Scored early IHP 1st year

[the_mad_cladder]

Did a hunt with a couple guys at a couple spots today. The only coin I dug all day was caked up. I scraped enough off with my nail to see it was in Indian. I packed it in dirt and when I got home used the andres brushes on it. I did notice it was fatter than most pennies. The date is pretty roasted but can be seen at the right angle. My earliest Indian before today was a 88, I think. The ground may have been a yard. There is a 10’ round hole about 3’ deep and lined with rocks. Not neatly, like they were throw in. Could this be a cellar or outhouse? It was maybe 40-50 yards from a chimney. Thanks for looking.

 

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[the_mad_cladder]

It’s was pretty toasted. The date is reaaallly hard to make out. It’s thicker than a later Indian and I can’t see the shield on the back.

 

[Trezurehunter]

Maybe its an 1864 "Fatty" Indian. They were made thicker than later years. Nice find.

 

[RVRoamer74]

love those IHP's. Wonder what you stumbled upon with all those rocks being there. GL finding some more goodies in there.

 

[HCW]

that's on scrappy lookiing coin, but it IS an indian head.

 

[HCW]

better than a memorial cent any day

 

[HCW]

love those IHP's. Wonder what you stumbled upon with all those rocks being there. GL finding some more goodies in there.

love your avatar.
Is that dug?

 

[RVRoamer74]

Thanks! Yes it was dug. Found it tucked in against a old sidewalk in my area.

 

[HCW]

FANTASTIC. If I start buying coins to collect that's what I want to concentrate on.
Commemorative 1/2's.

 

[DeepseekerADS]

Thanks! Yes it was dug. Found it tucked in against a old sidewalk in my area.

Didn't we meet, or try to meet once my friend? I've met a few here - good people = TH, Relevantchair (Dean), Pat Cats, but there were others but I'm losing my brain at this point. Not only am I getting more ugly, but I'm also heading for the times I'll be drooling on my shirt

 

[villagenut]

Nice 1859....the reverse is the clue even without a date

 

[thrifty76now]

That is a fatty I.H.,i hope you can get a date to show.

 

[RVRoamer74]

Didn't we meet, or try to meet once my friend? I've met a few here - good people = TH, Relevantchair (Dean), Pat Cats, but there were others but I'm losing my brain at this point. Not only am I getting more ugly, but I'm also heading for the times I'll be drooling on my shirt

yes, maybe 2-3 years ago the wife and I were in the Ft. Chiswell RV park with our RV. Called you but we didn't get a chance to dig that trip, actually was too hot and crispy to do much digging anyways.
U bought a xcal2 from me too, off tnet.


Stay well my friend.

 

[Professor of Engineering]

Sweet IH cent!

 

[thursdaythunder]

Nice 1859....the reverse is the clue even without a date

Well I learned something new today! Never realized the 1859' had the Laurel reverse without the shield.
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[A2coins]

I didnt know that either. finding an IH makes for a good day in my book wonder if you pull some of those rocks out if theres more coins in that spot. Congrats on the nice coin.

 

[Ed (Upstate NY)]

Nice. I love those fat indian head cents. Dug a nice 1860 a couple of days ago myself.