State Copper on New Year's Day :)

[Rhapsody]

We are having a strange warmish spell ending today so I decided to hit a cellar hole I tried to detect earlier this year but was choked with poison sumac (a nasty north american plant which causes itchy hives all over). I was having a 'happy to be alive' sort of day after just barely surviving the holidays so wanted to dig for a couple of hours before the cold front descends for next ten weeks or so..ugh.
Feeling mellow I just swung the machine slowly and deliberately with my little 6 inch round coil, got a deep '47' on my Legend and popped my first copper in over a year! Cool but thinking I had a largie I packed it in dirt to bring it home and clean under lab conditions...to my surprise it says 'Connect.' ...strange coin to find in a Virginia cellar hole but awesome!..a bucket lister for me, now I need the other 12 colonies . Happy new year everyone keep rocking the detecting until you can't dig anymore and post lots of pics. Adios!

 

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[oldmxrat]

Very cool find, big congrats on filling the bucket!
Love the heart-bar horseshoe also, very cool!

 

[The Rebel]

WTG on the finds, especially the CT copper.

 

[Joe-Dirt]

Nice work!!!! Every Connecticut I’ve ever found has been just barely recognizable but I’ve watched all my buddies dig pristine examples. Also, I think you only need New Jersey, Massachusetts, Vermont, Virginia ( half penny) and the really tough to find New York. I think you’d be surprised how many you’ll find, I’ve found twice as many Massachusetts coppers than half dimes😂 !!! I dug 2 Massachusetts a jersey and a Vermont and three trimes before I ever dug a 2 cent piece, luck of the draw out there diggin’ sooo keep at it!!!

 

[E-Trac-Ohio]

Congrats on a GREAT find !

I was lucky enough to find a Connecticut Copper here in Ohio several years ago.
It's in pretty rough condition but I'll take it !

 

[Rhapsody]

Very cool find, big congrats on filling the bucket!
Love the heart-bar horseshoe also, very cool!

A very ugly coin but beautiful to me. Thanks oldmxrat hoping I stub my toe on that bucket due to weight of finds when I finally do kick it..

 

[Rhapsody]

Nice work!!!! Every Connecticut I’ve ever found has been just barely recognizable but I’ve watched all my buddies dig pristine examples. Also, I think you only need New Jersey, Massachusetts, Vermont, Virginia ( half penny) and the really tough to find New York. I think you’d be surprised how many you’ll find, I’ve found twice as many Massachusetts coppers than half dimes😂 !!! I dug 2 Massachusetts a jersey and a Vermont and three trimes before I ever dug a 2 cent piece, luck of the draw out there diggin’ sooo keep at it!!!

tyvm you certainly have an impressive resume sir ...think I did find a Va halfpenny but totally wiped (size and weight matched) but heck yeah fun stuff

 

[Rhapsody]

Congrats on a GREAT find !

I was lucky enough to find a Connecticut Copper here in Ohio several years ago.
It's in pretty rough condition but I'll take it !

congrats to you on that recovery! It is beautiful to me although its sooo roached, tyvm

 

[Digger RJ]

We are having a strange warmish spell ending today so I decided to hit a cellar hole I tried to detect earlier this year but was choked with poison sumac (a nasty north american plant which causes itchy hives all over). I was having a 'happy to be alive' sort of day after just barely surviving the holidays so wanted to dig for a couple of hours before the cold front descends for next ten weeks or so..ugh.
Feeling mellow I just swung the machine slowly and deliberately with my little 6 inch round coil, got a deep '47' on my Legend and popped my first copper in over a year! Cool but thinking I had a largie I packed it in dirt to bring it home and clean under lab conditions...to my surprise it says 'Connect.' ...strange coin to find in a Virginia cellar hole but awesome!..a bucket lister for me, now I need the other 12 colonies . Happy new year everyone keep rocking the detecting until you can't dig anymore and post lots of pics. Adios!

Very Cool!!! Congrats!!!

 

[JohnnyMac]

We are having a strange warmish spell ending today so I decided to hit a cellar hole I tried to detect earlier this year but was choked with poison sumac (a nasty north american plant which causes itchy hives all over). I was having a 'happy to be alive' sort of day after just barely surviving the holidays so wanted to dig for a couple of hours before the cold front descends for next ten weeks or so..ugh.
Feeling mellow I just swung the machine slowly and deliberately with my little 6 inch round coil, got a deep '47' on my Legend and popped my first copper in over a year! Cool but thinking I had a largie I packed it in dirt to bring it home and clean under lab conditions...to my surprise it says 'Connect.' ...strange coin to find in a Virginia cellar hole but awesome!..a bucket lister for me, now I need the other 12 colonies . Happy new year everyone keep rocking the detecting until you can't dig anymore and post lots of pics. Adios!

Congrats!