1827 King William I - in Mass!

[lenmac65]

Yesterday I searched near a cellar hole dating back to at least the 1850s. The only good target I got was this small copper from the Netherlands. The coin is about the size of a nickel and was issued during the reign of King William I in 1827. I know Americans used coins from other countries in the early years of the United States, but this one still surprised me. While I suspect most would rather find a large cent from that era, I think this was still a pretty cool find, I wish it looked like the non-dug one though 😁, but the soil around here is tough on coppers. Good luck. Happy hunting.

 

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[Coinstar magnet]

Yesterday I searched near a cellar hole dating back to at least the 1850s. The only good target I got was this small copper from the Netherlands. The coin is about the size of a nickel and was issued during the reign of King William I in 1827. I know Americans used coins from other countries in the early years of the United States, but this one still surprised me. While I suspect most would rather find a large cent from that era, I think this was still a pretty cool find, I wish it looked like the non-dug one though 😁, but the soil around here is tough on coppers. Good luck. Happy hunting.
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That's a super cool find! The detail is still there...I imagine if you clean it...it will need to be carefully done...just a beautiful coin...I would be pretty stoked to find something like that!

 

[pepperj]

Nice one, liking something different every once in a while. Congrats 👏

 

[Silvermonkey]

Great coin! Don't recall seeing one like it! Kudos!

 

[Florida Finder]

Yesterday I searched near a cellar hole dating back to at least the 1850s. The only good target I got was this small copper from the Netherlands. The coin is about the size of a nickel and was issued during the reign of King William I in 1827. I know Americans used coins from other countries in the early years of the United States, but this one still surprised me. While I suspect most would rather find a large cent from that era, I think this was still a pretty cool find, I wish it looked like the non-dug one though 😁, but the soil around here is tough on coppers. Good luck. Happy hunting.
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That’s a really cool coin! Congratulations

 

[E-Trac-Ohio]

Congrats on a very rare find !

 

[Old Dude]

Looks like you found that one just in time. I would be scared of losing the details you have if I tried any cleaning.

 

[scruggs]

That is a nice coin you found!

 

[oldmxrat]

Very cool, love seeing something new!

 

[Lenrac2]

I'd be very stoked to find that! Congrats!

 

[lenmac65]

Looks like you found that one just in time. I would be scared of losing the details you have if I tried any cleaning.

Thanks! You’re right; it spent as much time underground as it could tolerate. I toothpicked the dirt off, which revealed some strong detail. However, I don’t think I will risk cleaning it any further, as the patina is starting to come off as shown in the pictures. I love old coppers, but they just don’t hold up in the soils around here.

 

[lenmac65]

That's a super cool find! The detail is still there...I imagine if you clean it...it will need to be carefully done...just a beautiful coin...I would be pretty stoked to find something like that!

Thanks! You’re right; still a lot of detail. Must have been good copper and well struck. However, I think that is as clean as it is going to get, as I risk removing the patina and detail - oh well.

 

[E-Trac-Ohio]

Looks like you found that one just in time. I would be scared of losing the details you have if I tried any cleaning.

It's your coin but yes, I agree with Old Dude.
In that condition cleaning in any way will probably result in loss of most or all of the coin's detail.

 

[JeffInMass]

Yet another incredible find for us Mass-hunters- Big time Congrats! As far as condition, looks perfect to me- I would envision all that great detail disappearing with any cleaning attempt.

 

[Coinstar magnet]

Thanks! You’re right; still a lot of detail. Must have been good copper and well struck. However, I think that is as clean as it is going to get, as I risk removing the patina and detail - oh well.

Better to be safe than sorry...

 

[lenmac65]

Yet another incredible find for us Mass-hunters- Big time Congrats! As far as condition, looks perfect to me- I would envision all that great detail disappearing with any cleaning attempt.

Thanks neighbor! While not a rare or valuable coin, it sure was unusual to dig one around here. Any further cleaning is a gamble, so I am going to quit while I am ahead. HH!

 

[Digger RJ]

Yesterday I searched near a cellar hole dating back to at least the 1850s. The only good target I got was this small copper from the Netherlands. The coin is about the size of a nickel and was issued during the reign of King William I in 1827. I know Americans used coins from other countries in the early years of the United States, but this one still surprised me. While I suspect most would rather find a large cent from that era, I think this was still a pretty cool find, I wish it looked like the non-dug one though 😁, but the soil around here is tough on coppers. Good luck. Happy hunting.
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Very Cool!!! Congrats!!!