They really do exist!....MI-1c-large

[jopher]

Had to get my ears lowered today.My regular barber is kinda out in the stix and I knew Id be passing by an old cellar hole Ive been thinking of hitting....again. I hunted this place once when I first started MDing...with poor results. However, that was then. Since then, Ive certainly honed my skills. Ive learned to slow down, hunt every inch of ground regardless of what obstacles you may encounter, and really examine every signal.OK...so I step onto the site and see that someone has been hunting here recently....not a problem....I dive right into a thick briar patch off to the side of the old foundation where no one else has dared to go.Im swinging my leg around pinning the bramble down and hunting about two square foot at a time and not 60 seconds in I get a faint broken quarter signal.I hunker down and scoop out a good 6inches of soil and check again...now Im getting a solid q-signal....could be anything I take another healthy 4" scoop out and see a disk in the pile!!
Its not silver and its bigger than a quarter!!! My freshly trimmed hair stood on end as I turned the coin just right in the sunlight to reveal a Coronet Head....yeah Baby....my first Mi large cent. Ive been looking for this for six years (they dont come easy in Mi).
Long story shortened....another 30 minutes in the bramble produced a nice SLQ, an Indian, a hem wieght , and a chunk of lead.The condition of the coins (especially the LC) is incredible ...and the date....wow...1818!
I think Ill have to revisit a few more sites that I hunted b-4 I "honed' my skills.Who knows what I missed?? Anyway, heres the pics and the best of luck to all.....Joe

 

[mcmich]

You give me hope!! I have been digging a lot of ground since I bought my detector in the spring. Found some silver, nothing too old, 1908 dime the earliest. Getting a little discouraged (Idug alot!) Found a 1944 quarter today, I was satisfied with that!

 

[jopher]

You give me hope!! I have been digging a lot of ground since I bought my detector in the spring. Found some silver, nothing too old, 1908 dime the earliest. Getting a little discouraged (Idug alot!) Found a 1944 quarter today, I was satisfied with that!

MC...Id be happy with a 44 George any day. I dont know if its what I find or what I dont find that keeps me lookin??

 

[Captn SE]

Fantastic coin finds!!

Congrats on finally scoring a Largie in MI.

HH,
CAPTN SE
Dan

 

[cheese]

Wow...those coins are in really good shape considering they've been in the ground for who knows how long!

 

[Mona Lisa]

Wow, Joe, those are some fine-looking coins. There's a nice solid date on that SLQ.

Nice!

 

[TreasurdiggrNY]

Congrats on the finds jopher, I'll echo everyone else and say the condition is fantastic. Great hunt, good luck to you.
Glenn

 

[TN-Joe]

WTG Joe!!!!
Tn Joe

 

[hollowpointred]

wow, if you hadnt included the pictures of them dirty i wouldnt have thought they were dug! outstanding! i wish copper coins looked like that coming out of the ground around here. usually in this soil they are only a corroded slug. way to go!!

 

[fortbball9]

Super finds!!!!
very nice shape to be that old.AWESOME
love that silver

fortbball9

 

[Gilligan]

Brother, that large cent is in great condition, all details sharp. Congratulations! I lived in the UP back in the 80's and never found a large cent. Take care and HH, Bryan

 

[treasurefiend]

Sweet!!!

 

[jgas]

It is nice finding one of those babies....Great job an the hunkering down too! Very nice detail too on all those coins... jgas

 

[Nana40]

Its not silver and its bigger than a quarter!!! My freshly trimmed hair stood on end as I turned the coin just right in the sunlight to reveal a Coronet Head....yeah Baby....my first Mi large cent.

I love that explaination of feelings, Joe!

Those have got to be some of the best condition found coins I've seen on here! What a hunt! 8)

I think I need to re-visit some of my first sites too!

Awesome post!!! Congrats! Nana

 

[crazyjarhead]

Congrats on the LC. I just found another hem weight Wednesday. 2 this year.

 

[allen]

those are some beautiful coins...

 

[CRUSADER]

Wow, I wish my soil was as nice - great coins 8)