the oldest & best lookin indian head penny ,i have ever dug

[ohdigger]

the oldest & best lookin indian head penny ,i have ever dug

every body says this place ought to be cleaned out, i have dug probably 8 or 10 from this place. i was really amazed how good this looked.
thanks for lookin

 

[teleman 2525]

Re: the oldest & best lookin indian head penny ,i have ever dug

super shap indeed

 

[mhagy1]

Re: the oldest & best lookin indian head penny ,i have ever dug

Nice looking IH. I'm still waiting to dig up one of those. HH

 

[rhedden]

Re: the oldest & best lookin indian head penny ,i have ever dug

Why is it that the 1864 (bronze) to 1875 Indians survived better in the ground than the later dates? I have beautitful examples of 1864, 1867, 1869, and 1873 that came out of the dirt with little to no corrosion, like your 1865. However, most of the early 1900s dates I have dug were green and bumpy. I do not know of any significant difference in the quality of bronze used for minting coins in those years, so it makes no sense to me. Don't get me wrong- many of the better dates fall in the 1864-1875 range, so I'm more than happy to dig them in nice shape!

 

[thrillathahunt]

Re: the oldest & best lookin indian head penny ,i have ever dug

Nice one! It sure beats the crappy '65 I dug earlier this year. I could barely read the date.

 

[Indiana Digger]

Re: the oldest & best lookin indian head penny ,i have ever dug

Wow! That thing is in TASTY shape! Congrats on a great IH find!

~Indiana Digger~

 

[Woodland Detectors]

Re: the oldest & best lookin indian head penny ,i have ever dug

Wow, that's some detail!

 

[Goes4ever]

Re: the oldest & best lookin indian head penny ,i have ever dug

Why is it that the 1864 (bronze) to 1875 Indians survived better in the ground than the later dates? I have beautitful examples of 1864, 1867, 1869, and 1873 that came out of the dirt with little to no corrosion, like your 1865. However, most of the early 1900s dates I have dug were green and bumpy. I do not know of any significant difference in the quality of bronze used for minting coins in those years, so it makes no sense to me. Don't get me wrong- many of the better dates fall in the 1864-1875 range, so I'm more than happy to dig them in nice shape!

I would venture to say it is just coincidence, because I have dug beautiful ones from 1860's all thru the 1900s............and I have also dug green crusty ones in all yrs too, it all depends on the soil they were lost in!

that is one super nice 65, congrats......

 

[umrgolf]

Re: the oldest & best lookin indian head penny ,i have ever dug

Why is it that the 1864 (bronze) to 1875 Indians survived better in the ground than the later dates? I have beautitful examples of 1864, 1867, 1869, and 1873 that came out of the dirt with little to no corrosion, like your 1865. However, most of the early 1900s dates I have dug were green and bumpy. I do not know of any significant difference in the quality of bronze used for minting coins in those years, so it makes no sense to me. Don't get me wrong- many of the better dates fall in the 1864-1875 range, so I'm more than happy to dig them in nice shape!

I know what you mean rhedden, the early one's seem to hold up better here too

 

[ddjames]

Re: the oldest & best lookin indian head penny ,i have ever dug

Great looking penny, and wow look at the condition. Conratulations

 

[jeff741972]

Re: the oldest & best lookin indian head penny ,i have ever dug

Looks great , I love finding them like that!

 

[pepperj]

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The soils were kind with that one, very nice.

 

[detectahead]

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The clarity of that coin is awesome!!!

 

[terpfan]

Re: the oldest & best lookin indian head penny ,i have ever dug

Why is it that the 1864 (bronze) to 1875 Indians survived better in the ground than the later dates? I have beautitful examples of 1864, 1867, 1869, and 1873 that came out of the dirt with little to no corrosion, like your 1865. However, most of the early 1900s dates I have dug were green and bumpy. I do not know of any significant difference in the quality of bronze used for minting coins in those years, so it makes no sense to me. Don't get me wrong- many of the better dates fall in the 1864-1875 range, so I'm more than happy to dig them in nice shape!

I've noticed a similar phenomenon with wheaties. The ones that come out with the most corrosion for me are the ones from the 1950's.

 

[soupie]

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That is a fantastic looking IH, ,Congrats Soup

 

[billydabeeg]

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That's one sweet indian. congrats.

 

[{Sentinel}]

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That's a nice one, gotta love those Civil War dates

 

[dirtfishing]

Re: the oldest & best lookin indian head penny ,i have ever dug

That's a beauty for sure! I dug a nice 1865 two weeks ago, but yours is nicer.

 

[Mr Tuff]

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sharp IH congrats!!! MR TUFF

 

[kimsdad]

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Super sharp!!!