Sweet Indian head find. 1859
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Nice one!
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WHITES SILVER EAGLE-
WHITES DFX, 4X6DD COIL, 6X8DD COIL, 950 COIL, 10X12SEF COIL-
GARRETT PRO POINTER AT, GARRETT AT PRO , MINELAB EXPLORER SE with 8.5x12.5 Cors coil
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Very Nice indeed !!
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Showtime2385
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Very Nice 
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Great hunt and your 1859 cent , first year of the Indian cents , aka " fattie " . Definitely more worthy than a two word comment 
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Congrats on a sweet find! Very nice condition too! GL&HH.
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Great early IH! Once in awhile we get lucky and the come out of the ground in great condition. I've got 2 really nice ones. Hope you find a bunch more
doninbrewster
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Not just a great find in great condition, but a one year type coin. They only made this one in 1859. It has the reverse with the laurel wreath without the shield. I found one about 30 years ago, but it can't hold a candle to yours. Really nice find.
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That is sweet, has great detail still. Big Congrats. Is that your first fatty?
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That's a classic type coin find in really sweet condition ! I want one too .
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Beautiful coin.
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Fatty!, I've only found 3-4 fatties!
Nice detail on that one
Nice detail on that one
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Nice one...
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Thank you for sharing your hunt and those pictures with us .
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