My Oldest Coin Yet!!!!

[Spike]

I was out in the field where I found my 1833 dime where we thought it was hunted out. I was doing some testing on my DFX and At pro setting :usaflag:s and switching detectors :hairpulling: not find much to prove anything except they will all find JUNK :ticked: So thought I will just stop wasting time and just hunt I walked about 50ft. and got a tone that was too good to be true for as much as we hunted this place so again I dug it (no video and even had my camera) and out came my oldest coin yet at only about 3in. how do they get missed? that dime was the same way :dontknow:. I also think it is a med. letter 1830 :shocked04: but not sure <: <:

[del]

great looking copper Spike :drool: :loveit: , at 3 inches i hope you heard that thing ring out loud and clear on both machines, with all the snow melt i bet the ground conditions are about perfect ,huh . :grin:

[zrickkid]

That is one superb coin. Congratulations to you. :shocked04:

[Carver]

That baby is in great shape!!! Big congrats!! <: <: <:

[pulltabsteve]

Dont get much better than that thumbsup01

[odave]

Yes !!! Sweet find spike thumbsup01 thumbsup01

[Evan/tn]

Wow that is an Awesome large :clapping:
That's my oldest coin as well,it's amazing how targets get missed :dontknow:

[coinnut]

Congrats Spike |:confused:) |:confused:) According to the Redbook it does appear to be the Medium letters variety. Breen's encyclopedia calls it the small letters variety lol Either way it's the same variety and it's the better of the two. Breen's is #1846 (also Newcomb 6) Also states : Always unevenly struck (usually weak on hair and parts of leaves) usually in low grades, unobtainable UNC. A nice, rarer variety. We won't dwell on the part about missing it all those other hunts lol

[tanacat]

Woooo Hooooo!!! happydance02 :happydance01: :clapping: I know you were doing a dance to that one! lol

[Jeff (or)]

Excellent find!!! <:

[russellt]

awesome . beats my oldest by 31 years ,,,,,, drat.... congrats on that 3 inch deep looker....... btw . your killin me :loveit:

[milco]

Thats a sweet looking LC, congrats on that one!

[Dixie Rebel]

Did you ever get a chance to try that program I sent you for your dfx spike?

[Spike]

Today was the first chance I tried yours and 2 others seemed to be thumbsup01 but need to tweak it a bit filters at 6 may not be necessary here :dontknow: Thanks

[jkress]

|:confused:) That is a beautiful coin Spike! :happydance01: It is a major oldie in fantastic shape. <:

Like you said, sometimes you just have to get out there and hunt. :yes:
Glad to hear you scored BIG.

[Cheap Thrills]

Happy camper material !! Great photo too . :clapping: thumbsup01 8)

[DaleGM]

sweet coinage!!!! you just got to put the coil over it happydance02 happydance02 happydance02

[wingmaster]

Great find there congrats on your oldest.

[RobW]

Great find! I love them large coppers :loveit:

[M-Taliesin]

Howdy Spike!
Great find amigo! Just two questions I have; which machine actually hit on it, and
what state are you in? I am asking out of curiosity because seems like folks who
find older coins tend to be out east, while folks finding gold tend to be in the west
or beach hunters along the coasts.

Anyhow, terrific find pard! Nice going!

Blessings,
M-Taliesin

[JTGOLD]

nice find on the lg cent, :peace:

[Spike]

I was using the At pro but I think my old bounty hunter would have hit it lol lol I live in southeastern Indiana. The northeastern boys have the old stuff :ticked: but I believe a guy from Ohio found a 1796 silver coin so :dontknow: and Im in the middle :grin:

[Salty Dog]

Congrats Spike,gives us all hopes that the oldies are still out there :beerbuddy:

[BOWSER]

thatt's a wowser from bowser :cheesysmile:

[mike l]

Man that large cent is in great shape :shocked04:. Congrats on a great find

[Ill Digger]

I'm not sure how I missed this one but that's a really nice find Spike !! thumbsup01
It's amazing how we find clad coins 8-10 inches deep and we find coins from the 1800's only a couple of inches deep sometimes :confused:
When I found my Capped bust dime it was in the roots of the grass! :huh: :dontknow: Hmm....Weird :dontknow:
Glad you found it! She's a danddy!! :yes: thumbsup01
Congrats :grin:

[exsquid]

Guess I missed this earler...what a beaut of a LC...WTG on such a fantastic find!!!

[giant056]

Very nice old large cent Spike thumbsup01