deserved.
Hopefully there are more out there waiting for you. :wink:
WAY TO GO!!!!
-MM-
 

congrats on making the banner Sean! :wink: its an incredible quarter! :thumbsup:
 

Excellent quarter - worth a few bucks even in that condition :)

HH
 

Well it took a week, but I'm finally on the banner now! I brought some people to the site and all of us but one found a large cent. I got an 1839 'booby head' which i'll scan later. Someone else also found a 56 seated dime, but it's a very common date. They said they've been detecting for 30 years and have never found a draped bust coin. Those large cents were a big letdown because they ring up just like that quarter did! ;D
 

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I used to think that a quarter reading that turned out to be a lage cent was kind of a let down also but not any more. Love the large cent with a passion. Gotta see the pics. That is a great site you have there.
Chris
 

Big congrats on making the banner. Good job!!! Man I love that freakin qwatta!! :love10: :love10: :laughing7:
 

Wow! :thumbsup: Thanks for sharing!
 

SMS88 said:
Those large cents were a big letdown because they ring up just like that quarter did! ;D

See?? the bust quarter ruined you...LC's are now a big let down!! ;D Congrats on a fantastic coin find, those silver busts are sweet...I;m still waiting to find my first silver bust...and Congrats on making the banner, deservedly so!!!! :thumbsup:
 

A huge congratz on a very beautiful coin and of course for making the well deserved banner appearance ~ Jimmy
 

WOW!!! Sorry I missed this thread till now but congrats to you on a spectacular find and on making the banner!!! You are now in a very small club of which I am not a member.Oh well, maybe someday,WTG
Bootstrap :icon_pirat:
 

How were you able to post this coin? I would of died and it would of been lost again. :tard: A big congrats.
Burdie :D
 

I'll trade you for a much cleaner quarter, your choice of Oklahoma, Nebraska or North Carolina... :)

Sweet find, and congrats on not only making the banner, but also in starting such a rousing "BANNER" chant! First standing ovation I've seen on Tnet. :)
 

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