some luck today at an older local park

hollowpointred · Dec 30, 2008

got out today with cntrydncr1,Skierbob and a new Friend Les to a local park in an older section of town. this neighborhood is kinda on the scary side but it was cold out today and i think that kept a lot of the mutants locked indoors (luckily for us). i found one of the most worn Barber Dimes i have ever seen. no date on this one. Bob commented that it must have been lost in 1950 and i think he is right!

i also found an 1846 Large Cent which has the typical Corrosion that this Delaware soil dishes out on copper coins. the reverse is actually not that bad but the obverse is another story. ::)

i am so jealous of you guys that live in areas of the country where the soil preserves copper coins so well. i have dug 13 Large Cents and all of them are badly corroded. oh well.....they are still fun to find. anyway here are the pics of the coins. looks like its going to get super cold the rest of this week so this may have been the last hunt of 2008.

warsawdaddy · Dec 30, 2008

Glad you guys got together and had a hunt.Those finds are cool.The only place I got out today was to the pharmacy for meds,however,looked at my change when I got home and I had a 1926 wheaty in great condition,ahh the benifits of a small town.Hope the weather holds for you guys and you can get out again.

cntrydncr1 · Dec 30, 2008

Keith, that LC actually looks pretty good! congrats! When I went thru my stuff I had 1 wheatie and 2 older nickels, 1940 and 1945. I'm aching tonight!! I'm definately not gonna get out again...too much cold air in the forecast! Happy New Year!

tymcmurray · Dec 30, 2008

Corrosion or not, that a nice find!

crazyjarhead · Dec 30, 2008

Maybe some TLC will help it out

Still coppa :thumbsup:

Nice find

twistidd · Dec 30, 2008

Just be happy that you can find large cents, period! Not many of those over here.

Nice finds!!

Joe

civilman1 · Dec 30, 2008

Two that I don't have Kieth....the Barber Dime and of course a "readable" date LC

Gettin' it down to the wire there.Congrat's Buddy!!!!!

Golden1 · Dec 30, 2008

Keith, Any LC it a good LC :thumbsup:

And that is a good one!!!!!!!!!

Congrats :thumbsup:

G1

mikewaz · Dec 30, 2008

That's a nice way to end the year. Those are some great finds. I know I'd sure be happy with that LC.
Here's to Spring! :coffee2:

Mike

hollowpointred · Dec 30, 2008

twistidd said:
Just be happy that you can find large cents, period! Not many of those over here.

Nice finds!!

Joe

thats a good way to look at it. its easy to forget sometimes that other parts of the country dont have the same history that the mid atlantic states do. :wink:

while i dont find early american coins often i do still find them occasionally.thanks for the nice replies everyone and have a happy and safe new year! :thumbsup: