Two (believed to be) 1770s coppers in 40 minutes

[Oradden]

Two (believed to be) 1770's coppers in 40 minutes

So today I just had to get out there and detect. I don't have many sites to go to so I thought I'd wing it and test an area just beside my house. It paid off. I live in Massachusetts and went to a field with no particular excitement in the history books, but definitely to the amateur detectorist. =D




First coin, best condition. Also working with the best camera I could find.






Second one, no real markings but definitely in the same age grouping.





I also found a little guy hiding close to the surface, plowed fields are great for that!






All together now!



This was an extremely short hunt (40 minutes) in a brand new area with no real evidence of finding anything as good as what I did. Very happy with today and definitely spending every minute I can there before the vegetation is out of control, wish me luck!

 

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[swf29]

nice job. good luck, research on how to clean them good and they wll be more revealing.

 

[DFX DAVE in M.D.]

Nice finds, that site may have had no particular excitement in the history books, but who knows what happened there. Military Troops could have set up camp there for a night or two passing through 200 hundred years ago. Thats why I like trying sites in the middle of nowhere, sometimes it pays off.

 

[muttandjeeps]

Nice job! The last one (up on an angle looks to be one of these!!!) Keep getting out there, you ARE in the right part of the country for those old crispy finds!

 

[Scrappy]

I agree. Definitely looks like the face of a Beautiful and Busty large cent. An early large cent that is...

Great finds!!!!!!

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[Evolution]

Congrats on the old coppers. I agree that the one looks like a draped bust large cent.

 

[vpnavy]

Great finds! Thanks for sharing...

 

[CMDiamonddawg]

I'm with the diggers who are sayin' ,

"Early 1800's Draped B large cents"

yer lucky ,, keep hunting that area !


CMDdawg

 

[Msbeepbeep]

Nice finds! Hope you find more good stuff there! GL