VA friggin Halfpenny!

[gforce1972]

Had an enjoyable morning detecting with my wife. Still working the property in Seven Valleys, PA that I've been hunting for a while. It's given up a lot of 1700s coins. Today I found a 1773 Virginia halfpenny! It's a variety where the harp has eight strings. Also found 3 large throwing horse shoes (not photographed). Here is a link to more info on this coin.

Virginia Halfpence: Introduction

This site has given up 5 or 6 KG IIs (one clipped), a VT copper, a CT cooper, a Woods Hibernia and now a VA halfpenny. The DFX still kills it!

 

[Scrappy]

Had an enjoyable morning detecting with my wife. Still working the property in New Freedom, PA that I've been hunting for a while. It's given up a lot of 1700s coins. Today I found a 1773 Virginia halfpenny! It's a variety where the harp has eight strings. Also found 3 large throwing horse shoes (not photographed). Here is a link to more info on this coin.

Virginia Halfpence: Introduction

This site has given up 5 or 6 KG IIs (one clipped), a VT copper, a CT cooper, a Woods Hibernia and now a VA halfpenny. The DFX still kills it!

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I don't know if it's the DFX or you, but that's an excellent find. Great variety to boot.

Keep up your great work, and the DFX assists lol

 

[gforce1972]

Thanks. I'll add that this coin was a solid 13" down too. Most have been in the 8-10" range.

 

[tomhighland]

Congratulations, great coin. Not going to find anything that old in my area. Hope your site has more goodies for you.

 

[Terry Soloman]

Super find - Congratulations!

 

[vpnavy]

Nice finds! Thanks for sharing...

 

[trapperart]

Congrats on the old copper and other finds

 

[Scrappy]

Thanks. I'll add that this coin was a solid 13" down too. Most have been in the 8-10" range.

Ok, 13" is a monstrous depth. I revise my user/machine ratio to 50/50. Lol

Good ears man

 

[Professor of Engineering]

Great old copper recovery, Congratualtions!

 

[gforce1972]

Ok, 13" is a monstrous depth. I revise my user/machine ratio to 50/50. Lol

Good ears man

Haha. This site has great soil conditions. Using a 13" Ultimate coil (it's on my machine 90% of the time). A buddy was with me last week and found the Hibernia at about the same depth with a Fisher F75.

 

[Trezurehunter]

Very nice.

 

[aa battery]

nice find. Told my wife thats all she is worth cause her name is Virginia.

 

[Bill D. (VA)]

Those coppers are a dime a dozen down here in Va, but outside the state they're a pretty uncommon find. And yours is in better shape than almost all of mine. Nice find!

 

[Scrappy]

Those coppers are a dime a dozen down here in Va, but outside the state they're a pretty uncommon find. And yours is in better shape than almost all of mine. Nice find!

You're not helping my hopes for finding one in NJ/NY Bill! Lol.

I remember when you showed me all of your Virginias at your place my eyes popped out, kind of like a cartoon.