1811 Large Cent from PA

[BobinSouthVA]

On one of our trips back home to PA this past week I finally got out to a family owned field I've been meaning to hit for about 5 years now. It seems there have either been crops in the field in the summer, or frozen solid in the winter. Thanks to global warming, I finally got my chance. Driving my gas hog truck around to all my sites finally had some effect (Hmm my wife/book keeper didn't find that one funny )

The silver rosie popped up pretty quick. Then not much for a few hours until the large cent popped out. She was corroded pretty badly but cleaned up nicely. Too bad the obverse is not as nice as the reverse, however reading as how the copper for this series (1808-1814 Classic Head) was softer, I am delighted that there is as much detail as there is. And it's my rarest, low mintage coin to date, Mintage: 218,025

Found the printing brass printing block close by, wasn't quite sure what it was at first, I've never seen one this big and heavy.

Ah if only there were enough time, chances are I may not get to get back to that field for some time

Oh well back to VA and its wonderful fields.

Thanks for looking and HH.

 

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[flakefinder]

Nice find way to go

 

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[VOL1266-X]

Nice LC Bob. Glad you got that one before someone else did. Good weather is rapidly coming to an end here. HH, Quindy.

 

[CMDiamonddawg]

1811 is a date seldom seen here Yuengling is that Co. in Pottstown or Pottsville , PA I worked in that area for a few times , many years ago Pa has those State stores , still a Great State to hunt for stuff , tasty brew , & scenic too

 

[BobinSouthVA]

Nice find way to go

Thanks Flakefinder

Nice LC Bob. Glad you got that one before someone else did. Good weather is rapidly coming to an end here. HH, Quindy.

Thanks Quindy, it does seem winter is finally moving in. I'm sure the area I dug this is good and solid frozen now

1811 is a date seldom seen here Yuengling is that Co. in Pottstown or Pottsville , PA I worked in that area for a few times , many years ago Pa has those State stores , still a Great State to hunt for stuff , tasty brew , & scenic too

If I remember correctly its Pottsville. Pottstown is the one closer to Valley Forge and Philadelphia. I used to work a stones throw from the Limerick nuclear plant in Pottstown. Sometimes if the wind was blowing right we would get "rain" from the steam coming from the cooling towers.