TEN Copper Day!!! 7 Colonial and 3 Large Cents!!!!Best Coin Day Ever!!!

[MonkeyBoy]

Well, I decided to take today off to go digging..it's my birthday.. and we hit the jackpot!! Dug 9 out of 10 of the coppers within 45 minutes of finding the spot! Slowed down and really pounded it for another 4 or 5 hours and got another colonial copper and a few more buttons. One dandy, 5 plain flats and one small cuff button with an eagle on it I have not identified yet. This is by far my best coin day in 20 years... Two of the coppers are a 1770 and 1780 George III and I am trying to clean the others to ID but some of them are pretty far gone. I'll post more picture after I clean and wax them..

I need to clearify.. "we" dug 10.. I found 8 and Pitdigger dug the others.. I didn't want to get credit for all Ten..
Just the 8 I dug!! ;-) I was a bit crazy there for a few minutes with a copper coming out every couple of minutes.. then it slowed down.. a day I will never forget!!
Thanks for looking..

I dry brushed them and hit them with a light coat of wax. The Georges are as I listed above, also the is what appears to be a 1797 Draped Bust but I can just make out the last part of the date and a 1818 Matron head. One of the other 4 has a little design that matches up with a 1773 Virginia Half Penny and two other are the same size and weigh as it.. the last is larger, about the same as the draped Bust but pretty much featureless.
MonkeyBoy

 

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[Mach1Pilot]

Nice collection of coins!

And Happy Birthday!

 

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[rjw4law]

Happy Birthday....old finds are always good finds.

 

[pitdiggers]

sorry my post is a little delayed but boy was it a blast digging my first colonial copper while watching you dig 8! What a day. Happy Birthday Monkeyboy. Once this move is over we will start ponding the dirt. 8 colonials in a day should certainly be banner material. especially since it was your bday.

 

[Kirk PA]

KKC definitely knows how you feel. We dug 13 in about 45 minutes in April. We actually left the site early since our excitement was so high, so I don't know how many we would have ended up with if we stayed longer.

You must hit that site some more! Share the finds!

Kirk

 

[Iron Patch]

KKC definitely knows how you feel. We dug 13 in about 45 minutes in April. We actually left the site early since our excitement was so high, so I don't know how many we would have ended up with if we stayed longer.

You must hit that site some more! Share the finds!

Kirk

Sounds like KKC gets a little too excited!

 

[Dan32981]

Awesome finds, love digging the old coppers!

 

[MonkeyBoy]

KKC definitely knows how you feel. We dug 13 in about 45 minutes in April. We actually left the site early since our excitement was so high, so I don't know how many we would have ended up with if we stayed longer.

You must hit that site some more! Share the finds!

Kirk

I plan to hit it a few more time.. the second trip out only gave up one flat button and nothing else... odd place..all the coins in one smallish area and not much else... I already set a personal record.. 8 coppers in on trip... so.. I'm happy.. it being my birthday was just icing on the cake ;-) Having my digging buddy there was the added bonus.. always tens times better to share something like that then out alone!!


MB