Two 1786 Vermont colonial coppas in one year?

[Evolution]

I got out for about 4 hours today. Where to you ask? Where else. The field that I am now referring to as the magic copper field.



The first 20 minutes or so were uneventful. Then i dug this strange object. Key?? Not really sure.


Next find was one of three Indian head pennies I dug today. The are all corroded and I cant get dates off any of them yet. They are soaking as I type. Here are the three IH's.


I then proceed over to a field adjacent to this one. I was only in this field for about 10 minutes. The grass was just too high to hunt effectively. I did manage to find a buckle (suspender buckle?) in this field.


Throughout the course of the day I dug alot of farm junk/relics and even managed to find a few bottles in the woods.


I then changed my heading and began walking toward the other end of the first field. There is another field on the other side of this one so I decided to hunt in that field for a while. I'm glad I did. I hit a few flat buttons here.


The next find was my best find of the day. (second best find of the year.) My second 1786 Vermont colonial copper. When I dug it I thought it was a large cent. Here is a picture of the coin in the hole.

I continued to think it was a large cent until I got it home and began to soak it in olive oil. If you look at these next pictures carefully you can clearly (well almost clearly) see the words VERMON and AUCTORI on the obverse of the coin on either side of the bust. The third picture is of the reverse. You can make out the seated woman with her staff and you can see the line on the bottom of the coin that the date is below. (cant quite make out the date yet. coin is still soaking.) I checked my 2008 Red Book and came to this conclusion (I'm not an expert so this is a guess being that I can read the writing) I believe I have a 1786 (only year this coin was made) Baby Head Vermont colonial coppa. If this coin were in the same condition as my other Vermont it would be worth more but it is clearly in worse condition. Hope you enjoyed the post. Thanks for looking.

 

[Evolution]

Re: Two 1786 Vermont colonial coppas in one year? Say it aint so.

Just wanted to update the post with dates on the Indian head pennies. I have so far only been able to get dates off 2 of them. These coins had a ton of corrosion on them. Picture #1 is a 1907. Picture #2 is an 1868. Thanks for all the responses. I'll post again if I get a date off the third one.

 

[goldencoin]

Re: Two 1786 Vermont colonial coppas in one year? Say it aint so.

Excellent finds!

HH
-GC

 

[JOe L]

Re: Two 1786 Vermont colonial coppas in one year? Say it aint so.

Fantastic finds,
I must not be much of a treasure hunter, I would have NEVER thought of looking in fields like that. I see I need to learn more about research than just the readings and sounds on my detector. More pics and lets us know how the restoration is coming out on those coins... Joe

 

[Ed-NH]

Re: Two 1786 Vermont colonial coppas in one year? Say it aint so.

Wow that Vermont copper is awesome. That must be your oldest American copper! What a great find. That 1868 IH is a good year. I just found one this week too Those corn fields look awesome. I love the pictures of them. I have friends in the Barton/Glover area, lots of fields around there too. I've always wondered if the detecting in those fields would be any good.

 

[Evolution]

Re: Two 1786 Vermont colonial coppas in one year? Say it aint so.

Wow that Vermont copper is awesome. That must be your oldest American copper! What a great find. That 1868 IH is a good year. I just found one this week too Those corn fields look awesome. I love the pictures of them. I have friends in the Barton/Glover area, lots of fields around there too. I've always wondered if the detecting in those fields would be any good.

Thanks Ed. If you go to the local library and check out some old sanborn maps you may be able to determine if a structure once stood on the fields in question. Belielve it or not, this isn't my oldest american copper. The coin in my avatar picture is either one or two years older. (cant get a date yet off the one I just found but I know its 1787 or 1788.) Always keep in mind that its not how a site looks now thats important, its how a site used to look. Sometimes resesarch leads you to a site, sometimes its word of mouth from an oldtimer, sometimes its just plain luck. Try a few unusual sites. You may get skunked....but you may hit the jackpot.

 

[Merf]

Re: Two 1786 Vermont colonial coppas in one year? Say it aint so.

Fantastic finds EV- --That is one great spot you found.

 

[Drew033]

Re: Two 1786 Vermont colonial coppas in one year? Say it aint so.

I bet you are going to continue to find cool things there. Thanks for sharing.

 

[cwdigger]

Re: Two 1786 Vermont colonial coppas in one year? Say it aint so.

very nice finds wish i could do the same keep up the good work that field seems like it may hold several more treasures

HH

 

[dgaughan]

Re: Two 1786 Vermont colonial coppas in one year? Say it aint so.

awesome find congrats and kirks right gotta keep hitting that field good luck

 

[COUNTRY GIRL]

Re: Two 1786 Vermont colonial coppas in one year? Say it aint so.

Goodness folks that Vt copper is really cool, but those poor awesome buttons got left out, and what about that great buckle, the Indians? You had a stellar day! I'd be jumping for joy!

 

[Mirage]

Re: Two 1786 Vermont colonial coppas in one year? Say it aint so.

Some great finds. That site looks like a very beautiful, peaceful place to hunt.

Bob

 

[Kas]

Re: Two 1786 Vermont colonial coppas in one year? Say it aint so.

Awesome coin. Good pics. Keep at that field.

Ken

 

[Colonial KirkPA]

Re: Two 1786 Vermont colonial coppas in one year? Say it aint so.

Bud,

I just got done looking at the "Coppa in the Hole" picture and I must admit, I have the "butterflies" in my stomach. LMAO What other hobby can give you that feeling? hahaha

 

[Evolution]

Re: Two 1786 Vermont colonial coppas in one year? Say it aint so.

Hey Kirk. This is the picture that I'm using for my desktop background. It's different from the one I originally posted. I took two pics of the coin in the hole. This one was taken from slightly farther away and I like it better because it shows the actual outline of the hole in the grass. I didn't include it originally because the file size was too large but I cropped it so I figured I would post this one also. Enjoy.

 

[Colonial KirkPA]

Re: Two 1786 Vermont colonial coppas in one year? Say it aint so.

Evolution, you just have to keep coppa teasing me, right? LMFAO I love those action shots! Even though I didn't find that coppa, your pics make it seem like I was by your side the entire time.

This picture is now on my desktop!

 

[Keppy]

Re: Two 1786 Vermont colonial coppas in one year? Say it aint so.

That's the kind of luck or skill i need nice going...........

 

[Colonial KirkPA]

Re: Two 1786 Vermont colonial coppas in one year? Say it aint so.

That's the kind of luck or skill i need nice going...........

Evolution is all skill, bud.

 

[Evolution]

Re: Two 1786 Vermont colonial coppas in one year? Say it aint so.

That's the kind of luck or skill i need nice going...........

Evolution is all skill, bud.

Thanks Kirk. I'd like to think so but I'm sure its a combination of both. Secondly, I'm sure you know I'm not coppa teasing you....on the contrary, I'm coppa inspiring you. You're due for a great KirkPa find followed of course by a hilarious KirkPa post. Best of luck on your next hunt.