Update on mystery coin

[dave in iowa]

It was a large cent , coin dealer friend confirmed it , heres a pic after a cleaning , you can just make out the head outline,. he said it wont get any better,

 

[Narthoniel]

Sounds like he got it right. Looks like a braided hair to me. It looks better than some I have dug recently

 

[Iron Patch]

Not what I see... looks closer to George III to me.

...waking up today I'm not even sure I see him.

 

[Jack(IN)]

Some Large Cents don't survive the conditions, congrats on a LC and shame it is toast!! But it is still a Large cent!!

 

[allen]

congrats on that largie Dave !!!

 

[STH69]

still a great find

 

[terpfan]

Any large cent would make my day! Great find. I believe it is a matron head, 1816-1839.

http://www.coinfacts.com/large_cents/matron_head_large_cents/matron_head_large_cents.html

Great find!

 

[West Jersey Detecting]

Sounds like he got it right. Looks like a braided hair to me. It looks better than some I have dug recently

I agree, either Braided Hair or Matron Head.

 

[BuckleBoy]

Matron Head LC for sure. Nice find, regardless of condition.



-Buckles