1820 Large cent

Fast Ed

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Jan 31, 2013
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Scotia, ny
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Nokta Legend, Garrett AT Max, Garrett Pro Pointer, Garrett Sea Hunter
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All Treasure Hunting
1820 large cent front #2.jpg1820 large cent rear #2.jpg

Found at the same Baptist Church parsonage where I dug the Civil War era match safe. I couldn't read the last two numbers of the date after brushing the dried dirt so I decided to do a hot peroxide dip and Q tip after a few hours. I then was able to see the date but not without a magnifying glass. Continued to do three more dips/cleans but it didn't get much better. Since I'm keeping the coin and its not a rare date I did the worn #600 sand paper treatment just to get the date and other features to stand out a bit and this is how she looks...Love these big coins!!
 

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Nice coin.. Keep it up.. You sure are making some good finds.. Congrat.
 

Nice finds! Congrats and HH!
 

Thanks everyone......I hope folks don't look at posting finds as bragging. Just want to share :)
 

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